Category: Emerging Tech
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Six finalists to compete for $10,000 at Startup Day 2018, Traction Award nominees announced
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Innov865 Alliance has selected six East Tennessee startups as pitch competition finalists and three Traction Award nominees for Startup Day 2018. The winners of the pitch competition and Traction Award will be announced on Sept. 25 during the signature event of Innov865 Week, an annual celebration of Knoxville’s thriving entrepreneurial community…
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Not the Original Plan: How Wyndy CEO Tommy Mayfield Changed the Babysitting Business
Knowing when to make a personal pivot can be a business life saver. From attorney to startup entrepreneur, Wyndy co-founder and CEO Tommy Mayfield details how his life took a turn as he and wife Ginger cofounded a business to solve their own problem: how to readily find reliable and trustworthy babysitters. Tommy shares tips…
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Meet the Marvelous Misty Lister: ETC South Experience Director
Due to the fantastic growth of DIG SOUTH Tech Conference last April, the October 25 launch of our new fall confab – DIG on the 1/2 Shell – and the addition of ETC South, we decided it was high time to up the ante on your complete DIG SOUTH experience. Enter: the marvelous Misty Lister. As our newest DIG Team member, Misty will…
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Atlatl Releases bCommerce™: The Power of Visual Configuration on Your Website
Atlatl Software, which offers the QuoteBooks Cloud, CPQ and Visual CPQ products geared towards the unique manufacturer and distributor relationship, announces a new product offering: bCommerce™ Visual Configurator. Building on the success of their manufacturing-specific Visual CPQ platform, bCommerce™ gives users access to Atlatl’s 3D Visual Configurator from their web browser. “The dramatic change in…
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Jon and Stanfield’s Rookie Season: How Does this Pod Thing Work?
Testing … testing … ahem … Co-hosts Jon Yarian and Stanfield Gray embarked on a weekly podcast last January. The goal was simple: expand on their passion for showcasing stories of entrepreneurs, executives and experts in the South. Eureka! SOUTH POD was born. We thought it would be fun to share a few outtakes from…
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Jet-setting into Computer Science with Megan Landau
From Wyoming to South Carolina, scuba diving instructor to working with robots, Megan Landau has a long list of accomplishments at an early age. Following an internship with Google and graduating from the College of Charleston, she’s currently an Associate Software Engineer for ABC/Disney. On this edition of South Pod, Landau shares peripatetic globetrotting adventures…
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K4Connect Enlists Voice and Artificial Intelligence Expert as SVP of Engineering
K4Connect, a mission-centered technology company that creates connected-life solutions for older adults and those living with disabilities, announced today that Kuldip Pabla has joined the company as the Senior Vice President of Engineering. In his role, Pabla will oversee the continued development of K4Community, the Company’s solution designed specifically for and with the residents and…
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SE Healthcare’s Stephanie K. Sargent Talks HealthTech Disruption & How to Leverage Data
Stephanie K. Sargent, Vice President of Product Development and Quality at SE Healthcare, joins the pod live from DIG SOUTH. Sargent discusses patient engagement and why organizations must effectively examine and deploy data. Bonus tips: Stephanie shares insights and pontificates on her career pivot. Catch a new episode of SOUTH POD every Tuesday night at…
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G2Crowd Ranks InsureSign No. 1 E-signature Software for Usability
G2Crowd, the world’s leading business solutions review website, released its Summer 2018 Report on e-signature software – InsureSign ranks No. 1 for its usability and customer support. InsureSign is currently the highest rated e-signature tool for overall satisfaction on G2Crowd, with 4.9 out of 5 possible stars (a 97 percent satisfaction score). “We’ve always focused…
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Navigating the World of AR/VR with John Buzzell of You Are Here
Technology: you can fear it (and run), or embrace the future. On this edition of South Pod, You Are Here President John Buzzell talks immersive technology and shares insights on how businesses can utilize AR and VR technology to train and market. The way we experience the world is changing; embrace it and thrive! Catch…
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The Heart of It: Startup Support with Oracle’s Jason Williamson
While many believe money is the foundation of a healthy startup, it’s actually relationships that form the core. Jason Williamson, Vice President, Startup Ecosystem at DIG SOUTH sponsor Oracle, joins the pod to share about their support of the startup community, why they do not take equity in exchange for investments and how you can…
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The New Way to Work with Helpfully’s Zach Pousman
Zach Pousman, Founder of Atlanta-based Helpfully, joins us on the podcast live from DIG SOUTH 2018 to discuss the new way to work. While many firms simply tell you how to do something, Helpfully gets down in the dirt to help other companies see the future and create what’s needed. We talk digital project design,…
