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Switchyards Closes 2017 With Its Last Consumer Show Of the Year (Aww)

Switchyards Closes 2017 With Its Last Consumer Show Of the Year (Aww)

Switchyards is not going to let you end 2017 without giving you one last consumer show (Yay!) I'm sure you've heard by now: Our favorite B2C startup hub Switchyards Downtown Club hosts a monthly pitch event focused on consumer startups — “The Consumer Show” (#theconsumershow). Five startups

Fred!

Meet Fred! The First Switchyards-Supported Founder Startup That Takes On Landscape Design

Earlier this year, B2C startup hub Switchyards Downtown Club announced its Founder-in-Residence program. Select would-be entrepreneurs had the opportunity to work on building a startup from the ground up with support and mentorship from the Switchyards founding team. They shared their interest in exploring consumer-facing industries

Venture Atlanta 10 year anniversary

Venture Atlanta Turns 10: A Look Back On A Defining Decade

This year will see the ten-year anniversary of Venture Atlanta, the largest investor conference in the Southeast and a part of the history of some of the most iconic Atlanta names: from Silverpop to Kabbage to Parkmobile. Both B2B and B2C Atlanta successes have taken the Venture stage to

Made With Soul: On Branding A Building

"Brand" is a tricky concept to define — particularly for a startup. You may be playing with your product, finding your market fit, and trying to land those first defining customers. But its at that time that it's most important to start building and refining a strong,

1 year + 1 Month Later, The Consumer Show Keeps On Growing

1 year + 1 Month Later, The Consumer Show Keeps On Growing

Switchyards is gearing up for its monthly Thursday night take over – The Consumer Show. #theconsumershow highlights five startups, each of which presents their pitch for five minutes. Then, to foster community support, each startup will address two topics: what help they could use from the community and what they'

Get Your Monthly Dose of The Consumer Show

Get Your Monthly Dose of The Consumer Show

5, 4, 3, 2, 1...we're on! Switchyards Downtown Club is bringing you another installment of its monthly pitch event, The Consumer Show, on February 2nd. The pros call it “The Consumer Show” (or #theconsumershow for our Twitteratti) because it’s only for startups that build products for