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As Ethereum and other blockchain protocols started taking off several years back, Michael O’Rourke recognized a fundamental flaw associated with those building in the relatively new space. While more people were building on top of the blockchain, they relied on a single service provider. “We got the sense that
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Fans at a recent Atlanta Hawks’ game were wowed by more than just Trae Young’s moves, thanks to Atlanta’s growing base of AR technologists. Many of those technologists are housed in YAH (You Are Here) Agency and Georgia State’s Creative Media Industries Insitute (CMII). Those two groups
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After leaving a career in the military, Air Force veteran April Caldwell’s dove into the small business world with the launch of her own gourmet popcorn company. Part of the recipe for making such a business work, of course, is getting in front of the right customers. “Being a
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Navigating a startup through the volatile and unpredictable media landscape is no small feat. But that’s exactly what David Rudolph has done at the helm of ATDC-graduate PlayOn! Sports, a sports media company for the high school market. The rise of streaming and subscription-based programming over the last few
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It started with a conversation between friends about reducing injuries and deaths in the firefighting community. But after scaling the concept through the Create-X Idea-2-Prototype class at Georgia Tech and launching their first product, the team behind SlateSafety (formerly FireHUD) realized their wearable technology had even more industrial use cases.
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When we last caught up with Atlanta-based TARA Education Technologies in April 2021, the team was helping teachers create better lesson plans and navigate the changing education landscape during COVID. Since then the teacher shortage has reached epidemic proportions itself. A recent survey suggests half of all teachers are thinking
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A quick Google search on the current US labor shortage will show you that economists and journalists alike are struggling to figure out which statistics best explain the moment. But for the Atlanta-based team building SkillPointe, one specific Google search metric tells an important story of just how big the
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With over a decade of experience building startups together, Jarrett Hines and Bryson Nobles have joined forces once again on a venture that could be music to the ears of artists and media buyers alike. The two launched rightholder.io as a search engine for the music industry. The goal,
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Tampa-based entrepreneur Sheffie Robinson recognized just how big the “education to industry gap” was when she was helping her son schedule out classes for his junior year of high school. Her son needed calculus to work towards his goal of becoming a mechanical engineer. But since that class wasn’t
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Between Slack, Zoom, email, and phone calls, connecting with co-workers has, in theory, never been easier. Yet remote and hybrid work models have wreaked havoc on team communication. And it has made onboarding new hires even more difficult. Several “WorkTech” startups have popped up to combat team communication problems…and
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Tyler Lenane, Nashville-based punk rocker turned lawyer turned entrepreneur, has worked across the music industry as it transformed with the rise of streaming. Having built a career on the legal and business development teams for Apple, Beats Music, and Napster, he recognized a flaw in how streaming services developed over
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A previous winner of Atlanta Startup Battle, which is now a staple event on the local tech community calendar, has been busy since the big win in 2016. FraudScope officially changed its name to Codoxo in December of 2020, which CEO/founder Musheer Ahmed said reflects the team’s “expanded