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Co-working changed the nature of offices. Can co-learning change the education system?

Co-working changed the nature of offices. Can co-learning change the education system?

It started with a problem close to home for entrepreneur and founder Chris Turner. Or, perhaps it would be better to say, a problem close to school. Turner was looking for early learning options for his young children, but the schools he toured, which included some of the best local

Forget Personality Tests. Atlanta-based Go Beyond Believes "Purpose Statements" Are Key To Building A Better Workforce

Forget Personality Tests. Atlanta-based Go Beyond Believes "Purpose Statements" Are Key To Building A Better Workforce

Combating “The Big Quit” or “The Great Resignation” is a family affair for the Sloan’s of Atlanta, who have come together to create the Go Beyond platform. Go Beyond is designed as a tech-driven way for employees to find their individual purpose. In doing so, they hope to create

BearTax, With Roots in Atlanta & Seattle, Aims To Be The Self-Help Tax Tool For Crypto Investors

BearTax, With Roots in Atlanta & Seattle, Aims To Be The Self-Help Tax Tool For Crypto Investors

This Tax Season is a bit more complicated for the 16% of Americans who bought and sold cryptocurrencies recently. Even for the casual crypto trader, tax requirements can be complicated to navigate. “Crypto investors are generally trading on multiple exchanges and using wallets to facilitate transferring funds,” said the team

24 Hours in the Switchyards Neighborhood

24 Hours in the Switchyards Neighborhood

A note of disclosure before we begin. The Hypepotamus team did not actually stay up for 24 hours to this story (we value our sleep). We did, however, consume lots of Punch Card drip coffee. The following is a combination of what we saw and who we met after spending

One of Atlanta's Latest Unicorns Lands Series E Funding, Reaches $3.5B Valuation

One of Atlanta's Latest Unicorns Lands Series E Funding, Reaches $3.5B Valuation

Flock Safety, the Atlanta-based tech company focused on public safety and crime prevention, has caught the attention of one of the world’s largest VC firms. Tiger Global led Flock Safety’s recent $150 million Series E funding rounding, joined by 776 and Spark Capital. Existing investors a16z, Bedrock, Matrix,

Fund Focused On Giving Students Real-World Investing Experience Closes $50M, Recruits 11 From Local Colleges

Fund Focused On Giving Students Real-World Investing Experience Closes $50M, Recruits 11 From Local Colleges

Led by a team of 11 students from campuses across the city, the University Growth Fund is looking to change the face of investing in Atlanta. The fund, which started on the West Coast and has offices in San Diego and Salt Lake City, chose to expand to Atlanta in

Create-X startup lands seed funding to keep workers safe with wearable technology

Create-X startup lands seed funding to keep workers safe with wearable technology

It started with a conversation between friends about reducing injuries and deaths in the firefighting community. But after scaling the concept through the Create-X Idea-2-Prototype class at Georgia Tech and launching their first product, the team behind SlateSafety (formerly FireHUD) realized their wearable technology had even more industrial use cases.