Profiles

Earlier this summer, Cox Enterprises and global accelerator Techstars announced that they were extending their partnership to launch a second Techstars program in Atlanta, this one focused on social impact…

Investor Real Talk will dive into the deep end with the folks that hold the pocketbook in the startup world. We’ll get into angel funding, VC, growth equity, and even…

When G.P. “Bud” Peterson was appointed President of Georgia Tech in 2009, the campus and surrounding neighborhood looked quite different than its 2019 iteration. Many of the skyline-defining buildings —…

Aaron Gani has always been a technologist, but it wasn’t until he caught what he calls the “healthcare bug” that he was exposed to what a massive industry chronic disease…

“For most of my career, I have been in these roles where I’ve had to galvanize and mobilize people with completely different backgrounds around these common causes.” Duriya Farooqui is…

Starbucks made headlines in 2014 when it announced its College Achievement Plan, which allowed any employee who worked at least 20 hours a week to earn a bachelor’s college degree…

While a college student in the early 2000s, Catherine Tabor started a concierge errands business to earn a bit of cash. As the business was growing along with its internet…

A common theme Alicia Scott reiterates when talking about entrepreneurship is connections. The new executive director of women-focused business accelerator Launchpad2X believes that connections, from advisors to other founders, can…