B2B
Picking the name of a startup is a daunting task for founders. It has to be catchy and memorable, but no team wants to find themselves pigeon holed by the meaning of a name if they need to expand or pivot their product in a new direction. As brothers and
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The entrepreneurial journey is a thrilling roller coaster of highs and lows, and my story with Press Hook encapsulates this exhilarating ride. In a tale of resilience, innovation, and adaptability, I navigated the tumultuous path from launching a start-up in 2020, weathering the pandemic's turbulence, achieving profitability, and
Education
Diving into startups wasn’t Joey Womack’s initial career plan. He intended to follow in his father’s footsteps and become an accountant, and he was eyeing one of the Big Four firms after graduating from Florida A&M. But he caught the ‘startup bug’ while thinking about
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Brightwell had become a known name in the maritime world as a payroll distribution platform for cruise ship workers. Customers came from just about every country in the world to get help moving money back home in a fast, easy, and affordable way. The Atlanta-based FinTech was operating 24/7,
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Nestor, a Louisiana-based Healthcare Software Company, recently secured $1 million in funding after completing The Idea Village’s IDEAinstitute early-stage accelerator program. Co-founders Shawn Johnston (CEO) and Jordy Davidson created the software as a service (SaaS) company based on the needs that Johnston saw firsthand during his 15+ years of
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The winner of Fintech South’s 2023 Innovation Challenge wants to bring community banks into the Netflix Era. No, your banker isn’t going to star in any binge-worthy series any time soon (at least that we know of). But rather Vertice AI, an Atlanta-based SaaS startup, wants to help
Companies
Three minutes. That’s all the time founders have to share their startup story on the Venture Atlanta stage this year. Now, that might not seem like a lot of time for a founder to pitch their idea, product, team, and vision to a room full of potential investors. But
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The energy around Birmingham, Alabama's EnergyTech scene is buzzing once again as a new Techstars cohort rolls into town. 12 startups were selected last week to join the latest Techstars Alabama EnergyTech Accelerator and have come to Birmingham to connect with mentors and key stakeholders over the coming
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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.-- Jeff Sloan may be recently retired, but he’s still fighting to keep Georgia globally competitive
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Big companies might hire a consulting firm like Deloitte, KPMG, PwC or EY to work on a specific project or get help validating a new operational strategy. But those consulting services are often out of reach for small-to-medium sized (SMB) businesses. Some SMBs will turn to marketplaces like Fiverr to
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The way STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) is taught in US schools is fundamentally flawed, says the team behind the Atlanta-based startup Inspirit. The big problem? Real-world applications aren't front and center. “Today most STEM learning content is passive and non-interactive with a teacher using a PowerPoint
B2B
Donald Boone knew it was time to leave Corporate America when he saw an overlooked market within the B2B world. While working with Amazon Business, the procurement side of the e-commerce giant’s operation, he saw first-hand how brands didn’t have any easy way to rent out their equipment.