The latest episode of The Verge's Small Empires features a video platform company that started as a systems design engineering Capstone Design project and Pearl Sullivan, dean of Waterloo Engineering.
Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of reddit and a partner with Y Combinator, travelled to Waterloo a couple of weeks ago to interview
Calling Waterloo the tech hub of Canada, Ohanian takes a look at the growth and success of Vidyard in the segment entitled Vidyard demonstrates the time-honored art of the startup pivot. Vidyard was part of Y Combinator, a Silicon Valley startup incubator, and, has been "on a tear ever since," says Ohanian.
Ohanian takes a look at the University's IP policy, which Sullivan says gives students the freedom to "create own and build and start their own company."
Sullivan and Galloway also speak about the value of Waterloo Engineering's co-op education.
"Nothing really changed from co-op to full-time," says Galloway. "I think a huge benefit of the co-op experience is that you come into a job ready to go. This is really good for the company."