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A year ago my friend Muriel Vega, Hypepotamus’ former managing editor, invited me to coffee at Little Tart Bakeshop in Atlanta’s Summerhill neighborhood to discuss an editorial position at the Southeast’s leading publication covering innovation and technology. Today, as my tenure as editor-in-chief comes to an end, I
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Gerrit Van Leeuwen graduated from DigitalCrafts' Full Stack Immersive Web Development on July 23. While his educational background was outside computer science (he holds a bachelor’s degree in communication from Dordt University in Sioux Center, Iowa), he did have experience with programming just after college, having written Windows
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By now you’ve heard the big money news: Atlanta-based fintech company Kabbage is in the process being acquired by American Express. There are all sorts of implications here, and you’re likely to see a lot of media — local and national — covering this story in the days and weeks
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Abdella Shukur already has a degree that seems perfect for today's times. He earned a bachelors from Emory University in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology. He also completed a year at Mercer University’s Master of Public Health Program. But he's not stopping there. A recent graduate
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Anyone earning a living as a writer will admit that they’re never all that excited to share news of new AI platforms that could one day spell the end of their ability to earn a living. But even this writer has to admit that Atlanta-based email editing SaaS startup
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Since beer-o'-clock is a little earlier than it used to be (we all could certainly use a cold one at all times these days), it's only right to share some great news for one of Georgia's most beloved craft breweries. News broke this afternoon
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Atlanta-based financial services company Buckle quietly (!) announced last week that it has raised $31 million in a huge Series A funding round. A tech-enabled provider of insurance coverage for drivers who turn their personal vehicles into ride-sharing assets, Buckle’s value is in addressing insurance gaps in conventional policies, which
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In an announcement made public on August 5, eBay announced that the online marketplace is partnering with LendingPoint, the Atlanta-area platform that rapidly originates unsecured loans to merchants and service providers using data and code, to provide installment loans to eBay sellers wanting to sustain or simply grow their businesses.
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Robert Kushner IV, a participant in DigitalCrafts' March 2020 Full Stack Immersive Cohort, is clearly an entrepreneurial optimist who is also eager to learn. He's launched two companies the good, old-fashioned boot-strappy way, after having worked in real estate during the Great Recession. He's managed
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After taking a few years off from creating one of Atlanta's earliest platforms connecting hip-hop culture and technology, the influential podcast Digital Good Times has relaunched, with impeccable timing for today's conversations around true diversity and inclusion in tech. Emman 'Small Eyez' Twe is
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If you’ve noticed more people going rural, even in urban areas, you’re not alone. Overline VC has noticed as well, resulting in the Atlanta-based VC leading a $2.9 million seed funding round for AgTech startup Grubbly Farms. With roots also in Atlanta, Grubbly Farms identifies as a
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A lot more people are cooking these days, but cookbooks have always been great resources for not just recipes but ideas for living healthier lifestyles. Cookbook author and food journalist Shaun Chavis is now taking food recommendations into the future as the founder and CEO of a new cookbook platform