Category: News
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What a Coffee Shop Run-In Showed Me About Mentorship
“Hey, did you teach Music Management at the College of Charleston?” said the smiling, tatt-sleeved woman, snagging her espresso on the counter next to mine. “Yes, I did.” Doing the math in my head … eleven, twelve years ago, was it? “I graduated and went straight into the music business,” she continued, “… toured with…
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How Southern Entrepreneurial Ecosystems are Addressing the Diversity Gap
The Kauffman Foundation just released their annual State of Entrepreneurship report, outlining three “mega trends” that will shape the future of entrepreneurship. Along with shifting trends in geography and the nature and frequency of job creation, demographics will play an increasingly important role in the health and speed of our nation’s innovation. According to their…
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Why I Dig Vox, Jet, Casper and the Timeless Streets of Charleston – And You Will Too
At its best, DIG Innovation Conference should inspire and connect you in original fashion. To do that, we have to think and do things differently from the typical conference. And we do. DIG SOUTH is produced in a beautiful performing arts center, not a hotel ballroom. We curate inimitable speakers like Dr. Robert Cooper, a…
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DIG the Innovators: February 14, 2017
DIG the Innovators is a bi-weekly brief on the latest and greatest from leading brands and fiercely ambitious entrepreneurs across the South. These are the people and companies who make our #SucceedInTheSouth motto ring true. Southern cities getting their daily dose of Fiber Google Fiber, that is. The super-fast Internet recently debuted a swanky new…
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8 Southern Companies Who Won Big During Super Bowl 51
First, let’s just be honest: we’re sad the Falcons didn’t #RiseUp to win Sunday’s big game. But at least we’ve got leftover guacamole to ease our sorrows, and the fact that with Houston playing host and Atlanta on the field, Super Bowl 51 drew some exciting attention to the South. Last week, #FalconsFriday was celebrated…
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Wising Up Waste: Atlanta and Trash Tech Company Rubicon Pilot Smart City Program
The Internet of Things is a booming industry. It seems like almost every ordinary device, from speakers and automobiles to housekeeping products, has a connected version nowadays (Case in point: you can now buy a Wifi-connected, smartphone-triggered dog treat dispenser). With technology giants expanding into industries beyond their original focus and consumers using a wide…
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SalesLoft Raises $15 Million Series B From Primarily Atlanta Investors
In a town that sees no shortage of B2B software successes, SalesLoft has shown a particularly impressive determination to rise to the top. Yesterday, the sales development platform announced a Series B funding round of $15 million led by Atlanta SaaS legend David Cummings, with contributions by former funders Tom Noonan and Emergence Capital. The…
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DIG the Innovators: January 31
Welcome to our first roundup of the DIG the Innovators series — a bi-weekly brief on the latest and greatest from leading brands and fiercely ambitious entrepreneurs across the South. These are the people and companies who make our #SucceedInTheSouth motto ring true. Let’s jump right in: Atlanta scores big Turns out, the Falcons aren’t…
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4 Industries That Are Set To Explode In The South This Year
2016 was quite the year for co-working, SnapChat, online retail, and digital sports (and we’ll surely hear more about all of those from the likes of Casper CEO Philip Krim, Jet.com’s Liza Landsman, and the Atlanta Hawks’ Chief Creative Officer Peter Sorckoff at DIG ICON). Last year also laid a solid foundation for new developments…
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CMO Insights: A Former Coca-Cola exec shares her marketing advice
CMO Insights is a bi-weekly series from our partners at Atlanta-based Hypepotamus. Every-other week, they’ll share marketing advice from top Chief Marketing Officers. Thank you to Muriel Vaga for this week’s piece: Beam Suntory’s Global CMO Rebecca Messina ended her 22-year tenure at the Coca-Cola Company early last year, where she held global marketing leadership…
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Crush Your Resolutions with These Atlanta Startups
Our friends at Hypepotamus are all for self-improvement (it’s why they’re so committed to providing resources to help your hustle!) and there’s no better time for it than the start of a new year. Almost half of Americans say they make at least one New Year’s resolution. Unfortunately, by the end of the year less…
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9 Southern Companies That Will Make You More Productive
Whether you have a corporate job, a creative side hustle, or a growing startup (or heck, all three), you’re probably always on the hunt for ways to get sh*t done. It’s a good thing, then, that the productivity software industry is growing. Australian workplace software maker Atlassian just acquired Trello for $425 million, Asana raised…
