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Atlanta's Early Adopters Do Anything-Delivery Service A Favor

Atlanta's Early Adopters Do Anything-Delivery Service A Favor

The beautiful thing about Favor is that they'll deliver just about anything as long as it's a reasonable distance from your doorstep. Yes, even late at night after two solid hours of Doctor Who with three sleeping cats in your lap, and a rumbling tummy begging

HackAHS | What the Brightest GA High Schoolers Thought Up

HackAHS | What the Brightest GA High Schoolers Thought Up

HackAHS, sponsored by the Alpharetta Technology Commission, recently hosted 100 students from around Atlanta to spend their entire Saturday meeting new people and building amazing products. Of the participants that attended, 91% were first-timers to a hackathon, 61% could not code, 28% took AP Computer Science, and 11% were knowledgeable

A Perfect Fit | Fittery Redefines Buying Fashion Online

A Perfect Fit | Fittery Redefines Buying Fashion Online

Online shopping in cozy pajamas and a warm cup of coffee in hand tops the list of our all-time favorite pastimes here at Hype (and we look good doing it). Not only is it easy, but it saves shoppers from the agony of hitting the congested Atlanta roadway, followed by

3 Day Startup Shapes Students Into Entrepreneurs

3 Day Startup Shapes Students Into Entrepreneurs

This September, several Georgia Tech students shook off the cobbwebs of summer and launched into the challenge of the Alpha Kappa Psi 3 Day Startup. 35 participants, selected from a pool of 150 applicants, were immersed in learning about entrepreneurship. It was the perfect setting for students to tap into

Betting on Cappio | New Stock Reporting Startup on the Rise

Betting on Cappio | New Stock Reporting Startup on the Rise

Choosing the right stocks is more than a guessing game, it's strategy. Cappio, a freshly-formed startup created by two Georgia Tech students, is easing the investment decision-making process with their easy-to-use research tools. Hype recently got the scoop from co-founder, Chintan Parikh on how they're changing

UX Unicorn Gallops Toward Civic Startups

UX Unicorn Gallops Toward Civic Startups

Dan Dawson is a "digital macgyver" with a knack for witty puns and extensive UX skills to boot. Dawson got his start in political communications, vamping up the often struggling digital environments they live in. He's currently digging into Javascript and JQuery so he can offer

It's the Final Countdown | HackATL Starts Now

It's the Final Countdown | HackATL Starts Now

HackATL starts now. And while we've been teasing you with all the details, the biggest business hackathon in the Southeast is ready to pull out all the stops. EEVM (Emory Entrepreneurship Venture Management), the group hosting the event, are prepped to welcome 350 participants and 200 additional attendees