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Dontari Poe

Carolina Panther and Tech Investor Dontari Poe On Why Entrepreneurship is Like Getting Into the NFL

It's the first thing any aspiring startup founder is told: the odds of a new business succeeding are low. The failure rate of any U.S. company after five years is over 50 percent and over 70 percent after 10 years. A venture-backed tech startup sees even more

Andrew Bantug

Tech Talent: This Former Pop-Up Chef Is Cooking Up Some New Coding Skills

Chef Andrew Bantug knows the struggles of a small business. His Filipino pop-up style restaurant, held last year, had all the the hustle, demand and finance-crunching stresses of startup life. Now, he sees that same challenge echoed in technology as he makes the transition into programming through General Assembly'

The Idea Village Is the Tech Hub New Orleans Needs to Sustain Startup Growth

The Idea Village Is the Tech Hub New Orleans Needs to Sustain Startup Growth

Jon Atkinson's commitment to fostering innovation and talent in New Orleans is fully ingrained in the career he's built in Louisiana. As the former director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Loyola University, he was charged with creating programs to support students following an entrepreneurship path.

Tech Talent: Hiker-Turned-Programmer Looks For A Diverse Company As Her Next Challenge

Tech Talent: Hiker-Turned-Programmer Looks For A Diverse Company As Her Next Challenge

Aylin DeBruyne's itch for adventure has taken her to the Appalachian Trail, the Pacific Crest Trail, Spain's Camino de Santiago, Turkey and New Zealand to conquer some impressive long-distance hiking challenges. Upon returning from her work sabbatical, she knew she wanted to share her newly-acquired hiking

Nathan Foster

From Seed to Sold: This 21-Year-Old Sold His Gardening Startup In Less Than Two Years

Just shortly after graduating from Georgia State with his Bachelor's in Economics, Nathan Foster found himself facing many entrepreneurs' toughest question: What’s my exit strategy? As the founder of tech-enabled gardening kit startup Enrich Gardening, Foster incubated his startup from seed stage — quite literally — at his

Tech Talent: From Corporate to Coding, This Programmer Is Following Her Mom's Footsteps Into Tech

Tech Talent: From Corporate to Coding, This Programmer Is Following Her Mom's Footsteps Into Tech

Thanks to her computer-savvy mother, Beth D’Amato grew up surrounded by technology, from playing Pong on a Tandy TRS-80 computer to watching her mom earn her associate's degree in computing. After taking a slight detour into acting, earning her degree in theatre, D'Amato joined the

Kabbage's New CFO On Growing the Company Into A Small Business's Entire Financial Platform

Kabbage's New CFO On Growing the Company Into A Small Business's Entire Financial Platform

Scott Rosenberg is only a few weeks into his tenure as the new chief financial officer at Atlanta fintech unicorn Kabbage, but he's jumped right into speaking to the company's small business customers to devise a detailed plan for strategic growth. The experienced CFO is taking