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10 Southern Companies Growing the Sharing Economy in 2017
The sharing economy has exploded over the past few years, providing consumers with convenient access to goods and services and opening new income opportunities for anyone with a car, home, or household toolbox. Most anyone with a smart phone has used Airbnb or Uber; in September, the ride-sharing service reported 8 million users, 160,000…
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Atlanta Teams Hit It Out of the Park in Tech
Almost exactly two years ago, Twitter was flooded by Atlanta Hawks fans tweeting about their experience in Philips Arena. But the NBA team wasn’t trending for the score in the game against the Memphis Grizzlies, but for “Swipe Right Night,” a partner event between the Hawks and dating app Tinder. #SwipeRightATL is just one example of the…
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From Esports to Hollywood Films, Why Georgia’s Entertainment Industry is Booming
Our friends at Hypepotamus sat down with Asante Bradford to find out how he ups the ante on Georgia’s entertainment game. Move over, Hollywood. Georgia’s digital entertainment industry has seen explosive growth in the past few years, jumping from number five three years ago to being tied for number three on the list of top film production centers…
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8 Holiday Gift Boxes Made by Southern Entrepreneurs
You can now have pretty much anything selected, packaged, and delivered to your door on a regular basis. No really, there are subscription boxes for razors, dog treats, socks, meals…the list is endless. According to Bloomberg, nearly 2,000 companies have a subscription-style delivery service as part of their business plans, and subscription marketplace Cratejoy…
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Energy Mentor Network to give Tennessee entrepreneurs advantage in global energy marketplace
The Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council (TAEBC) recently announced the launch of the Energy Mentor Network, a proven mentorship program specifically for energy entrepreneurs and startups in Tennessee. Applications are now open for mentors and startups to participate in the Energy Mentor Network. The network, run by TAEBC in partnership with Launch Tennessee, was announced…
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11 Can’t miss Demo Days Coming up Around the South
The South is home to an array of startup accelerators and coding bootcamps — competitive programs that provide growth-stage companies and emerging software developers with the mentorship, connections, and resources they need to succeed. As the year comes to an end, many of these accelerators and code schools will host Demo Days, often complete…
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11 Southern Companies Giving Back on #GivingTuesday (and beyond)
While the Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday bargains are definitely worth celebrating, we’re particularly excited that today is #GivingTuesday, a “global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration.” The charitable movement is now entering its fifth year — last year alone, over 700,000 people across the globe…
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Six Southern startups bringing you gratitude and positivity this Thanksgiving
The “thanks – giving” part of Thanksgiving often gets overshadowed by stress. Do you really have to make Paleo-approved sides for your cousin? How do you make sure no one brings up the election? Will Waze actually save you from getting a speeding ticket? Exactly how early can you duck out of the office on…
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Our neighbors in Nichols, SC need your help
Community is more important than ever right now. And so, in the spirt of helping our neighbors, Treely, BoomTownROI, DIG SOUTH, and The Harbor Entrepreneur Center are asking folks to donate canned food and water or contribute directly to a Relief4Nichols fund for the town of Nichols, South Carolina. Nichols is a small town in…
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These Southern companies are making Election Day an unofficial holiday
Hundreds of tech companies are turning Election Day into an unofficial holiday so employees have time to get to the polls. And while a big number of the organizations that we’ve seen are New York or California-based (including major brands like Spotify, Thrillist, and Evernote), many Southern CEOs are actively encouraging their workforce to…
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The first-ever Palmetto Game Jam hits Charleston this November
Years from now you can look back on November 12th and 13th, 2016 and say “I competed in the very first Palmetto Game Jam. It was intense, joyful, grueling, and beautiful all at the same time. I worked with a small team to make a functioning video game in 24 hours. I don’t remember our…
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Get a dose of innovation with these 11 Southern healthcare companies
Are you a healthcare provider interested in using technology to improve the patient experience? Perhaps you’re an investor with eyes on the growing healthcare startup market? Or maybe you’re just a health-conscious person wanting new strategies to build immunity against Zika virus or the impending winter flu season? Whatever the reason, healthcare (and the business…
