Category: Culture
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Level Up & Optimize with Abby Leibowitz and Jonathan Williams
Did you catch our deep dive at the Virtual Summit with Call Experts CEO Abby Leibowitz and Theorem VP Jonathan Williams – both DIG NATION members? Titled, “You Are the Keynote: How to Level Up & Optimize as You Emerge,” the session made our members and attendees the star of the show. Questions we explored: 1. What are your companies…
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How Atlanta United’s Catie Griggs Creates a Culture of Innovation
At last month’s DIG SOUTH Virtual Summit, Catie Griggs, VP of Operations at Atlanta United, delivered an incredible behind the scenes look into the creation of one of the most renowned sports teams in the South – and the nation. DIG NATION members received practical tips from Griggs on how she and the Atlanta United team create a culture where…
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DIG SOUTH Virtual Summit Speaker Tease, BlockSpaces Makes Changes to Support Growth, Canva Comes to Austin + Member News
DIG SOUTH VIRTUAL TECH SUMMIT SPEAKER PREVIEW BlockSpaces Makes Changes to Support Growth While many businesses are struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic, blockchain technology development studio BlockSpaces is moving forward with a new operating model, a new management team and a seed round of capital. “Blockchain is poised for explosive growth,” said Gregory Pierce, BlockSpaces’…
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Blackbaud Inks Deal to Buy its HQ, Advancing Diversity with Funding, Tech in the South + Member News
One of the Charleston region’s biggest technology employers and a frequent sponsor of DIG SOUTH Tech Summit is set to take ownership of a sizable commercial real estate deal. Blackbaud Inc. disclosed to shareholders that it signed a binding agreement this week to buy the corporate headquarters it moved into about two years ago from…
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WPW Features CEO Tom Rump of Mesur.io, a Startup “Giving the Earth a Voice,” Cultivating Diversity in Austin, Spiffy Gets Creative in RTP
Mesur.io‘s Earthstream Platform provides growers and enterprises with real-time environmental analytics. Combining hyper local data streams from the soil, the sky and the seasons, the Earthstream Platform predicts pest and disease emergence patterns, plant nutrition needs, and more. that provides solutions to improve environmental resource management. Tune in tomorrow at 11am Mesur.io CEO Tom Rump takes the virtual…
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Southern Coastal Cities Need to Attract More Resources For Entrepreneurs and Tech Talent Will Follow
Friends in the southern entrepreneur ecosystem and economic development got into a discussion on a Spring pandemic day about a recent headline where a coastal city in the South was offering $2,000 to incentivize people with tech talent to move to the city. Is $2,000 going to attract the kind of talent that good tech…
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Forbes names Headspring a 2020 Small Giant
Headspring, a software strategy and development company, has been chosen as a 2020 Forbes Small Giant. This recognition acknowledges the top 25 purpose-driven companies in the United States. Every year, Forbes teams up with the Small Giants Community to identify and recognize organizations that choose greatness over growth and invest in their people and their…
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Wild Pitch Wednesday Tomorrow at 11am, Autonomous Scooters Rolled in, Regulr on SOUTH POD, MemberHub
Hey, DIG NATION, Wild Pitch Wednesday is back tomorrow with ServeHub, the Learning Management Platform teams use to stay on track with on-boarding, training and continuous development. Tune in as CEO & Co-founder Brandon Hall pitches to our panel of DIG NATION experts. REGISTER HERE! Get ready for the rebound, Stanfield Residents of Peachtree Corners,…
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Liger Partners on SOUTH POD, Register for DIG CAFÉ launch, BetterCloud Raises $75M, MemberHub
Hey, DIG NATION, The day has almost arrived. Bring a cup of your favorite morning brew and head on over to the DIG CAFÉ this Thursday at 11AM. Ease drop with intention as Jon Yarian and I meet with Thomas Rubenak, Senior Principal at Accenture Ventures, and JD Weinstein of Oracle for Startups to discuss Navigating the VC…
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Oracle for Startups on SOUTH POD, Everlywell Secures FDA Approval + tech news across the South
Hey, DIG NATION, Miss your old neighborhood coffee shop? And wish you could meet that executive, entrepreneur or expert there who could share a little advice? Well, we do too! And DIG CAFÉ is the next best thing. Drop in on the conversation next Thursday at 11AM, ask a question, and tell us what’s in…
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6AM City on Wild Pitch Wednesday, Strategic Sales Software, “The Biebs” & IP & Patent Attorney Duncan Byers on South Pod
Hey, DIG NATION, We’re back with Wild Pitch Wednesday next week at 11am featuring Ryan Heafy of 6AM City. 6AM is an audience development company in the local media space. As Ryan likes to say, “While our competitors are focused on becoming modern media (content) companies, 6AM is building a disruptive local publishing technology platform;…
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Telemedicine Thrives, Launch of DIG CAFÉ, Austin’s Swivel, Q.ai, Raleigh’s Red Hat, DC’s BurnAlong + “The Biebs” & IP & Patent Attorney Duncan Byers on South Pod
Hey, DIG NATION, Who says we can’t still gather and shoot the proverbial breeze? Get ready for DIG CAFÉ: Coffee Talk with Executives, Entrepreneurs & Experts. It’s new, fresh brewed, and casual just like your favorite neighborhood coffee shop. The idea is simple: Jon Yarian (my co-hosting partner in crime) meet up for coffee with…
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GoTab’s Mobile Restaurant Transactions, Uber in ATX, Windlift in Morrisville, PRA Health Sciences in RAL, SingleOps in ATL + Jon Jones on SOUTH POD
Notes from the Gar-office Neuroplasticity: The brain’s ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections throughout life. Neuroplasticity allows the neurons (nerve cells) in the brain to compensate for injury and disease and to adjust their activities in response to new situations or to changes in their environment. So there is hope: we will…
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Venture Carolina Lunch & Learn, Castellucci, Reveal Mobile, VUGO, AvidXchange, $8000 in Free Marketing Credits + Home Lending Pal on Wild Pitch Wednesday
In this moment an explosion of creativity is happening all around us. Call it nature’s pressure test. And it’s baked into the DNA of disruption, the source-code of evolution. What are you working on … a revolutionary, more sustainable fuel? Unlocking the human genome? Self-reinvention? Whatever it is, reach out. Give us a shout. And…
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Investors Pour Money Into Next Glass, K4Connect, SC Dept of Unemployment Chat Bot, BestFit, CureMint, + Interloop on Wild Pitch Wednesday!
