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Muriel Vega

Startup Runway Gives Flight to Minority and Women Founders

Startup Runway Gives Flight to Minority and Women Founders

Georgia ranks number 1 in the United States for producing women entrepreneurs and number 2 for producing black-owned businesses. These entrepreneurs, however, can have a hard time connecting with the right investors. Only 10 percent of the startups which raised Series A last year were established by female or diverse

CEO Georgina Nelson Smashes Stereotypes, Scores $12.6M and ATL HQ

CEO Georgina Nelson Smashes Stereotypes, Scores $12.6M and ATL HQ

Former lawyer and now CEO Georgina Nelson is making waves across the world with her startup, truRating. This week, the early-stage company raised $12.6 million in Series A funding led by Sandaire. This financial boost follows their physical growth, as exhibited through the establishment of their North American headquarters

CANDL Gives You Worldwide WiFi SIM-lessly

CANDL Gives You Worldwide WiFi SIM-lessly

We've all been victims of expensive roaming cellphone bills after a vacation abroad. I know I have. We've also been stranded by our cellphone signal while trying to camp out in the woods, leaving us vulnerable to an unexpected emergency. But what if you had a

The Braves and ATV Batter Up for Atlanta Startups

The Braves and ATV Batter Up for Atlanta Startups

The Atlanta Tech Village and the Atlanta Braves recently formed a unique partnership to bring together and support ATL's growing tech and startup community. "This collaboration is the first of it's kind between an Atlanta sports team and our thriving tech ecosystem," Karen Houghton,

Microsoft's TEALS Brings Computer Science to Southeast Classrooms

Microsoft's TEALS Brings Computer Science to Southeast Classrooms

Former high school teacher Kevin Wang saw a major gap in his computer science classroom. So, in 2009, during his spare time while working as a software engineer at Microsoft, he envisioned a new way to teach students computer science — TEALS. Soon after, he volunteered to teach AP Computer Science,

Very Good Co on How to Be a Creative Collaborator

Very Good Co on How to Be a Creative Collaborator

As a startup founder or creative, being thrown into a new industry with no real contacts can be overwhelming. The Good Collective, a community of founders, strategists and creatives, wants to provide the support you need to succeed — whether that's through contacts, workshops or just learning how to

16 Slack Hacks to Increase Your Team's Productivity

16 Slack Hacks to Increase Your Team's Productivity

Slack, the $2.8 billion-valuation team messaging service, can increase your team's productivity by skipping those long email threads and help you obtain necessary information in real time. Your team can be spread over various channels where they can upload documents, set reminders for meetings and have a