Alumni Digest / Waterloo / Ideas /
Problems before products
Student founders start with real constraints and a nearby user.
The context
Where the work begins
Recap of the Spring 2026 QVI Problem Pitch Competition Finals.
The takeaway
What follows
The official Waterloo report places this work in entrepreneurship / students. It is a source-linked brief for alumni readers; the source page remains the authority for names, dates and outcomes.
Source reporting
Problems before products
Original summary by Alumni Digest, based on public source reporting. This independent publication is not affiliated with or endorsed by the University of Waterloo. Source image retained for editorial review; rights clearance is still required before any broader reuse.
