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Road to Hire to Bring Paid Tech Training and Job Access to Under-Resourced Young Adults (18–25) in…

Austin Startup

Vanessa Baker, an August 2020 Road to Hire graduate, who is now a successful software engineer at Bank of America in Charlotte, said, “The power of Road to Hire to invest in and build the next generation of tech professionals cannot be quantified. with full benefits and an average starting salary of $55,000 or more. Learn more and apply now

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: LexSet

Austin Startup

The LexSet Co-Founders (left to right) CEO Francis Bitonti , President Leslie Oliver Karpas , and COO Azam Khan won $250,000 in Verizon’s Built on 5G Challenge The Forrest Four-Cast: March 3, 2020 LexSet serves AI engineers, especially those with limited resources, with a better way to annotate photos. Collaborate with passion and generosity.

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Opportunity Hub Partners with Capital Factory To Bridge Opportunity Gap

Austin Startup

Opportunity Hub (OHUB) | Inclusive innovation, entrepreneurship and investment for all Tech recruiter mentors HBCU@SXSW cohort on building soft skills during 2018 SXSW Opportunity Hub’s Growth and Mission Opportunity Hub was co-founded in 2013 in Atlanta, GA by Rodney Sampson. In 2016, OHUB pioneered HBCU@SXSW at SXSW.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Cove.tool

Austin Startup

They saw a need for an easy-to-understand decision-making tool that could enable all major players involved in building design (architects, engineers, contractors and real estate developers) to see and compare options for cost and energy savings. Based in Atlanta (which has been named the best city in the U.S.

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Light Up the Room

Austin Startup

Among the many privileges I’ve had in Texas has been working with Bob Metcalfe (inventor of Ethernet and current Professor of Innovation at UT Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering). His role is to foster startups among students and faculty and the city’s ecosystem at large. They know how to “lean in” to a topic and exert influence on it.

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How to Balance AI Magic with Human Expertise

Duct Tape Marketing

Jeff is a data-driven search engine marketing executive with 20+ years of experience in the search industry. He is focused on helping content marketers, search engine marketers, agencies, and e-commerce managers build topical authority, improve content quality and turn semantic research into actionable insights.

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30+ favorite books of my podcast guests

Jeff Hilimire

The Little Engine that Could + Roadtrip Nation + It’s About Damn Time. Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon – Founder and CEO of Atlanta Village Market ( podcast ). Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most + Be Greater: Why Being Enough is No Longer an Option. The Riches of this Land. The Shack + The Harry Potter series.