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Muriel Vega

Here's How to Land An Angel — Investor, That Is

Here's How to Land An Angel — Investor, That Is

If you're currently bootstrapped with a viable prototype, maybe with some money from friends and family, finding an angel investor to go to market or launch a beta may be your next step. An angel investor is an individual that formerly experienced a liquidity event and is re-investing

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This Real Estate Platform Is A One-Stop Shop for Everything a Broker Needs

Since he founded his first real estate brokerage, entrepreneur Jack Berube has seen real estate agents and brokers struggle to find the right technology for their needs. Once he embarked on a new business as a back office management firm managing 320 brokerage firms across the U.S. and Canada,

Andrew Bantug

Tech Talent: This Former Pop-Up Chef Is Cooking Up Some New Coding Skills

Chef Andrew Bantug knows the struggles of a small business. His Filipino pop-up style restaurant, held last year, had all the the hustle, demand and finance-crunching stresses of startup life. Now, he sees that same challenge echoed in technology as he makes the transition into programming through General Assembly'

Telemedicine Birth Control App Nurx Launches in Georgia and Tennessee

Telemedicine Birth Control App Nurx Launches in Georgia and Tennessee

Telemedicine platform Nurx, which offers a quick consultation with medical providers who can prescribe birth control and HIV-prevention prescriptions, has officially launched its services in Georgia and Tennessee. Currently, more than 19 million women in America live in "contraceptive deserts," meaning they don't have access to

How Drones Can Help Get Internet to Rural Areas

How Drones Can Help Get Internet to Rural Areas

Internet use in rural areas rose to 61 percent (from 2 percent) between 2000 and 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. But recent reports show that overall infrastructural expansion has slowed down due to lack of funding. One big challenge associated with installation is the time frame needed

GoodRoads Works With Civil Engineers to Bring Safe Streets Back to Cities

GoodRoads Works With Civil Engineers to Bring Safe Streets Back to Cities

The American road system is rated by the the American Society of Civil Engineers' (ASCE) as a "D," largely due, according to civil engineer Chris Sunde, "to the huge funding deficit on our infrastructure." He's right — the ASCE's Failure to Act

This Robotics Startup Wants to Help Anyone Genetically Engineer Their Plants

This Robotics Startup Wants to Help Anyone Genetically Engineer Their Plants

Genetically engineered crops have been in our food system since the 1990s and are closely monitored by the FDA. Crops like corn, fruits, cotton and others are genetically changed to enhance nutritional value and increase resistance to damaging weather patterns, pests and plant diseases. The process behind genetically engineering crops