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MaxRewards Simplifies Education Debt Repayment By Condensing Content and Auto-Pay In One Platform

MaxRewards Simplifies Education Debt Repayment By Condensing Content and Auto-Pay In One Platform

By the end of 2017, the education debt in the U.S. rose to nearly $1.38 trillion, with 11 percent of borrowers 90 days or more delinquent. Many borrowers are having a hard time finding effective resources that will help them deal with the financial burden of their student

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Pay Attention to These Four Metrics to Expedite Your Chances of a Growth Equity Investment

Building any technology company from the ground up is undeniably challenging and resource intensive. Of course, it takes more than just money to build a startup — and survive — but access to outside capital is possibly the most important asset for scaling. It is also often the biggest challenge to overcome.

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The Under 40 Crowd Takes Networking to Midtown

Be real, have fun and cultivate authentic and meaningful relationships Join Network Under 40 on May 10th at the the newly renovated W Atlanta Midtown, where the under 40 crew will take over their brand new venue, Elevate. Located in the heart of Midtown, the venue's mix of

Atlanta's Most Valuable Fintech Company Files for IPO

Atlanta's Most Valuable Fintech Company Files for IPO

GreenSky, an Atlanta-based online lending technology provider, has filed documents to go public with an initial offering of $100 million in shares. The fintech company is currently the third most valuable in the U.S. after Stripe and SoFi. GreenSky last took in outside capital in 2016, raising $50 million

Women and Minority Founders Walk the Walk for a $10K Prize At Startup Runway

Women and Minority Founders Walk the Walk for a $10K Prize At Startup Runway

Who will win the $10K equity-free prize? Startup Runway is the first and largest-prize pitch series for women and minority tech entrepreneurs. The nonprofit Startup Runway Foundation, supported by generous sponsors, provides a strings-free check to the top startup as selected by professional investor judges. Meet the Spring 2018 Finalists

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Could Pandora’s Major Atlanta Expansion Spur the Growth Of Georgia's Music Tech Industry?

Last night, hundreds of Atlanta jobseekers mingled with executives, engineers and recruiters that flew across the country from Oakland, California to meet them. These visitors, all employees of music streaming platform Pandora, listened to a local DJ and chatted with the crowd of talent before heading into a series of

Breaking Down Alternative Convertible Securities: Is the SAFE Note A Safe Bet?

Breaking Down Alternative Convertible Securities: Is the SAFE Note A Safe Bet?

SAFE notes: Equity or debt instrument? In 2013, the Silicon Valley accelerator Y Combinator created a new standardized legal document as an alternative to convertible notes that combines the best characteristics of equity and debt. A SAFE, or Simple Agreement for Future Equity, has no maturity date, no interest rate,