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Tech Talent: This Programmer Is Looking For His Next Startup After Leaving the Newsroom

Tech Talent: This Programmer Is Looking For His Next Startup After Leaving the Newsroom

After working in busy, loud newsrooms, UGA grad Jack Maddox felt a desire to bring things to life with his own code. He eventually made his way to breaking news startup Dataminr. To build up his programming background, Maddox left his post at the startup to join DigitalCrafts' Immersive

The Secret to Co-Founding As A Couple? Keeping Separate Offices, Says This Payments Startup Duo

The Secret to Co-Founding As A Couple? Keeping Separate Offices, Says This Payments Startup Duo

The iBuyer real estate industry has been quickly digitizing the tedious processes behind buying a home. However, the processes used by brokers and realtors have been more resistant to change. While a contract can be e-signed online, the process is often then interrupted by an earnest money check that still

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Why A Tech Startup That Helps the Homeless Get IDs Is Working With the 2020 Census

The census is a lot more than a population count on a Wikipedia page. The demographic and population data derived from the once-a-decade count helps determine federal funding for social and health services, allocating infrastructure reforms, and representation in the U.S. Congress. The 2020 census will be the first

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Outgoing Georgia Tech President Bud Peterson Reflects On Innovation, Cooperation, and Waffle House As An Economic Growth Engine

When G.P. “Bud” Peterson was appointed President of Georgia Tech in 2009, the campus and surrounding neighborhood looked quite different than its 2019 iteration. Many of the skyline-defining buildings — NCR, Coda, and countless apartments and condos — were not even conceived. Frankly, Midtown Atlanta was simply not the walkable, bustling

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Atlanta Tech Park Combines Leading Industries In Inaugural Cyber-Fintech Challenge

As payments increasingly go digital, the need for security becomes ever more important. This is where cyber and fintech intersect. With all that in mind, Atlanta Tech Park (ATP) has put together the inaugural Global Cyber-FinTech Challenge, to be held September 17-18. This event will feature industry expert keynotes, panels,

Digital Shop Dragon Army Swells With Two Acquisitions, Looks to More Growth

Digital Shop Dragon Army Swells With Two Acquisitions, Looks to More Growth

One of the leading digital agencies in Atlanta, Dragon Army, has acquired two fellow agencies, Sideways8 and Watchword Brand, to combine into one full-service digital hub. "In digital marketing, creative problem-solving is key," Jeff Hilimire, CEO of Dragon Army, tells Hypepotamus. "Our clients will benefit from our

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TiECON: Built In Atlanta Celebrates What We've Done and What's To Come

Speakers are lined up, the breakout sessions are set — the only thing missing is YOU In case you don't know, TiE Global is the largest entrepreneurial organization in the world, with 11,000 members in 60 chapters across 17 countries. And TiE Atlanta has the distinction of being