03-31-2015, 11:45 AM
The article could have stood for more vigorous fact-checking. For instance, I do believe that the Perimeter Institute is home to the "Stephen Hawking Centre" and not the "Stephen Hawkins Institute".
That aside, I would be interested to know more about how the movers and shakers in the high-tech/start-up/entrepreneurial economy contribute to the social fabric of the Region beyond starting a company and creating jobs. Carl Zehr, quoted in the article above, claimed that downtown Kitchener circa 1997 "was devoid of spirit, it was devoid of people. It was devoid of good ideas". The Region was built on a strong ethic of community-building beyond becoming the next big millionaire. Does the current generation of entrepreneurs (following the steps of the Kaufmans, the Breithaupts, the Schneiders and hundreds of others) stepping into the gaps left as the previous generation moves on?
That aside, I would be interested to know more about how the movers and shakers in the high-tech/start-up/entrepreneurial economy contribute to the social fabric of the Region beyond starting a company and creating jobs. Carl Zehr, quoted in the article above, claimed that downtown Kitchener circa 1997 "was devoid of spirit, it was devoid of people. It was devoid of good ideas". The Region was built on a strong ethic of community-building beyond becoming the next big millionaire. Does the current generation of entrepreneurs (following the steps of the Kaufmans, the Breithaupts, the Schneiders and hundreds of others) stepping into the gaps left as the previous generation moves on?