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Georgia state government

Schoolhouse Tech: How Georgia's State Government Set the Stage for Tech Industry Growth

In this column, technology and public policy expert Amol Naik will discuss issues at the intersection of government and tech. Views expressed are those of the author. In this era of distrust in our federal government, its natural to write off everything in politics. But recent days in Georgia, which

west coast VC

The Wild West of Venture Capital: 4 Ways to Ensure Your Southern Startup Gets Noticed By West Coast VCs

In 2017, $71.9 billion in funding was raised through venture capital, making it a dominant force in the financing of innovative companies and an engine of economic growth. No longer is VC restricted to Silicon Valley, where it famously got its start in funding the likes of Facebook, Apple,

great company

Opinion: I Invest In Companies All Over the Country — Here's What Successful Startups Have In Common

After years of experience building, scaling, selling, and merging companies, I have found that successful companies — while different industries, verticals, and size — always exhibit five key characteristics. These characteristics include companies that: 1) are run by an exceptional and enduring team; 2) solve an important and central problem; 3) operate

AI PR

Three Ways AI Is Transforming PR — And How to Capitalize On It

As in most industries, there has been much discussion about how AI will (and won’t) revolutionize public relations. The topic was recently discussed on a Social Shake-Up panel called Artificial Intelligence: What Communicators Need to Know Now About AI, and the conclusion was clear: AI may transform ways in

paid search

The Great E-Commerce Marketing Debate: Paid Versus Organic Search

The paid versus organic search battle has been going on for as long as e-commerce has been around. In an ideal situation, any marketer could choose both. But if there can only be one choice, the decision becomes much tougher — both provide benefits and obstacles of their own. For instance,

Hacking the Enterprise: Move Beyond Design Thinking, Lean Startup and Agile — and Get to Work

Hacking the Enterprise: Move Beyond Design Thinking, Lean Startup and Agile — and Get to Work

Design Thinking, Lean Startup, or Agile? The answer is… Some people dismiss them all, some prefer one over another, and some suggest mushing them all together into a delicious innovation cocktail. There are complicated charts and graphs to explain how they flow and intersect. Often, this turns out to be

Kriti Sharma

Opinion: 5 Reasons Why AI Needs Women

Over the course of the last few years, Artificial intelligence (AI) has become recognized as crucial to solving some of the world’s most complex issues from sexism in the workplace to feeding communities around the globe. Those building AI constantly advance a level of growth and innovation that has