From the Waterloo Region Record By Terry Pender KITCHENER — Jim Moss knows from experience how hard it can be to build a thriving technology company out of a promising startup. So Moss, co-founder and chief executive officer of Plasticity Labs, was very happy Tuesday to hear that the federal government will pump up to $9.7 [...]
By John Stix (Originally published on LinkedIn) Fibernetics started out over ten years ago powered by an entrepreneurial spirit that, in short order, took us from a fringe player in Canadian telecommunications, to one of the largest and most robust networks in the country, servicing hundreds and thousands of customers coast-to-coast. It was exciting. Everyone [...]
How do you unwind at work? If "unwind" is a completely foreign word to you - keep reading. Fibernetics is speaking directly to you! According to Forbes.com, the long-term impact of stress and its influence on creativity and business can be detrimental. Do you want your employees to be more creative and business-savvy? Then [...]
Fibernetics is a young company, and because of that, we have a young workforce. Yet, there are a few grizzled vets sprinkled into the mix here and there. One of the first to join Fibernetics was Dave Majury, who came out of retirement to help us out. Dave is a true telecom veteran having worked in [...]
By way of introduction, Jennifer Copeland is the newest Fibernetics employee, having started on Monday. Her role is to help the Creative Team with all of our social media channels, content development and expanding the reach of all Fibernetics brands and affiliated companies. Out of the 100 applicants or so who sought her position, she [...]
Fibernetics President John Stix is opening up the Founder Institute summer session tonight, mentoring entrepreneurs on their journey to create the next great company. Here's is what the Founder Institute brings to the table, and what John will provide this class: Starting a company is an arduous and lonely journey, and technology entrepreneurship is a constantly [...]
John Stix was asked to be a Mentor at the Toronto Founder Institute this summer. The Founder Institute carefully recruits approximately 25 Mentors per Semester, who are normally the CEO or Founder of a successful startup. These Mentors are selected based on their expertise on a topic in the curriculum, and their mandate is to [...]