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Muriel Vega

Tech Talent: This Junior Programmer Wants to Improve Social Work Processes With Tech

Tech Talent: This Junior Programmer Wants to Improve Social Work Processes With Tech

After working within the social work sector, Ashley Parker saw the technology gaps within the child welfare system that often create inefficiencies and slow down essential paperwork and internal processes. After dipping her toes into coding on her own — and enjoying it — Parker joined the DigitalCrafts 16-week Full-Stack Immersive Program

Inspirit

Can VR Be Cost-Effective for the Classroom? This Startup Says Yes

A survey of more than 1,000 U.S. K-12 teachers showed that 86 percent feel it is a challenge to keep students engaged in the curriculum. When asked specifically about what technologies could help engage kids, 93 percent said their students would be excited to use virtual reality, and

How VoApps President Paul Gies Flipped The Sales Model to Push Their Direct-to-Voicemail Tool

How VoApps President Paul Gies Flipped The Sales Model to Push Their Direct-to-Voicemail Tool

Paul Gies enjoys solving a company's revenue growth puzzle — which part of the business model needs to be tinkered with to kickstart growth? Gies has explored those growth factors in sales and product management at Earthlink and Motorola, business development at Cbeyond, and now at voicemail solutions company

PrecisionHawk

How Comcast-Backed Commercial Drone Platform PrecisionHawk Surveyed the Industry to Take Flight

Commercial drone usage has expanded dramatically in the last decade — Business Insider predicts consumer drone shipments to hit 29 million in 2021, a compound annual growth rate of over 31 percent. Commercial drone technology platform PrecisionHawk has seen its own product growth increase thanks to new regulations, as it positions

This Topic-Specific Social App Helps Brands Find Exactly the Right Audience

This Topic-Specific Social App Helps Brands Find Exactly the Right Audience

Sporting events can get heated — every so often a referee will make a call that sets the stadium on fire as fans loudly complain. John York was amidst that situation; he had jumped on Facebook to unload his own opinions, only to see his thoughts get lost in the algorithm.

Hand Washing

With Backing from SC Johnson, This Startup Gamifies Hand Hygiene to Slow Disease Spread

On average, healthcare providers clean their hands less than half of the times they should, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This can contribute to the spread of the healthcare-associated infections that affect 1 in 25 hospital patients on any given day. "We are ultimately solving

How This Real Estate Startup Went From a $500 Operation to 'Rise of the Rest' Pitch

How This Real Estate Startup Went From a $500 Operation to 'Rise of the Rest' Pitch

Jessica Buffington began her real estate career at the worst time possible — right before the great recession of 2008. However, working in a fragile housing market in Memphis helped Buffington find her niche in bank-owned and foreclosure homes. But then things changed. "Then the market started to turn around