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Thad Oviatt

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Coronavirus Startup Survival Stories: Thad Oviatt of Parkent Cycles

The novel coronavirus COVID-19 is impacting businesses across the globe, including Southern startups. We want to know how you're being affected, as a startup founder, employee, investor or general member of the community. We're publishing selected stories sent directly from you, only making edits where

Last Night at TechCrunch Meetup Atlanta

Last Night at TechCrunch Meetup Atlanta

We were in the house last night at Privé for TechCrunch Meetup Atlanta to see 8 local startups, including some we've covered here at Hype, compete in a pitch-off. In front of a packed house and 5 judges made up of of TechCrunch writers and local VCs,

February's Startup Village | Meet the Companies

February's Startup Village | Meet the Companies

On Monday night, Atlanta Tech Village hosted Startup Village, Atlanta's largest monthly pitch event full of awesome startups and inspiring individuals. Special shoutout to MC Jon Birdsong and the rest of the Atlanta Tech Village crew for putting together yet another awesome event. Erin Lewis, the powerhouse woman

Parkent Cycles | Not Your Average Bike Lock

Parkent Cycles | Not Your Average Bike Lock

Bicycle theft is a $350 million problem in the United States. This equates to a $400 bicycle stolen every 30 seconds. The solution: Parkent Cycles. They have created a bike rack that “hugs” your bicycle by locking the wheel and the frame. It is activated using a phone, smart card,

Pitch Practice Recap: Bike locks, Cocktails, Trading, WhatsApp for Physicians & More

Pitch Practice is a weekly meetup to help startup entrepreneurs practice and perfect their 30-second and 3-minute pitch to investors, prospects, partners, and anyone else who asks, "What does your startup do?" Their fearless leader, Kevin Sandlin, wrote the rundown below of the pitches from June