This is part of our How We Work series, which focuses on how successful southeastern tech companies are developing authentic work cultures. Rented.com, formerly VacationFutures, was doing well at the close of 2016. The startup, founded in 2012 to connect rental property owners with professional managers, had raised capital, presented at Venture Atlanta, and was seeing steady, […]
Developing an efficient sales cycle is essential for a company to successfully scale. The process from lead acquisition to a closed deal needs to be fast, transparent and easy for potential customers. However, sometimes an unsuspecting factor can actually halt a promising lead from joining the client roster — contract exhaustion. A long contract with […]
TV and video can be a great way to connect your brand, company and message to a lot of people fast. But wait — what do you do with your hands? Where should your eyes focus? What if you’re so weird on camera that you end up turning everyone off? Worry not, says Cara Kneer, […]
It’s been a little over a month since the Supreme Court struck down a federal ban on sports betting, clearing the way for any state to offer legal sports betting if they want it. Delaware and New Jersey were quick to open up the market, followed by lawmakers passing legislation in Pennsylvania, Mississippi and West […]
For Southern Company, innovation wasn’t a choice — the umbrella company of more than a dozen electric and natural gas utilities and energy businesses, the energy giant realized that the future of how consumers consume energy is changing, sooner rather than later. Rather than taking a “wait-and-see” approach or bringing in outside consultants less familiar […]