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It’s impossible to escape the “myth of the garage” in the startup world.  That myth is so embedded in the origin story of companies like Google, Apple, Amazon, and HP…

Aircraft maintenance costs major U.S. airlines billions every year. Every time there’s a maintenance delay (and a lot of grumpy passengers), the airline feels the impact immediately on its bottom…

The national opioid prescribing rate started increasing in 2006, with the total number of prescriptions dispensed peaking in 2012 at more than 255 million. Ranging from hydrocodone to oxycodone, opioids bind…

Last year, Kela Ivonye found himself uprooting from his home base in Louisville, Kentucky to Silicon Valley for an extended period of time for not just one, but two startup…

Funding — one of the most confusing parts of every entrepreneur’s journey. From asking friends and family to looking for seed capital to a solid venture-backed funding round, it’s hard…

This past weekend, Silicon Valley-based seed fund 500 Startups hosted a Unity and Inclusion Summit in Atlanta to gather preeminent investors, veteran and first-time entrepreneurs, and technology educators and students…

Diversity is not just a PR strategy or recruiting tactic. It’s what 500 Startups — and these Atlanta leaders — are all about. 500 Startups, an early-stage venture fund and seed accelerator…

“It’s hard to convince people that their babies are ugly,” laughed Tammy Camp about founders and their companies at last week’s fireside chat with 500 Startups at Tech Square Labs.…