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From bagel to potato chips, there’s a National Day for just about everything. Most of these days certainly make for fun social media content (think #NationalMargaritaDay on February 22). But others – like March 1’s Global Day of Unplugging – can be a good reminder of positive habits we might
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Editor’s note: This article was first published in Global Atlanta, an online news publication devoted to revealing the city’s ties with the world and helping local companies navigate the global economy.— Atlanta-based DataSeers is set to open a new office in Mumbai, adding 80 new employees this year
Education
Could the next Tesla or Rivian founder come from Atlanta? ROBOKONG is working to make that happen. Founded by Kidd Kong, ROBOKONG is an electric vehicle education program run at the J.D. Sims Recreation Center in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward neighborhood. As a robotics enthusiast and coach, Kong
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There’s a reason senior leaders at large public companies like Shutterstock, Capital One, and Target turn to Atlanta-based Nerd/Noir when they are ready to scale up. A self described “computer kid,” CEO and co-founder David Laribee has been a full-time programmer since the mid-1990s. He quickly found himself
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At Hypepotamus, we focus on the Southeast startup scene. But the reality is that in our post-COVID world, borders and definitions matter less. Talent is distributed, and investors are looking across more geographies than ever to find the best startups. And the global startup landscape has changed dramatically over the
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What better way to start off a new week than to take a quick look back at the big headlines from last week? Our Monday “Fund” Day series can get you all caught up on the major startup headlines from last week…and the important startup announcements that may have
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Those arriving at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport are used to seeing signs for baggage claim, MARTA, and ridesharing companies like Lyft and Uber. But now, they are greeted by a homegrown and bootstrapped transportation option, HERide. While the female friendly ride share service has been operating at the airport since September,
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Lauren Glass faced a problem many fresh college graduates experience after getting their diploma. Quite simply, it is really hard to stand out with a generic one–page resume and land that important first job. “I looked like every other person with a bachelors in business and no real work
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Editor’s note: This article talks about mental health and suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988 to connect with a trained counselor, or visit the 988 Lifeline website. Can
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If the last text you received came from your favorite brand, you aren’t alone. SMS or text messaging has become a ubiquitous part of the marketing world. Today, businesses use SMS for important marketing initiatives, 1:1 outreach, and customer service messaging. It's effective, with 97 percent
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When founders going through Google’s prestigious Black Founders Fund need a therapist to talk about the hard stuff, they turn to Chantel Cohen. Cohen, a therapist and founder/CEO of CWC Coaching and Therapy, has held over 2,500 sessions over the last five years with founders going through
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When you think about entrepreneurial “hubs,” a major city corridor or a downtown building probably comes to mind. That has historically been the case for cities like Atlanta, where Midtown’s Tech Square and the area around Buckhead’s Atlanta Tech Village have been magnets for entrepreneurial talent over the