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Entrepreneur Essentials to Vet Venture Capital

Entrepreneur Essentials to Vet Venture Capital

“We like to sell umbrellas on rainy days,” stated Alex Estevez, as Jason Caplain and Bobby Ocampo chuckled along in agreeance during our interview with the venture capitalists prior to this week's investor panel at Switchyards. At some point in your entrepreneurial expedition, you’re likely going to

SwatchPop! Disrupts at TechCrunch

SwatchPop! Disrupts at TechCrunch

How do you jam your big startup dreams into three days? Pitch your emerging company at TechCrunch Disrupt, the international startup showcase held in New York City this week. SwatchPop!, which earned an invitation after winning the “Pitch Off” event at the TechCrunch Atlanta Meetup, hit the Disrupt Startup Alley

How FinTech is Dragging Banks into the 21st Century

How FinTech is Dragging Banks into the 21st Century

Have you been inside a bank branch office within the last month? Have you ever used your mobile phone to deposit a check? Kabbage co-founder Kathryn Petralia asked those questions of the audience at a recent MIT Education Forum Atlanta panel called "The Future of Lending: FinTech Trends and

Just Because You Build It, Doesn’t Mean They’ll Come

Just Because You Build It, Doesn’t Mean They’ll Come

Picture this. Your brilliant idea has finally become a reality. You have seeded (or bootstrapped) just enough money to build the product that you are sure will disrupt the industry. Investors, analysts, customers, and press will absolutely be knocking down your door to talk to you. Your product is baked

Industry Influentials Launch the Atlanta Tech Leaders

Industry Influentials Launch the Atlanta Tech Leaders

Three heavy hitters within Atlanta's technology sphere have created Atlanta Tech Leaders (ATL), the city's first private forum for industry influencers. Matthew May of Acuity.co, Grant Stephens of TriNet, and Christian Devlin of CBRE are the masterful men behind the movement. Their vision is to

RaceIQ Zooms to the Fast Lane as Winner of Biz Launch 2016

RaceIQ Zooms to the Fast Lane as Winner of Biz Launch 2016

More electric and hybrid vehicles may be rolling off assembly lines, but all cars are shifting further into digital territory, sharing data with drivers and their mobile devices. Atlanta automotive software startup RaceIQ Engineering wants to do business at that industry intersection, and that strategy helped it roar past 14

Atlanta Virtual Reality Studios Simulate Worldwide Splash

Atlanta Virtual Reality Studios Simulate Worldwide Splash

Everyone from 7-year-old gamers to President Obama is eager to slide the latest virtual reality wearables over their heads and enter into an abstract escapade (like saving precious kittens from falling to their impending death). For many, the compelling aspects of VR goes well beyond button mashers and their deep-rooted