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After Months of Hacking the Violence, Goodie Nation Shows Off At Demo Night
by Angela Kingby Angela KingGoodie Innovation Demo Night is like graduation: half presentation + half celebration Goodie Nation’s Goodie Innovation Pre-Accelerator is a four-month mission-driven tech program designed to launch early-stage startups that help reduce inequality…
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Reflekt Me may have just moved to town, but the RetailTech startup is no stranger to the Atlanta startup ecosystem. The startup, dedicated to making e-commerce shopping a more inclusive…
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Tackling Global Issues | Goodie Nation Calls for Ideas to Hack STDs and Cancer
by Angela Kingby Angela KingSocial impact pre-accelerator Goodie Nation is producing the Spring 2018 version of Goodie Impact Pre-Accelerator, a three-month program designed to help passionate leaders launch early-stage tech startups, open source projects,…
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The Southeast’s largest and most prestigious venture capital conference, Venture Atlanta, has launched several area unicorns and helped startups raised $6.5 billion in funding to date. 91 new companies selected…
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WeWork Labs Unveils First Atlanta Location With Launch Week Event
by Chanel Leeby Chanel LeeAfter successful rollouts in Miami and Durham, North Carolina, WeWork Labs has launched its first Atlanta location downtown today at 101 Marietta Street. Serial entrepreneur and Goodie Nation founder Joey…
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This event serves as one part celebration, and one part fundraiser for our Hack 4 Cancer + STDs initiative which includes our Impact Pre-Accelerator, College Impact programming, and K-12 Impact…
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It’s difficult to describe in a few words how much entrepreneur Joey Womack does. The self-proclaimed ‘Rebel With a Cause’ is shacking up communities and companies at their core through his businesses, Amplify 4…
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Going through an accelerator can be a rite of passage for many startups looking to build or scale a business. But a mini-accelerator? Atlanta-based Goodie Nation is teaming up with…
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This Elementary School Teacher Wants to Reduce Violence With A Literacy App
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinSouth Fulton elementary school teacher Baiyina Jihad was searching for a way to encourage less violence in classrooms. The former Teach For America educator was playing with different ideas when…
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Atlanta’s ‘Intentionally Good’ Project Secures $100K From Famed Silicon Valley Impact Investors to Close Startup Gaps
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinA coalition of social impact-focused Atlanta organizations have landed a $100,000 grant from the inaugural Kapor Center Tech Done Right challenge. The grant will be used to launch the Intentionally…
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Let Your Ideas Take Flight: ATL Thinks! Invites Entrepreneurs to Design the Airport of the Future
by Angela Kingby Angela KingLook up! It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s ATL Thinks! soaring into the future of aviation. ATL Thinks! is a 30-day innovation program designed to highlight Atlanta’s talented people and…
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Mini City Solves Homeless Population’s Identification Challenge With Wearable Devices
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinAtlanta’s entrepreneurial and technology scene has many positives to speak to: the city is home to one of the oldest accelerators in the country, the fourth-largest tech startup hub and…
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How Goodr App Founder Mobilizes Food Rescue and Serves the Hungry
by Kristyn Backby Kristyn BackAs Southerners we like to eat; it’s a cultural prerequisite. But that pile of fried chicken on our stack of waffles (with perfect parts syrup and hot sauce) leaves us with…
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Here’s How Tech Startups Are Fighting Atlanta’s 35+ Food Deserts
by Muriel Vegaby Muriel VegaA recent Georgia Tech study found that people in food deserts, a term used by the USDA to describe communities with limited access to grocery stores, eat food that is…
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AtlBlackTech to host virtual panel on the State of Atlanta’s Black Tech Ecosystem
2020 has refocused national attention on police abuse of power, racism and issues of economic inequality in profound ways. Building off the momentum from their 2019 event, AtlBlackTech is back…
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With the help of some amazing partners, Goodie Nation is producing the Spring 2018 version of Goodie Impact Pre-Accelerator, a three-month program designed to help passionate leaders launch early-stage tech…
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Good Stories on #GivingTuesday will feature interviews and panels with the amazing founders, experts, and partners from Goodie Nation’s Intentionally Good community. We’ll discuss wins, failures, founder journeys, industry insights,…
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Success is never final, failure is never fatal. FuckUp Nights Atlanta is kicking off its 2018 campaign with a bang — an awesome lineup of failure stories, a new bi-monthly…