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Randi Zuckerberg

Why Randi Zuckerberg Thinks Techpreneurs Are "Missing Out" On the South

Randi Zuckerberg, the technology executive and entrepreneur behind Zuckerberg Media, doesn't do things in the traditional way. A strong advocate for STEM education, particularly for females, Zuckerberg has firsthand experienced being an outlier — she describes how, in her early days in Silicon Valley, she was often the only

Luke Marklin

This Former Uber Manager Is Still Disrupting the Transportation Industry As Bellhops CEO

Bellhops started with two recently-graduated college students who were fed up with the complexities of moving multiple times in their early adult years. They employed a contractor worker model (many of the "bellhops" being college students themselves) and focus on small-scale moving, unlike traditional larger operations

fitsi health

This Patient-Centric Tool Tackles the Massive Challenge of Hospital-Acquired Infections

Kathleen Puri had been a nurse for many years, but it wasn't until she became a hospital patient that the issue of hospital patient hygiene began to truly bother her. She noticed that patients confined to a hospital bed had no way to conveniently and easily wash their

IMSA

This Company Relocated To Tennessee For Chattanooga's "Best In the World" Gig Fiber

One would think a company focused specifically on alleviating maritime (water-bound) risks would surely have to be located in a state on the coast. But Corey Ranslem, founder of International Maritime Security (IMSA), made the decision to move his company from Florida to Chattanooga, TN, specifically because of the

sue's tech kitchen

Randi Zuckerberg Is Opening A NASA-Designed, Tech-Fueled Food Pop Up In Chattanooga

Between Pokemon Go and VR arcades, kids these days are being exposed to high-tech entertainment options early. Randi Zuckerberg thinks this is a good thing, citing this exposure as an early way to get children engaged and interested in technology, coding, or science. To that end, she’s launching

spoken app

Spoken Integrates Seamless English Language Lessons Into Your Favorite Messaging Apps

After time spent teaching English abroad, Henry Blue realized there were several gaps in language education that are making barriers, particularly for business people trying to become proficient in English. Private tutors cost a hefty chunk of change, but online and mobile tools were clunky — especially considering the average person

CPR Lifewrap

CPR LifeWrap Allows Anyone, Anywhere, To Be a Lifesaver

When a person has a heart attack, survival is a game of seconds and often depends on the individual immediately getting CPR from someone nearby. Unfortunately, less than half of those who experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest get the immediate help that they need before the professionals arrive.

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