Entrepreneurship Week Hosting Nashville Event in the Lead-up to Southland
General 5/24/13 1:54 pm • Walker Duncan
Hopefully, everyone is getting geared up for the upcoming Southland Festival which is slated to go off June 12-13 in Nashville thanks to the folks at LaunchTN. That event, however, is not the only one set to take place that week. Recently we were contacted by Jon Leonardo (pictured), the founder various Entrepreneurship Weeks around the Eastern U.S., who let us know that they will be hosting a Nashville event featuring a pair of panel discussions in the lead-up to Southland. The discussions will focus on social entrepreneurship and marketing. Speakers will include Everly founder Kyle McCollom and Cool People Care founder Sam Davidson. Sponsors include Cool People Read More
Artists, Venues, Fans: Shomolive’s Dynamic Live Music Network
General 5/24/13 1:06 pm • Kaylee York
Artists, venues, and fans rely on each other for support and exposure in the online music community, yet so many of these music hubs lack personal communication, ease of use, and incentive-oriented involvement. Scott Jermyn recognized these dilemmas in the net-based live music industry and has put together a concise solution with his startup: ShomoLive. ShomoLive is: A social network for fans An online self-booking platform for artists A live music search engine An easy marketing tool for venues Business Inception For the past 4 years, Scott Jermyn has taken the leap from the Real Estate industry to pursue his passion – enhancing the quality of the live music experience. We Read More
ETP Podcast: Lessons Learned From One Entrepreneur’s Ventures into the Unknown
General 5/24/13 12:40 pm • Clark Buckner
Living by his mantra ‘follow the rabbit,’ Jake explores the unknown in both his personal and professional life. He is an entrepreneur, dreamer, and technology nerd at heart. At the age of 19 Jake founded his first venture and grew the company from a bootstrapped startup into vibrant leader in the media production industry, a testament to his drive and vision. Currently, Jake is the founder and CEO of Telehealth PT, a company that is focused on revolutionizing the physical therapy industry. In this episode, Jake shares with us details about his entrepreneurial journey, discussing topics such as having the courage to try, having vision, and being open Read More
Silicon Valley Pop Up Accelerator Coming to Memphis
General 5/24/13 12:18 pm • Walker Duncan
Our neighbor to the west will soon play host to an exciting pop-up accelerator event put on by Silicon Valley’s NewME. The three-day event which is slated to take place June 28-30, will feature one-on-one coaching along with invaluable opportunities for the Memphis community to congregate and network. “We’re excited to be a catalyst in the already diverse and fast-growing tech space in Memphis,” said CEO Angela Benton. “We’re anticipating some game-changing ideas from entrepreneurs that are placing Memphis as a competitive force in the tech and economic ecosystem.” At the end of it all, there will be a Demo Day where participants will pitch their projects to Read More
Briefly: Evermind Featured at SF Event
General 5/24/13 11:47 am • Walker Duncan
Last night, consumer electronics startup Evermind was part of the bill at an event in San Francisco featuring innovators working in the 50+ market. Aging 2.0 is described in the event listing as an “interdisciplinary, collaborative community drawn from business, research, policy, design and technology, together with older adults themselves. Our mission is to accelerate innovation to improve the quality of life for older adults around the world.” Evermind, founded by a crew of Griffin Technology veterans, graduated with the last class of Jumpstart Foundry in August of last year. Since then it has been making serious headway in the 50+ market presenting at AARP Health Innovation@50+ LivePitch Read More
VentureBeat: For Startups, Health Care Reform is a Huge Opportunity, HHS Tech Guy Says
General 5/24/13 9:09 am • SouthernAlpha
To hear Bryan Sivak tell it, the current turmoil and change coming on the heels of the Affordable Care Act is creating an environment rife with opportunity for the industrious entrepreneur. Where does Sivak get the credibility to make such an assertion? Well, he happens to be the chief technical officer and entrepreneur-in-residence at the Department of Health and Human Services. In this recent article from VentureBeat, Sivak lays out his case for the various opportunities he see’s emerging from the current market and places where founders could find fertile ground for new ventures. Given the fact that so many cities in the Southeast have such robust and Read More
Biz Foundry Helps Launch Eagle Labs
General 5/24/13 8:51 am • Walker Duncan
As our friends over at Teknovation.Biz let us know, yesterday, Cookeville, Tenn.’s Biz Foundry announced that it, along with some other partner entities has launched Eagle Labs. Formed in partnership with Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville Regional Medical Center, and Launch Tennessee, the new entity is design to further economic development efforts in the region and to “foster collaboration between private industry, education, research and the entrepreneurial community in order to serve as a catalyst for innovation, and in turn economic growth and job production.” The full release is as follows: COOKEVILLE—On Thursday, several organizations unveiled a regional initiative to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in the Upper Cumberland. Eagle Read More
ISM, Horton, Qualifacts and Mercury Intermedia Are in… Are You?
General 5/23/13 3:30 pm • SouthernAlpha
In case you missed our previous announcements, SouthernAlpha and our BFF Industrial Strength Marketing (ISM) have teamed up with an awesome group of sponsors, currently Horton Group, Qualifacts and Mercury Intermedia, to set up a roadtrip to score some luxury coaches and some sweet food and beverages. We’re heading to Jackson! “Why are we hitting Jackson?” you might ask. Well that would be because noted Silicon Valley UX expert Janice Fraser will be on hand to conduct a workshop on the subject. Rarely will you have an opportunity in Tennessee to learn from a more vaunted expert in the field than you will next week. Apparently a lot of Read More
