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Why West Coast Trucking Tech Startup Convoy Wants to "Create Something New" In Atlanta HQ

Why West Coast Trucking Tech Startup Convoy Wants to "Create Something New" In Atlanta HQ

Dan Lewis, CEO of digital freight broker startup Convoy, thought about the location of their second office for months. He looked into more than 20 cities on the East Coast to find the right fit of not only a logistics hub, but also an attractive city for emerging talent. That&

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Metro Atlanta Chamber's Alex Gonzalez On Bringing Accountability to Innovation

“‘Innovation’ is kind of fluffy, right? So when it comes to innovation strategy, you've got to create this massive blend of diverse thinking, creative thinking, dynamic thinking, and then be accountable to results.” Alex Gonzalez was on week one of his new position as Chief Innovation Officer at

Purchasing Power Acquires Fintech Startup to Add to Its Employee Benefits Features

Purchasing Power Acquires Fintech Startup to Add to Its Employee Benefits Features

Atlanta fintech enterprise Purchasing Power has acquired startup DoubleNet Pay, also based in Atlanta, to add to its employer program offerings. The acquired technology will help employees of Purchasing Power client companies set up savings goals and debt and bill payment strategies through their payroll deduction. "This investment enables

This Startup Sends Robots Sea Deep to Restore Balance In the Kelp Forests

This Startup Sends Robots Sea Deep to Restore Balance In the Kelp Forests

The New York Times reported this week that, due to rising ocean temperatures, the Northern California coast experienced a sudden surge of purple urchins — a pest that devoured 93 percent of the coastline's kelp forest. Similar urchin outbreaks are occurring all over the world, from California to Maine

Tech Talk: Tech in Motion Brings In The Blockchain Big Guns

Tech Talk: Tech in Motion Brings In The Blockchain Big Guns

What's the buzz around blockchain? If you are a tech enthusiast, then you are probably at least a little familiar with blockchain concepts. Traditional financial institutions are starting to seriously consider cryptocurrency, and there are even predictions that this technology will eventually become the norm for financial transactions.

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Insightpool Founder Adam Wexler Is Back to Make Fantasy Sports Easier, Faster and More Profitable Than Ever

Adam Wexler, the founder of recently-sold Insightpool and the now-defunct fantasy sports startup SidePrize, is back launching a fantasy sports app with a different twist than anything currently on the market. Rather than relying on friends or stranger to play with, PrizePicks allows users to make their picks and compete

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'Comeback Cities Tour' Brought A Dozen Coastal VCs Through the South. Here's What They Thought

Last month, Atlanta founder Michael Sengbusch penned a piece for Hypepotamus on the underrepresentation of southeastern startups at the TechCrunch Disrupt startup event in Silicon Valley. That underrepresentation means that not only are startups from the region missing out on the visibility and connections to capital, but those who live