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From Digi.City: 7 Essential Elements of a Smart City Ecosystem
Getting the most out of the capabilities of a Smart City goes beyond the technological infrastructure in place. The people creating and...
Eric Mathews
Apr 29, 20211 min read
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Stickiness Factor
You can only be successful if people are willing and able to be your customers. They must know about you, and be compelled to act....
Eric Mathews
Apr 27, 20211 min read
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Interview with Emmanuel Tuombe of ABES Engineering
Recently, I got the opportunity to speak with Emmanuel Tuombe, Founder and CEO of ABES Engineering in Memphis. Growing up witnessing the...
Eric Mathews
Apr 20, 20214 min read
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Entrepreneurship is for Everyone
In our article introducing the Digital City , we mentioned that the key ingredient to activating a Smart City is to incorporate...
Eric Mathews
Apr 14, 20212 min read
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Crafting or Re-crafting your Sales Process
In our last post supporting existing small and minority businesses we recommended looking at the fundamentals of your existing business....
Eric Mathews
Apr 8, 20212 min read
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Alumni Spotlight: Surface Medical Solutions
In this edition of the alumni spotlight, we are highlighting Surface Medical Solutions LLC, a minority owned business specializing in the...
Eric Mathews
Mar 30, 20212 min read
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An Introduction to Digital Agriculture: Part 2
Breaking the connectivity barrier The race to the data: developing market frameworks Summary
Eric Mathews
Mar 22, 20211 min read
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An Introduction to Digital Agriculture: Part 1
Overview Using data to innovate
Eric Mathews
Mar 22, 20211 min read
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NBMBAA Demo Day Recap
On Friday, February 26th, Start Co. was happy to host the National Black MBA Association Scale Up Accelerator Virtual Demo Day. Ten...
Eric Mathews
Mar 22, 20212 min read
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Business Development Tips
Efficient Business Development strategies are essential for all businesses whether you are an early stage firm or an existing business. ...
Eric Mathews
Mar 16, 20212 min read
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From Digi.City: Post Pandemic: Will Cities Reboot?
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a time of great uncertainty, but also an opportunity to reboot to build a solid, connected foundation by...
Eric Mathews
Mar 12, 20211 min read
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Debt Financing Tips
Introduction Most businesses will not qualify for equity based financing during the early and growth stages of their development. In...
Eric Mathews
Mar 3, 20219 min read
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Alumni Spotlight: Lucky
One of the many joys of working at Start Co. is watching the progression of our program alumni. Their success exemplifies the power of...
Eric Mathews
Feb 24, 20213 min read
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Risk Mitigation
At Start Co. we advise companies to think through risk before they launch and several times each year throughout the lifetime of the...
Eric Mathews
Feb 18, 20212 min read
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COVID-19 Sprint Program
The pandemic has forced businesses to reevaluate their fundamentals and reinvent themselves to overcome the new challenges that COVID-19...
Eric Mathews
Feb 16, 20211 min read
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COVID-19 Forcing Your Company to Revisit Everything
Overnight, COVID-19 put all businesses in a state of uncertainty, one where it is necessary to reflect and question everything. As a...
Eric Mathews
Feb 12, 20213 min read
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The Digital City: Unpacking the Smart Entrepreneurship Engine
Bringing about change means bringing a theory of change to bare. One of the core strengths of Start Co. and our partners is working at...
Eric Mathews
Feb 9, 20213 min read
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The Commercialization Framework
The process of building a startup from a novel idea to a market competitor is difficult for sure but tracking the steps and the stages...
Eric Mathews
Feb 3, 20214 min read
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Hi, I'm Carter
You might have noticed that an unfamiliar name has appeared as the author of the last few posts here at Start Co. That would be me,...
Eric Mathews
Jan 26, 20212 min read
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Leading with The Digital City
Becoming a Smart City Cities are becoming smarter by adopting connected technology and using data to solve community challenges. We...
Eric Mathews
Jan 21, 20212 min read
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