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Lift Off! How to Maintain Values Despite Rapid Growth with Shipt’s Sam Lederman
Sam Lederman, Growth Manager of the United States’ fastest growing, on demand grocery delivery service, Shipt joins the pod live from DIG SOUTH 2018 in Charleston. We take a look at business in the South (vs business in the North) and how to foster loyalty among both customers and employees. Bonus: Sam shares how…
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Future’s Gold: Cryptocurrency CoinRoutes with Dave Weisberger
Live from DIG SOUTH 2018, CoinRoutes CEO and Co-Founder Dave Weisberger takes us into the future of currency. Dave shares how he put the cart before the horse and built his product before seeking funding. Take a dive into trading and value details, flash events, regulations, patents and more. Catch a new episode of SOUTH…
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ESW Capital: The Secret Sauce to Running Better Tech Companies with Alex Western
While everyone else is shopping for talent and tech, ESW Capital is shopping for companies. Alex Western, Managing Director of ESW Capital, has the secret sauce to running tech companies better on this special episode of SOUTH POD. Catch a new episode of SOUTH POD every Tuesday night at 8PM EST, streaming live. To download this…
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Charleston’s Galloping Gazelles
The Economist recently reported that while overall business formation is down nationwide, fast-growing startups are in high gear. These fast-growth new businesses or “gazelles” have disproportionately positive impact on employment & economic growth, and are no longer limited to Silicon Valley, Boston, and New York. In fact, the Charleston metro scores as one of the highest-growth entrepreneurial…
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Three Reasons to Visit Oracle at DIG SOUTH
Think Oracle and small, high-growth companies have nothing in common? You’d be surprised. Here, at Oracle, we’re gearing up to soak in the energy and innovation coming out of this year’s DIG SOUTH Tech Conference in Charleston, South Carolina at the end of this month (April 25-27). For the uninitiated, conference organizers bill DIG SOUTH…
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You Are Here: Q & A with President John Buzzell
On this edition of South Pod, You Are Here President John Buzzell answers some rapid-fire questions about immersive technology. How do businesses utilize AR and VR technology to train and market? Listen in to find out. Catch a new episode of SOUTH POD every Tuesday night at 8PM EST, streaming live. To download this show and…
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How to Crush It When You’re Not a Unicorn; Smashing Boxes CEO Nick Jordan Gives the 411
So you have great ideas but you’re not a unicorn startup and you don’t live in Silicon Valley? Nick Jordan CEO of Smashing Boxes is on South Pod with hosts Stanfield Gray and Jon Yarian to breakdown all of your startup and entrepreneurial misconceptions. Watch this episode for his take on startup ecosystems, inspiration, and…
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Call for Startups Announced by DIG SOUTH Tech Conference
Early- to Growth-Stage Companies Invited to Present to the South’s Top Investors April 27 at Charleston Gaillard Center DIG SOUTH Tech Conference has announced its call for startups to join DIG SOUTH Wild Pitch 2018, sponsored by SCRA, on Friday, April 27 at the Charleston Gaillard Center. Held on the third day of the DIG…
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Queen City Fintech Welcomes Spring Accelerator Cohort
Charlotte, NC – Of nearly 150 applications from 18 countries and 20 states, only ten fintech companies were selected for the Queen City Fintech Spring 2018 Cohort. The twelve-week accelerator program begins work with Class 8 on March 26th and concludes with the Fintech Generations Conference on June 13th. Fintech Generations Presented By Oracle, the premier fintech event in…
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Health IT in the Deep South Represents at #HIMSS18
It’s tradeshow season, which means every sector of technology produces its own acronym-laden superbowl that tens of thousands of vendors, integrators and buyers flock to. For consumer electronics, it’s CES. For cybersecurity, it’s RSA. And for health IT, it’s this week’s HIMSS. Unlike other tech sectors, the Southeastern United States arguably has the strongest presence…
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Propelling Towards the Future: Atlatl CEO Marc Murphy Talks Scaling Up
Life is full of change. And dramatically change he did when Marc Murphy shifted from a career in the military to a corporate gig to the scrappy hustle of helming a venture backed startup. Now CEO of Charleston-based Atlatl Software, Murphy reflects on the evolving local tech scene and shares his forward looking view of…
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Blinktbi Announces Appointment of Harvey W. Schiller to Board of Directors
Brigadier General Harvey W. Schiller, USAF Ret., Ph.D., was recognized by Sports Business Journal as a pioneer and innovator in sports business who has shaped the future of the industry. Throughout a long and prominent career, Schiller has demonstrated the ability to build successful organizations through both acquisition and talent development, education, innovation, and successful…