NOTES FROM THE GAROFFICE Ready for the rebound? Good. Then buckle up. This week we’re sharing more joyful news – Next Glass is more than half full as the Wilmington, NC-based company raised an undisclosed round from Providence Strategic Growth. We also have stories about K4Connect, an AI-powered bot you can chat up at the SC…
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From Raleigh RIoT Goes Global
Guest post submitted by Raleigh-based economic development organization RIoT Many involved with tech and entrepreneurship in the South are aware of RIoT, an economic development organization headquartered in Raleigh that helps startups and companies utilize data and capture Internet of Things (IoT) opportunities. RIoT has taken both the tech and startup world by storm, expanding…
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Ready for the Rebound: Read About Blockchain and Immunization Passports, Climate Service, Cloosiv, Aledade, GuestBox and Interloop on Wild Pitch!
Garage … Office … Garoffice. There. I’ve coined it and that’s where I’m writing to you from, DIG NATION. So our world is upside down and we need to consider every angle on every possible solution to stop this descent into the maelstrom (yes, that’s an Edgar Allan Poe reference. He once lived large in our hometown…
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Regulr Guests on Wild Pitch Wed, Airstream Startup Pivots to First Responders, Atlatl, LocatorX, Powerhome, AcreTrader, Oracle Webinar
Healthcare practitioners are being encouraged, if they can, not to stay under the same roof as their families. Family medicine physician Eric Berryman is working shifts in Ocala emergency rooms and commuting back to the bay area. Two years ago, his mother-in-law found GuestWings, booked it during a family visit here and loved it. The…
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Wild Pitch Wed, Blackbaud Announces COVID Support, Groups360 in NSV, Airbrake in ATX, Teamworks in DRH, EternaTear in RAL
Blackbaud Announces New Measures to Support Customers and Global Community in Response to Pandemic DIG SOUTH Tech Summit sponsor Blackbaud is seeing the needs and impact of COVID-19 manifest in many ways for its customers depending on the organization type. Many private K–12 schools across the U.S. are using Blackbaud’s cloud solutions to swiftly move classes…
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AlertMedia Raises $15M, NextPlay in Durham, CallRail in ATL, Bandwidth in Raleigh, TrueBridge in Chapel Hill + Stage 2 Capital on SOUTH POD
To state the obvious, the world is much more complicated than it was a month ago. Austin-based emergency communications startup AlertMedia sees itself as a critical component to helping businesses keep their employees safe and informed. The company announced it has raised $15 million in new Series C funding to hire about 20 new employees to…
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Enabling the Spirit of Invention in Times of Crisis: RIoT Launches MISSION-R
Hidden within every crisis are a myriad of opportunities – opportunities to choose giving over self-serving, compassion over fear, to utilize our talents and skills in unique and practical ways. Crises create opportunities to solve acute problems and explore new business ideas and technologies that can accomplish all of the above. Those who chase opportunity…
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OurStreets Crowdsources Supplies, WeWork, Liger, Pendo, BioMedomis, Stage2Capital on SOUTH POD, King + Columbus Crisis Webinar
OurStreets, a D.C.-born app that crowdsources road safety and micromobility complaints, has launched a new feature aimed at curbing grocery store panic shopping amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis. OurStreets lets users report which grocery and convenience stores are stocked with essential items. Users can also report whether they were able to practice social distancing at…
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RioT Announces MISSION-R, LaunchTN in NASH, Plant Health Care in RAL, CData Software in Chapel Hill, Earth Renewable Technology in Brevard
RioT Announces MISSION-R: RIoT’s Moonshot Goal Response to COVID-19 Raleigh, NC-based non-profit accelerator, lab and startup ecosystem supporter RIoT is launching MISSION-R on April 2 at 1pm EST via webinar. RIoT will host experts in the medtech and economic development space to share how they’re fighting for both our health and our economy. According to RIoT’s website, “The…
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Overline Announces $17.5M, Aperiomics, Neighbor, Validic, TeleHealth, & Theorem on SOUTH POD
New Atlanta-Based VC Fund Overline Announces Closing $17.5M of $25M Fund, Wants To Propel Startups To Success With coronavirus news currently roiling financial markets, some might guess that recently launched venture capital funds would hold off on whatever they were planning a few months ago. But that’s not what Michael Cohn and Sean O’Brien, founder-operators of…
