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Memphis-based Start Co. To Present 16 Startups At Demo Day

YoungUpstarts

Memphis, Tennessee-based nonprofit venture development organization Start Co. Events & Happenings accelerator program Demo Day incubation program Memphis Start Co startup' will be presenting 16 new startups at its Demo Day on 21 August at Orpheum Theater. teams were guided by Start Co.

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“One Thing You Wish People Better Understood About Venture Capital” – Part II, featuring Victor Echevarria, Chris Neumann, Micah Rosenbloom, Alex von Tobel and Roseanne Wincek.

Hunter Walker

investors don’t care who else is in the round In fact, the experience of founders in Manchester, Montreal and Memphis are far more alike than they are different (at least, according to the numbers). investors take risks and move fast U.S. investors back ideas on napkins U.S.

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Why Content Marketing Evaluation Should Start With A Good Plan And Research

YoungUpstarts

Kim Keller, APR is a content marketing specialist with Wasp Barcode Technologies and an adjunct journalism professor at the University of Memphis. Use this information to do a little pro-active customer service tweaking and collect some reviews for your business, which you can use as content marketing material.

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Twitter Link Roundup #271 – Textbook Resources for Small Business, Startups, and Design!

crowdSPRING Blog

The Macarons: Lamps Inspired by the Memphis Movement – Design Milk crowdspring.co/1HiENWX. K to J, a Process Intensive Partnership Between Two Artists – Design Milk crowdspring.co/1PoAUqS. Exercising The Funny Bone – Print Magazine crowdspring.co/1bVaQRz. The Legend of the Flying Tomato on Ringling Portfolios crowdspring.co/1EaceGv.

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Yanni Hufnagel: A Coaching Powerhouse

YoungUpstarts

Although more than a decade had passed since Yanni Hufnagel began his career as intercollegiate coach and recruiter, in the intercollegiate basketball world, Hufnagel is still often known by the quote used by University of Memphis coach, Josh Pastner, to describe Hufnagel’s impressive recruiting ability – “the most relentless recruiter in college (..)

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Plantible Foods

Austin Startup

Tony Martens , Co-Founder at Plantible Foods, talked about what he thinks overhyped might mean, why he admires the CEO of Memphis Meats, and why he’d worry about loneliness on Mars. I recently had the opportunity to meet Uma Valeti , the founder and CEO of Memphis Meats, who has also become an advisor to our company.

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Foodtech Trends That Are Here to Stay

View from Seed

Memphis Meats recently raised $161 million in funding, and I anticipate continued interest and competition in this space going forward. Dairy Alternatives. The third category, dairy alternatives, has been growing for years, with milks made out of nuts, oats, soy, peas, and more, expanding to claim 13% of the dairy market.

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