Posts by Blake Coleman
March is Women’s History Month
Women’s History Month kicks off in the US today. As our team works through how we will celebrate women in the tech and startup communities, we thought we’d share some helpful resources for others looking to do the same… PowerToFly‘s blog post titled “How These 30 Companies are Celebrating Women’s History Month in 2021” is a…
Read MoreSupporting Locally-Owned Black-Owned Businesses – Part II
As part of Black History Month, one of the things our team elected to do to celebrate the month was supporting local Black-owned businesses. We took a trip out to Mauldin’s Low Country Shrimper earlier this month. This past Friday, we ventured over to West Greenville’s M & J’s Wings & Plenty. And while we cannot get a physician…
Read MoreFounder Friday: The Launch of Black@
When our company first opened its doors, we primarily used LinkedIn to share our Founder Friday series. In January of 2021, we featured a startup from our hometown of Greenville, SC, Bandwagon. And while we love to celebrate what Bandwagon and their Founder & CEO, Harold Hughes, have built, Harold has a new initiative that we are excited…
Read MoreHow STEM Search Group Celebrated Black History Month
Black History Month ends Monday. We started this month off by highlighting “Ways Companies Can Celebrate Black History Month.” We thought we’d share what our team has done during BHM. We’re a fully remote organization, though all team members reside in Greenville, SC. We used BHM as an excellent reason to come together as a team to…
Read MoreFounder Friday: PitchBook’s 66 Black founders and investors to watch in 2022
We are just past the midpoint of 2022’s Black History Month. Keeping with that theme, today we share PitchBook‘s recent post highlighting “66 Black founders and investors to watch in 2022.” PitchBook is one of our favorite resources for private market intelligence. Their blog is a “must follow” if you are in the startup world. So, if…
Read MoreTech Goes Big On Super Bowl LVI Commercials
Tech was exceptionally well represented during Super Bowl LVI. In fact, the bulk of this year’s commercials seemed to be tied to tech platforms and services. Here is a list of the commercials tech spots that ran during the Super Bowl… Amazon gave us a glimpse into what life would be like if Alexa read minds AT&T had…
Read MoreSupporting Locally-Owned Black-Owned Businesses
To help celebrate Black History Month, our team decided to be intentional in supporting local Black-owned businesses. And, for our group, that means breaking bread over a fantastic meal. So today, we ventured over to Mauldin to visit Don Deas‘ Low Country Shrimper. It did not disappoint. We had a smorgasbord of gumbo, catfish, hush puppies, fried…
Read MoreFounder Friday: Black Founders Fund
Our Founder Friday posts will be celebrating Black History Month throughout the month. Today, we kick it off by taking a deeper look at the Black Founders Fund. One of the non-profits we proudly support is Goodie Nation. In 2020, Goodie Nation teamed up with Google for Startups to distribute $10M in non-dilutive funding (funding without giving up any equity) to 125+ Black-led…
Read MoreWays Companies Can Celebrate Black History Month
Today is the start of Black History Month. If your company is looking for ways to help celebrate with your team, we’ve got you covered. Before we share some helpful links on how you can celebrate, here’s a helpful article that first outlines what not to do… Seen@Work: 10 Mistakes Companies Make When Celebrating Black History Month…
Read MoreFounder Friday: Charlotte’s Amicus.io – Philanthropy-as-a-Service
We remind ourselves daily to be “for purpose” and not merely “for profit.” That’s why the company we are featuring in this week’s Founder Friday, Amicus.io, is a regional fintech startup that has caught our attention. Founded in 2017, Charlotte‘s Amicus has built a donor-advised fund (DAF) platform. Specifically, they are offering a solution that makes it easier for consumer banks, robo-advisors,…
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