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Raise Money on Your Miles with fitRaise

Raise Money on Your Miles with fitRaise

Peer-to-peer fundraising has proven to be an increasingly effective way to raise money over the past few years. Just remember the massively successful and unforgettable ALS ice bucket challenge, which raised $220 million ( in case you were wondering). Now take the P2P fundraising model and throw in 160 million Americans

Refugee Hackathon to Create Solutions for Civic Innovation

Refugee Hackathon to Create Solutions for Civic Innovation

There are 30 million refugees across the world struggling to survive - and of that 30 million only about 100,000 settle in the United States. While that number is merely a drop in the bucket compared to the millions who seek asylum, national and global efforts are being made,

Microsoft Innovation Center | Where History & What's Next Collide

Microsoft Innovation Center | Where History & What's Next Collide

By now, you’ve likely seen the construction or heard all the buzz around the long-awaited FlatironCity. And like any good pseudo godparent, Hypepotamus has been there every step of the way, checking in on progress and doting after it as if it were our very own. This next gen

Prison Bars to Spacebars | Pentorship Helps Inmates Exit to Entrepreneurship

Prison Bars to Spacebars | Pentorship Helps Inmates Exit to Entrepreneurship

The United States has a serious prison problem. We incarcerate more citizens than any other country on the planet, 5x the rate of countries comparable to our size. In Georgia alone, we hold the 5th largest prison population and between 1982-2002, our inmate numbers nearly tripled. Over 90% of state

Wordsmith with UX Prowess Ready to Write a New Chapter in Startups

Wordsmith with UX Prowess Ready to Write a New Chapter in Startups

Shanice Stewart is a recent graduate of General Assembly's User Experience Design Immersive, with experience in the startup shuffle at Hux and aKoma. In addition to her design chops, Stewart is a wordsmith with a love of literature and research. She's ready to write a new

The Giddy Up on the (Georgia) Gig Economy

The Giddy Up on the (Georgia) Gig Economy

The “Uberization" of society is more than a catchy tagline for the sharing economy - it’s quickly becoming America's economic go-to formula for startups. In fact, Intuit predicts that independent contractors regularly working within the gig economy will more than double by 2020 - and between

Lillii RNB Gives Customers & Retailers Relief with Returns App

Lillii RNB Gives Customers & Retailers Relief with Returns App

As consumers, we all share the simple pleasure of making a must-have purchase and cringe when an unsatisfied return is harder than it needs to be. Lillii RNB, a customizable retail IT product and services company for large retailers across the globe, not only assists with Point of Sale systems,