American Airlines is truly committed to startups and innovation. They are a corporate sponsor of Startup America and offer a huge benefit to Startup America members who sign up for their free Business ExtrAA rewards plan. American has relationships with several startup organizations and entrepreneurs across the country have noticed there efforts. In 2012 American
As many of you know prior to putting on everywhereelse.co The Startup Conference 2013, we are on the nibletz, sneaker-strapped startup road trip. We stopped in over 60 different cities across the country, went to startup meetups, startup weekends, startup weeks, incubators, accelerators and anything with a startup pulse. We made some awesome friends and
By: Andrea LeTard, University of Memphis Entrepreneurial Journalism Student To startup co-founders Rob Gaige and Kevin Davis, news is news, and it’s spreading fast with their website, rawporter.com. “Rawporter.com helps people earn money for the photos and videos they normally post on Facebook and Twitter,” said Gaige. “Think about when you see breaking news or you
By: Brittany Tuggle, University Of Memphis Entrepreneurial Journalism Student The creators of ListenUp.fm give users rewards for listening and sharing music with their friends. “The more times a user listens to an artist or shares what they are listening to on Facebook or Twitter, they gain more points. Depending on the artists, users can earn
We took a lot of heat for having New York Times Best Selling Author Damien Echols speak at everywhereelse.co The Startup Conference. All in all though, post conference, the feedback has been tremendously positive. Echols shed a new light on just how far technology has advanced since the early 90’s and opened up eyes to
By: Brittany Tuggle, University Of Memphis Entrepreneurial Journalism Student Memphis-based startup Pink Robin Avenue offers personalized party events for any occasion. Clients can discuss everything from color schemes to tablecloths with CEO Danielle Inez, and her team takes care of the rest. “I want my clients to have a great party experience without sacrificing so
By: Calvin Carter, University Of Memphis Entrepreneurial Journalism Student Plixser, a music teaching startup, is hoping to expand nationwide from its base in Memphis. Plixser is a software program that attempts to fix many of the headaches faced by music teachers and students. The program features a live-streaming function for teachers to give lessons to
By Calvin Carter, University of Memphis Entrepreneurial Journalism Student Kimberley Bryant grew up in Memphis, but her startup, Black Girls Code, originated in San Francisco, where the biotechnology/engineering professional is currently based. The organization, which aims to teach young women of color ages 7 to 17 skills in computer programming and digital technology, has branched
By Tyler Stafford & Rachel Wilhite, University Of Memphis Entrepreneurial Journalism Students The “The Kick Ass Female Founders from Everywhere Else” was a success at the Everywhereelse.co The Startup Conference in Memphis, TN. The topics discussed expanded on those typically covered in the male-dominated world of all things entrepreneurial, and this gave the conference a
Thank you all for attending everywhereelse.co The Startup Conference in Memphis Tennessee. The event drew over 1000 startup founders, entrepreneurs, investors and startup folks from across the country and around the world. Most of the 50 states were represented and attendees came from Chile, Canada, Mexico, London and Buenos Aires. We attended great keynotes, workshops,
By David Morris, University Of Memphis Entrepreneurial Journalism Student CEO Jacob Sniff is headstrong and passionate about his first entrepreneurial project, PhotoRankr. PhotoRankr a platform that covers all the needs of today’s photographers and some needs they may not even be aware of yet. The PhotoRankr platform is web-based and lets photographers handle several key
By Bret Bilbrey, University of Memphis Entrepreneurial Journalism Student. What makes a good pitch? That is what many startup entrepreneurs had to figure out in the “Quick Pitch” contest at Everywhereelse.co 2013. For Lou Griffith with iLocale, his strategy is to get the person he is pitching to think. “You want to hit three or
By Bret Bilbrey, University of Memphis Entrepreneurial Journalism Student. When it comes to lawn care, Bryan Clayton believes it should be easy. That’s why he founded Green Pal. “Green Pal is the quickest way for people to find, schedule, and pay for their home services,” said Clayton. Green Pal lets you set up your
By Laura Fenton Brittany Fitzpatrick had to take a deep breath and make the first move. “I’m an introvert,” said Fitzpatrick, founder and CEO of Mentor.Me. “I do have to make a concerted effort to go out of my comfort zone.” But by taking the initiative, Fitzpatrick has created and formed a team for her
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