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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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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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Don’t Settle When You Decide Where to Settle

Austin Startup

Many of you have probably read by now that I am returning from Austin to my roots in Atlanta. Even in the early Peachtree Software days, the decision to build our company in Atlanta was not made without some careful consideration. Oddly enough, our one primary competitor was in Austin, even more out of the way at the time.

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten

According to a recent interview with Founding Partner Andrew Oved, Reformation invests in SaaS (vertical and application software) and consumer product businesses that have achieved $1M-$5M in annualized revenue, while operating capital efficiently. 20% initial ownership. Collab Capital.

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20 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

The final word, media, helped to define the vertical we were to operate in. Atlanta) and the type service you offer (ex. maid service) can provide a HUGE boost in the search engines. This, combined with the fact that we wanted to market to customers looking for green cleaning services, lead to the name Atlanta Green Maids.

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