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Charlie Paparelli

Investor Real Talk: Professional Angel Charlie Paparelli On the Three Things He Looks For In Early-Stage Startups

Investor Real Talk will dive into the deep end with the folks that hold the pocketbook in the startup world. We'll get into angel funding, VC, growth equity, and even corporate venture to shine a light on why and how investors do what they do. "I invested

Tech Talent: This Programmer Is Looking For His Next Startup After Leaving the Newsroom

Tech Talent: This Programmer Is Looking For His Next Startup After Leaving the Newsroom

After working in busy, loud newsrooms, UGA grad Jack Maddox felt a desire to bring things to life with his own code. He eventually made his way to breaking news startup Dataminr. To build up his programming background, Maddox left his post at the startup to join DigitalCrafts' Immersive

Bud Peterson

Outgoing Georgia Tech President Bud Peterson Reflects On Innovation, Cooperation, and Waffle House As An Economic Growth Engine

When G.P. “Bud” Peterson was appointed President of Georgia Tech in 2009, the campus and surrounding neighborhood looked quite different than its 2019 iteration. Many of the skyline-defining buildings — NCR, Coda, and countless apartments and condos — were not even conceived. Frankly, Midtown Atlanta was simply not the walkable, bustling

Tech Talent: This Artist-Turned-Programmer Looks to Give Back With Her New Skills

Tech Talent: This Artist-Turned-Programmer Looks to Give Back With Her New Skills

Liz Aitken has always had a knack for seeing and analyzing things in a different way. The Studio Art major was drawn to building things and solving problems, but didn't see herself or those skills fitting into the tech industry. "Growing up, I always thought the technology

Former Humana CTO Aaron Gani Founds Virtual Reality Startup to Change Health Behaviors

Former Humana CTO Aaron Gani Founds Virtual Reality Startup to Change Health Behaviors

Aaron Gani has always been a technologist, but it wasn't until he caught what he calls the "healthcare bug" that he was exposed to what a massive industry chronic disease is: out of the $3.6 trillion that U.S. consumers spend on healthcare annually, 85

jimmy etheredge

Accenture's New North America CEO Jimmy Etheredge On How the Southeast Shaped His Innovation Mindset

After serving as senior managing director of Accenture’s U.S. Southeast region for the better part of the last three years, Jimmy Etheredge has ascended to oversee all of the company’s North America offices. The Atlanta-based executive will now oversee a market that finished last fiscal year as

Duriya Farooqui

How Former City of Atlanta COO Duriya Farooqui Curates Collaboration At the Point A Supply Chain Innovation Center

“For most of my career, I have been in these roles where I’ve had to galvanize and mobilize people with completely different backgrounds around these common causes.” Duriya Farooqui is explaining why she, as a former public service leader, has taken on the weighty charge of directing Point A,