“In my very first company, which was an engineering design company, I had an advisor who was fond of using that term ‘Go where they ain’t,’” said Founder and CEO of Cathedral Leasing Doug Speight. “His philosophy was to go into industries and go into … [Read more]
COCO’s Alex Rodriguez marries tech solutions with family traditions
Alex Rodriguez is the co-founder and CEO of Workmand, a platform that connects small businesses with local contractors on demand. The 21-year-old is also the entrepreneur in residence at COCO in Minneapolis, Minnesota – the youngest EIR in … [Read more]
Capital Factory’s Marcos Cunha turns his hobby into a successful venture
Marcos Cunha has worked to make the world available at a push of a button, and now his mission is to make the tech industry accessible as well.Cunhas – the creator of YouRoam, a service that allows users to user their own phone numbers while … [Read more]
Galvanize’s Aniya Williams diversifies audio industry with wearable tech in San Francisco
Founder and CEO of TINSEL Aniya Williams is making tech more accessible to women in a very literal sense by creating jewelry that blends everyday technology seamlessly into stylish outfits.At first glance, the company’s first product, “The … [Read more]
Thomas K.R. Stovall turns one question into collaboration at 1871 Chicago
Thomas K.R. Stovall knows about the power of partnership and feedback: He lives with it every day.The Google for Entrepreneurs and CODE2040 entrepreneur in residence with Chicago’s 1871 is the founder of CandidCUP Micro Feedback, a micro-survey … [Read more]
‘Building a service first’ minimizes front-end risk for Grand Circus Detroit’s Tara Reed
From affordable art to a diverse tech industry, it’s Tara Reed’s mission to make more things more accessible to more people, all while minimizing risk.And she’s doing it a conversation at a time.Reed is the CEO of Kollecto, an affordable … [Read more]