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Techstars' Second Southern Accelerator Is For Insurance Tech. Here's What Its Managing Director Is Looking For

Techstars' Second Southern Accelerator Is For Insurance Tech. Here's What Its Managing Director Is Looking For

On Monday, global startup network Techstars announced a new accelerator program to be located in North Carolina's Research Triangle park (RTP), specifically in Cary. The MetLife Digital Accelerator, Techstars' second program in the Southeast following industry-agnostic Techstars Atlanta, will focus on insurance technologies. Insurance technology — insurtech — is

Pendo

How We Work: Pendo Finds Success By Scaling A 'Startup For Adults' Culture

This is part of our How We Work series, which focuses on how successful southeastern tech companies are developing authentic work cultures. Until 2014, Pendo, a rapidly-growing SaaS startup recently named both a LinkedIn Top 50 Startup and a Top 10 startup to watch by VentureBeat, had a California address

Why Your Brand Can Be Beautiful, Yet Ineffective

These days, tracking analytics plays a big part in how brands decide to spend their marketing dollars. In the race to the finish line (higher views, more clicks), companies may sacrifice thoughtful aesthetics to get those numbers. Hyper-growth digital agency Look Listen CEO Kit Hughes says that the balance between

Sarah Ming Hsi

How MARTA's Former CIO is Tackling One Non-Profit's Data Challenges

When Sarah Ming Hsi retired from her position as CIO of Atlanta transit authority MARTA to take up the same role at the non-profit United Way of Greater Atlanta (UWGA), she was at the top of her game. In her 15 years at one of the largest public transportation systems

Tech Talent: Data Enthusiast Seeks Mentor-Driven, Mid-Size Company

Tech Talent: Data Enthusiast Seeks Mentor-Driven, Mid-Size Company

Academia-minded Christopher Pleasants fell hard for the science behind data and its inner workings. With a strong background in mathematics and quantitative research methods, the immersive data science track at General Assembly was a perfect fit for Pleasants when he sought out additional education. After working on several projects that

Why Comcast's VP of Customer Experience Always Keeps An Empty Seat In Her Boardroom

Why Comcast's VP of Customer Experience Always Keeps An Empty Seat In Her Boardroom

Since the beginning of her career, regardless of whatever industry she's working in at the time, Tonya Webster has focused on prioritizing the experience of every one of her customers. At each workplace, from military financial services company USAA to Citigroup, Webster climbed the internal ladder (often from

How This Fintech Exec Leads Her Diverse Product Team By Empowering Ideas and Welcoming Risks

How This Fintech Exec Leads Her Diverse Product Team By Empowering Ideas and Welcoming Risks

With over 15 years of experience in fintech, Trisha Price leads the charge of the engineering and product road map at North Carolina-based fintech company nCino. nCino services big bank enterprises as well as small community banks as an operating platform. nCino's EVP of Product Development and Engineering,