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Startup stories February 2, 2022 3 min read

ForwardEdgeAI is employing AI for the betterment of humanity

From an app that turns the tables on scammers to a hardware device that can detect the presence of MERSA and COVID-19, Forward Edge AI has no shortage of disruptive ideas to share with the world.

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Startup stories January 31, 2022 4 min read

Working with a client to co-develop your product – Steve Gu, co-founder and CEO of AiFi

AiFi enables reliable, cost-effective, and entirely contactless autonomous shopping with AI-powered computer vision technology that provides an unrivaled experience for retailers and consumers.

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Founder advice January 19, 2022 4 min read

The power of the pivot – Isabelle Ohnemus, CEO of EyeFitU

EyeFitU’s proprietary “Size-as-a-Service” increases conversion and reduces returns for online and in-store retailers delivering a more personalized experience for consumers.

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News January 11, 2022 6 min read

Structural brings innovative workplace discovery features to Microsoft Teams, doubles growth

Structural cofounder Scott Burns was no stranger to startups and the issues they can have working with large, established organizations.

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Startup stories January 11, 2022 6 min read

Growing a global SaaS-company out of Europe – Hartmut Hahn, CEO of Userlane

Userlane provides a seamless support and training experience for large organizations who rely on their employees learning how to work with new software and processes as speedily as possible.

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Startup stories November 15, 2021 7 min read

Meagan Kinmonth Bowman, Founder & CEO of Stonehenge Technology Labs’ unified commerce data super-highway, STOPWATCH™

As founder and CEO of STOPWATCH™, Meagan and her team of world-class engineers deliver a unified solution covering everything from inventory management to real-time pricing.

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News October 15, 2021 5 min read

Troops drives powerful, actionable CRM data and workflows into Microsoft Teams

Increasingly, employees spend their time working in powerful communications and collaboration environments like Microsoft Teams as they accomplish their tasks, follow their schedules, and build the business.

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Startup stories September 7, 2021 3 min read

CustomerX.I Founder Hakeem James is leveling the retail playing field for mom-and-pop shops

Hakeem James served as VP of Product for one of the largest couponing companies in the world.

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Startup stories September 7, 2021 6 min read

Ofer Israeli, CEO of Illusive, building a team based on excellence

Ofer Israeli leveraged his military experience to ensure that he took on the brightest and best people in his field.

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Startup stories July 28, 2021 4 min read

Meet the Innovators – Turazo Founder Pete Cipollone Shares How His Path to Olympic Gold Inspired Mission to Help Companies Recruit High Performance Teams

Pete Cipollone is the co-founder and CEO at Turazo.

Startup stories July 19, 2021 4 min read

Meet the innovators with Howard Wright – from NBA to CEO

Howard played in the NBA after graduating from Stanford, but these days you are more likely to find him in the boardroom than on the court.

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Startup stories July 15, 2021 4 min read

BioLib and the future of benchmarking for biological data science

Biolib is capturing algorithms being developed through GitHub to test ideas in biological sciences, benchmark them, and then make them widely available for others in the field.