Comments on: Where are the RIM alumni? http://davidcrow.ca/article/6935/where-are-the-rim-alumni Commentary about high tech happenings in hogtown Tue, 15 May 2012 16:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Charles Jo http://davidcrow.ca/article/6935/where-are-the-rim-alumni/comment-page-1#comment-11384 Charles Jo Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:15:00 +0000 http://davidcrow.ca/article/6935/where-are-the-rim-alumni#comment-11384 For my SAMSUNG recruiting projects, I would love to hear from RIM folks (alumni and current employees). Charles Jo charles.jo AT sisa.samsung.com 405.544.5687 For my SAMSUNG recruiting projects, I would love to hear from RIM folks (alumni and current employees).

Charles Jo
charles.jo AT sisa.samsung.com
405.544.5687

]]> By: Tim Moore http://davidcrow.ca/article/6935/where-are-the-rim-alumni/comment-page-1#comment-4996 Tim Moore Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:45:47 +0000 http://davidcrow.ca/article/6935/where-are-the-rim-alumni#comment-4996 How about Steve Carkner, P. Eng, Founder and Chief Executive Officer Panacis Medical and now on the Board of Directors of ICP? Prior to founding Panacis, Mr. Carkner was the Director of Product Development at Research In Motion (RIM) and was a key member of the team that guided RIM from pre to post IPO. How about Steve Carkner, P. Eng, Founder and Chief Executive Officer Panacis Medical and now on the Board of Directors of ICP?

Prior to founding Panacis, Mr. Carkner was the Director of Product Development at Research In Motion (RIM) and was a key member of the team that guided RIM from pre to post IPO.

]]> By: Tim Moore http://davidcrow.ca/article/6935/where-are-the-rim-alumni/comment-page-1#comment-10474 Tim Moore Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:45:00 +0000 http://davidcrow.ca/article/6935/where-are-the-rim-alumni#comment-10474 How about Steve Carkner, P. Eng, Founder and Chief Executive Officer Panacis Medical and now on the Board of Directors of ICP? Prior to founding Panacis, Mr. Carkner was the Director of Product Development at Research In Motion (RIM) and was a key member of the team that guided RIM from pre to post IPO. How about Steve Carkner, P. Eng, Founder and Chief Executive Officer Panacis Medical and now on the Board of Directors of ICP? Prior to founding Panacis, Mr. Carkner was the Director of Product Development at Research In Motion (RIM) and was a key member of the team that guided RIM from pre to post IPO.

]]> By: Имущественный налоговый вычет http://davidcrow.ca/article/6935/where-are-the-rim-alumni/comment-page-1#comment-4610 Имущественный налоговый вычет Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:29:30 +0000 http://davidcrow.ca/article/6935/where-are-the-rim-alumni#comment-4610 And I think in Miovision’s case it was just a co-op work term, so that’s probably stretching things! And I think in Miovision’s case it was just a co-op work term, so that’s probably stretching things!

]]> By: Имуществен http://davidcrow.ca/article/6935/where-are-the-rim-alumni/comment-page-1#comment-10475 Имуществен Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:29:00 +0000 http://davidcrow.ca/article/6935/where-are-the-rim-alumni#comment-10475 And I think in Miovision’s case it was just a co-op work term, so that’s probably stretching things! And I think in Miovision’s case it was just a co-op work term, so that’s probably stretching things!

]]> By: Jesse Rodgers http://davidcrow.ca/article/6935/where-are-the-rim-alumni/comment-page-1#comment-4603 Jesse Rodgers Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:56:20 +0000 http://davidcrow.ca/article/6935/where-are-the-rim-alumni#comment-4603 Does RIM have alumni? Locally (and with the folks I know) RIM is more the 'employer of last resort' for defeated grad students or disgruntled UW employees. It has never seemed (to me) to be very entrepreneurial... more steady and safe. Does RIM have alumni? Locally (and with the folks I know) RIM is more the ‘employer of last resort’ for defeated grad students or disgruntled UW employees. It has never seemed (to me) to be very entrepreneurial… more steady and safe.

]]> By: Andrew Louis http://davidcrow.ca/article/6935/where-are-the-rim-alumni/comment-page-1#comment-4602 Andrew Louis Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:09:28 +0000 http://davidcrow.ca/article/6935/where-are-the-rim-alumni#comment-4602 Not quite a candidate but RapidMind's CEO (but not the founder) is a RIM alumnus. But from a friend of mine who works there right now: "most of the original RIM people haven't left - life has been too good for them." Between the heavy stock compensation that these early employees received and their current exec positions, things are pretty cushy (at least for now...) Not quite a candidate but RapidMind’s CEO (but not the founder) is a RIM alumnus.

But from a friend of mine who works there right now: “most of the original RIM people haven’t left – life has been too good for them.” Between the heavy stock compensation that these early employees received and their current exec positions, things are pretty cushy (at least for now…)

]]> By: Gary Will http://davidcrow.ca/article/6935/where-are-the-rim-alumni/comment-page-1#comment-4601 Gary Will Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:51:45 +0000 http://davidcrow.ca/article/6935/where-are-the-rim-alumni#comment-4601 (And I think in Miovision's case it was just a co-op work term, so that's probably stretching things!) (And I think in Miovision’s case it was just a co-op work term, so that’s probably stretching things!)

]]> By: Gary Will http://davidcrow.ca/article/6935/where-are-the-rim-alumni/comment-page-1#comment-4600 Gary Will Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:48:40 +0000 http://davidcrow.ca/article/6935/where-are-the-rim-alumni#comment-4600 There are a few others -- Well.ca, Miovision, and Greystone Compression come to mind in Waterloo and YOU i Labs in Ottawa -- but I think your general point is correct: there aren't a lot of startups being created by RIM alumni. There are a few others — Well.ca, Miovision, and Greystone Compression come to mind in Waterloo and YOU i Labs in Ottawa — but I think your general point is correct: there aren’t a lot of startups being created by RIM alumni.

]]> By: Jesse Rodgers http://davidcrow.ca/article/6935/where-are-the-rim-alumni/comment-page-1#comment-10476 Jesse Rodgers Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:56:00 +0000 http://davidcrow.ca/article/6935/where-are-the-rim-alumni#comment-10476 Does RIM have alumni? Locally (and with the folks I know) RIM is more the 'employer of last resort' for defeated grad students or disgruntled UW employees. It has never seemed (to me) to be very entrepreneurial... more steady and safe. Does RIM have alumni? Locally (and with the folks I know) RIM is more the 'employer of last resort' for defeated grad students or disgruntled UW employees. It has never seemed (to me) to be very entrepreneurial… more steady and safe.

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