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Comcast’s The Farm Accelerator Managing Director Brings Corporate Chops and An Entrepreneurial Edge

Burunda Prince-Jones

The Farm, the Atlanta-based startup accelerator backed by Comcast NBCUniversal and directed by Boulder-based startup program Boomtown, has announced Burunda Prince-Jones as its Managing Director. Prince-Jones is an management executive with an entrepreneurial background, who most recently operated a high-performance consulting firm. Now, she’ll lead entrepreneurs through a personalized, fast-paced program designed to help them […]

Have An Idea but Don’t Know Where to Start? Idea-Stage Accelerator Launches in Atlanta

Silicon Valley-based Founder Institute, an idea-stage accelerator program, has opened an Atlanta outpost to scout the most promising startup ideas on the scene. With operations in 60+ countries and a portfolio value estimated in excess of $15 billion, the Founder Institute has opened applications for the chapter’s inaugural fall semester. The Institute has operations in over […]

Why Corporations Like Mercedes-Benz Are Sending Employees Through This Startup Accelerator

Traditionally, a startup accelerator is just what it sounds like — a fast-moving program that accelerates an early-stage company through ideation, customer discovery and branding, and go-to-market with successful culmination being a full-fledged product. During the process founders might see product pivots or learn about an untapped sector of the market, but they are largely […]

Get a First Look at the Spring CivicX Cohort

CivicX first look

CivicX: Inspiring and Equipping Changemakers Across the Globe Here’s The Problem In the U.S., over 57% of US adults – nearly 138 million – struggle financially. More than half of Americans have little or no savings at all. The financial health of lower income families, young adults, immigrants, and other disadvantaged communities is increasingly threatened […]

Why Is The Aflac Duck Looking to Invest $100M In Startups?

Aflac 100m fund

You know them as the duck whose honking quack reminds you that — oh yeah, you really need to pay your insurance bill. Columbus, GA-based Aflac, a company with 60-year-old roots in Georgia, is a household name in the insurance space: they are the number one provider of voluntary work site insurance in the U.S. […]

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