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Kela Ivonye

Kela Ivonye Is Growing His IoT Hardware Startup In Kentucky — By Finding Unique Funding Routes

Last year, Kela Ivonye found himself uprooting from his home base in Louisville, Kentucky to Silicon Valley for an extended period of time for not just one, but two startup accelerator programs. But, though the two-time founder found funding, mentorship, and partnerships from the experiences, he stayed committed to returning

Billy Hegeman

How Billy Hegeman Integrated Amazon's Leadership Values Into Its Atlanta-Based Subsidiary

For much of his career, Billy Hegeman had the job everyone wants: the Amazon manager worked his way through multiple vendor and product management roles in divisions including sports, outdoor, and kitchen. He was on the team that launched Prime Pantry, Amazon's first direct-to-consumer CPG offering, and, due

jimmy etheredge

How We Work: Accenture's Southeast Lead Wants to Hire 'Storytellers'

Hype's How We Work series focuses on how successful southeastern tech companies are developing authentic work cultures. When you think about a global consulting company, certain employee attributes come to mind: high-performing, quick-thinking, and dedicated. But Jimmy Etheredge, senior managing director of Accenture's U.S. Southeast

How Joe Beverly Is Streamlining the Atlanta Technology Angels to Boost Both Founders and Investors

How Joe Beverly Is Streamlining the Atlanta Technology Angels to Boost Both Founders and Investors

As an entrepreneur himself, Joe Beverly prioritizes value proposition when it comes to reviewing startups he's looking to invest in. "I have to understand what value that company is going to provide their customers in return for the cash that they're going to get from

Tech Talent: This Junior Programmer Doesn't Clown Around When It Comes to Code

Tech Talent: This Junior Programmer Doesn't Clown Around When It Comes to Code

Aaron Brooks has been surrounded by computers his whole life, thanks to his father who was a big technology enthusiast. However, after a quick foray into clown college at the age of 15 and a few semesters at Georgia State University, Brooks made his way back into tech by enrolling

Carie Davis

Carie Davis On Why Your Ideas Might Be Terrible — But A Startup Can Help You Fix Them

From industrial design to developing an entrepreneurial training program to helping launch a corporate commercialization program for startups, the common thread throughout Carie Davis's varied career has been helping people learn how to think. The co-founder and partner of innovation consultancy Your Ideas Are Terrible, Davis found her

Jeff Goldblatt

This Entrepreneur Spent Years Studying the Science Behind 'Going Viral'. Here Are His Lessons

"Hello! This is not the person you were trying to call! You've reached the Rejection Hotline because the person who gave you this number did not want you to have their real number..." It's a line anyone who tried to date in the early