Are you a marketing, communications, PR or business generalist student looking for work? If the answer is YES do we have an event for you … Students and Start-ups 6 is coming April 26th to TheCodeFactory and you’re invited. Details on which start-ups are coming and signup at the link below: Students and Start-ups 6Continue reading →

This is a Guest Post by Chris Schmitt lead instigator at TEAMCAMP. Here’s my fist post in this series. This one is is based on things I’ve learned in TeamCamp. Enjoy. . While watching Zombieland over the weekend I couldn’t help thinking how similar surviving a zombie attack is to becoming a successful startup. TheContinue reading →

In my opinion the journey to entrepreneurial success is paved with 3 things; 1) Hardwork, 2) Enjoying what you are doing, 3) Great people. Repeat steps 1 through 3 as needed sprinkling in generous doses of humour and persistence, mix well and have fun. Next post “Enjoy the ride” Ian Graham

This is the third post in our open collaboration series about Citadel Rock Online Communities aleader in TikiWiki technology and Blindside Networks makers of open source voice and video for distant learning and education. . Nelson is the President and CEO of Citadel Rock Online Communities Inc. with over 10 years of experience in theContinue reading →

After a brief hiatus the Entrepreneurship series continues. . In my opinion the greatest thing about being an entrepreneur is all of the people you meet and interact with on a regular basis. As an entrepreneur you get to chose who you work with … how cool is that. Wait it gets event better youContinue reading →

Citadel Rock Online Communities was TheCodeFactory’s first drop-in group of multiple people. We had had individual drop-in members but they were the first group to use a drop in membership for the company. The two principles are co-founders Nelson Ko and Pascal St Jean, CEO and CTO respectively. Nelson participated in the Carleton TIM programContinue reading →

This is a guest post by Cate Huston on how to make Ottawa more Awesome. I meet Cate at TeamCamp back in the late fall early winter. Cate is one of my favorite Ottawa U students. What follows are her own words. . Cate Huston is a Masters student in Computer Science at the UniversityContinue reading →

Team Camp is one of longest running events at TheCodeFactory and original content. Chris Schmitt is chief instigator and does an amazing job at organizing this series of events, from pitch fest, to local entrepreneurial and technology leaders sharing lessons learned. This is one event I always make time for. Team Camp is from 6pmContinue reading →

This will be the first in a four or five part series about collaboration between two of my favourite open source companies; Blindside Networks and Citadel Rock Online Communities. Both organizations can trace their lineage back to Carleton University’s Technology Innovation Management (TIM) Program. Both organizations also have connections to TheCodeFactory and started on theirContinue reading →

Technology Innovation Management program at Carleton University is probably one of the brightest blips on the Ottawa innovation radar. I am a huge suporter on what Michael Weiss and the team at Carleton are doing and have personally experienced some of the great stuff that the program has produced, certainly not the least of whichContinue reading →