Tech Square ATL

Fireside Chat: Data Fueling Your Business

This fireside chat focused on how collecting, using, and managing data is crucial to your business. The panel included three leaders of local startups that use data in different ways to efficiently drive their business. Jared Serfozo (moderator) - CTO at Collaborative Real Estate Andrew Bate – CEO at Safely.com Michael Nguyen – CEO at DataTorch.io Lawson Sumner – Chief Engineer at Ampere EV

Entrepreneur Round Table: When Ideas Become Official

Live podcast Q&A focused on when ideas become "official." Moderated by Jared Serfozo of Tech Square ATL. --Round Table Panelists-- Blanca Catalina García - BCG Innovation & MBDA@ATDC Startup Catalyst Greg Coonley - Wahsega Tim Felbinger - StartProto Monroe Ramsey - Virtual Air Veronica Woodruff - Travelsist

Lara Hodgson Helps Young Entrepreneurs at Startup Exchange

In collaboration with Startup Exchange, Georgia Tech's Student Entrepreneur Community, Serial Entrepreneur Lara Hodgson came to Tech Square for young startups to learn about her rise to success from Georgia Tech student to CEO of NOW Corporation and Entrepreneur in Residence at Harvard Business School. Lara heads NOW Corporation, a B2B financing company that helps corporations grow quickly by allowing businesses to access customer payment immediately. Prior to NOW, she co-founded Nourish, a firm specializing in investment, and Insomnia a project management company. Lara has served as Chief Operating Officer of Dewberry Capital Corporation, a commercial real estate company. Lara was also on the founding team of Dunk, serving as Executive Vice President to the performance footwear and apparel manufacturing/retail company founded with Shaquille O’Neal and Mike Piazza. Her extensive career has led her to be an Entrepreneur in Residence at Harvard Business School and an internationally recognized speaker, leading seminars on creativity, innovation, and access to capital.

Chris Klaus at Startup Exchange Fireside Chat

In collaboration with Startup Exchange, Georgia Tech's Student Entrepreneur Community, this recorded fireside chat is with Chris Klaus: Georgia Tech Alumni, Serial Entrepreneur, and Co-Founder of CyberLaunch VC, NeuroLaunch and and Kaneva. But he is most known for being the Founder/CEO of Internet Security Systems which was acquired by IBM. He has also had a long relationship with Georgia Tech and invigorates the future of technology at Georgia Tech by supporting CREATE-X.

Entrepreneur Panel for International Womens Day at Tech Square ATL

TechSquareATL.com Partnering with The Self Made Sisterhood, Tech Square ATL brings together a powerful group of Entrepreneurs during International Women's Day. -Where does your confidence come from? -What are the ways, if any, do women in business approach leadership differently than others? -What has worked for you in navigating workplace dynamics around these differences? Our Power Panel: Jasmine Crowe — Founder & CEO, Goodr.Co Margarita Caraballo — Chapter Director, Techqueria | Product Manager, MailChimp Aleshia Eckard — E-Commerce & Digital Strategy Manager, Siemens Smart Infrastructure Jenna Settle — Senior Engineer - Product Development, Abbott Ifrah Khan — Founder & CEO, Usit.Inc Stefanie Jewett (Moderator) — Founder & CEO, Activvely