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September 3, 2008

Calgary Inc. 2008 Top 40 Under 40
Claudia Moore among top 40 announced..."She’s sometimes called the Superwoman of Calgary’s tech community ...." Grab the current issue on newstands or read online.

 

 

September 1, 2008

Launching the Wired West
Alberta Venture magazine profiles Claudia Moore as the G2G who is putting Calgary’s tech community on the world stage... Grab the current issue on newstands or read online.

 

 

June 3, 2008

Up Close Announces Big Changes at Material Insight
As of June 30, Material Insight will evolve to focus deeply on a few Calgary startups while continuing to cultivate growth in The Wild West tech hub through involvement in STIRR CANADA, speaking, being a media resource, striving to blog and share knowledge in articles you, and continuing as generous connectors. Read more.

 

 

May 25, 2008

Stumbling upon a dot com dream
Calgarian reaps Silicon Valley rewards after selling Internet startup to eBay for $75 million Calgary Herald's Dan Healing interviews Calgarian Garrett Camp [who] stumbled upon the Internet entrepreneur's dream: living in a condo in San Francisco, hanging with some of the biggest names in the Internet startup world and working with his buddies to build a brand to one day rival Google. Read more.

 

 

April 21, 2007

The Mood of a Nation
Canadian Business discusses the current economic climate, including commentary from Claudia Moore.

Claudia Moore is working to raise the profile of the city's tech sector as president of Material Insight, a consulting firm for local startups. "The next three to five years will be definitive for Calgary," Moore says. "It takes you a little while to figure out what you want to be when you grow up, and Calgary is on the cusp of that."

 

 

April 7, 2007

Secrets of Successful Startups Lessons from 30 famous tech founders shared by Y Combinator founding partner Jessica Livingston
Material Insight was proud to sponsor TechRev with Jessica Livingston, author of Founders at Work, as she shared stories from the now famous founders of Apple, TiVo, Blogger, Craigslist, Hotmail and conducted live interviews with two local founders at work - Geoff Lyon from CoolIT Systems and Michael Sikorsky from Cambrian House. Over 200 guests attended this sold out event. Read more

 

 

March 13, 2007

Look Who's Teching
Unlimited Magazine, March/April 2008 issue - Silicon Valley was just and industrial park before it got a catchy name. Welcome to the Wired West. Edited by Jesse Semko - check it out on newsstands, or read online.

 

 

December 14, 2007

Is Calgary emerging as a hotbed of tech? Breakfast with Guy Kawasaki.
Material Insight presented Guy Kawasaki, bestselling author of Art of the Start, for a panel discussion on what would it take to grow tech innovators beyond start-up in our own Wired West. Read more.

 

 

November 14, 2007

Try on Tech Story continues to catch on
The upside of technology continues to draw employees from big corporations, and everyone wants to hear the story. We've gone national:

Leader Post
Vancouver Sun
Globe Investor
Vive Le Canada

 

 

October 31, 2007

Technology companies competing for talent and winning, survey says
Judy Gabriel, CityTV

Survey by Calgary Consulting firm shows technology companies are competing with oil and gas companies and winning by offering more than money to entrepreneur types. View tv clip.

 

 

 

October 31, 2007

Tech firms eye oil's talent
 Derek Sankey, Financial Post

The oil and gas industry's bane could be a boon for another industry, at least on the job front. For years, Calgary's fledgling technology sector has fought an uphill battle against the dominant oil and gas companies for top talent. If the royalty hikes announced by the Alberta government last week translate into cutbacks and layoffs in the energy industry as predicted, Calgary's technology companies appear ready and more than willing to step in and scoop up top performers. More...

 

 

 

October 25, 2007

Royalty Debate Spells Opportunity For Tech Sector
Survey Shows Calgary Tech Companies Serious About Attracting Talent

CALGARY, AB  – If the old saying, “luck is when opportunity and preparation meet" is true, then Calgary tech companies must be getting that lucky feeling. According to a survey released by Calgary tech consulting firm Material Insight, years of refining ways to compete for employees in oil and gas rich Calgary has positioned tech companies well to scoop up talent, especially if the expected royalty hikes cause cutbacks and layoffs in the sector. Read more.

 

 

October 24, 2007

Material Insight Releases Survey of Total Rewards in Local Tech
How do emerging technology companies in Calgary and the Wired West compete to attract and keep talent? The study investigates salary levels, benefits, equity compensation, vacation, flexibility, employee empowerment and company leadership practices. Read more.

 



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