On Sunday afternoon, Carol Leaman, CEO of 17 muscles, joined our VeloCity students to teach them how to perfect their pitches. She outlined a 20-minute pitch with 10 steps that will effectively help you answer every question potential investors might have. These 10 steps include: 1. Elevator…
On Friday at VeloCity’s Great Hall, Gareth MacLeod and Scott Tolksdorf of the 7 Cubed Project and founders of LifeTracker talked to our VeloCity students about how to ship their products. With 4 VeloCity startup weekends under their belts, they were able to bring a lot of great information to…
Brett Shellhammer, Executive-In-Residence at VeloCity, gave a great overview of The Business Model Canvas at the Accelerator Centre last night. He explained the Business Model Canvas as a very visual metaphor for the business model that is great for brainstorming. It’s easy to read, use, share…
Last night at VeloCity’s Great Hall, VeloCity students had the opportunity to hear Devon Galloway (VidYard) discuss what to look for when finding a cofounder. As a cofounder of VidYard, Redwoods Media, and a VeloCity mentor, he had a lot of great information to share from his…
Student Innovation kicked off E-Week by bringing serial entrepreneur, author of Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain, and gang member turned multimillionaire, Ryan Blair, to the University of Waterloo campus. Ryan highlighted three key factors as fundamental to his success: Mentorship. Ryan stresses not only…
Last night’s VeloCity Dinner was complimented by a visit from Mike McCauley and Jay Shah, co-founders of BufferBox. BufferBox solves the problem of failed deliveries by providing a self-serve kiosk to which parcels are delivered, allowing individuals to retrieve them at convenient locations, 24/7. Mike and…
Yesterday afternoon, we proudly awarded $100,000 to the best student-founded startups at the University of Waterloo. It was certainly a difficult decision for our team of judges, comprised of Ali Asaria, CEO and founder of Well.Ca, Ted Livingston, CEO and founder of Kik Interactive…
Josh Bloom, Director of Sales at Facebook Canada, visited VeloCity to educate our students on the This Wednesday, 8 of the University of Waterloo’s best student entrepreneurs will go head-to-head in the second termly VeloCity Venture Fund Competition. The top 4 teams will win…
Josh Bloom, Director of Sales at Facebook Canada, visited VeloCity to educate our students on the essential steps behind delivering a good sales pitch. Regardless of the circumstance – selling your product, your house, or even yourself – abiding by these 12 rules will…
At VeloCity, we encourage all students to have ideas and with that, pursue their ideas to create a new or improved start-up. Yes with determination and the right mind-set, most ideas can be viable and successful, however, experts from Business Insider believe that there are ten…