15 Unsung Heroes of the Local Startup Community (and Why I’m So Grateful to Sing Their Praises)
We all saw last week that the Startup Scene in Knoxville is alive, well, and thriving. No single person is responsible for this, or even one organization; it’s the spirit of the creative people in this city that believe something greater is possible here, and even more that Knoxville’s best days lay ahead. In many […]
What Would Global Entrepreneurship Week Be without a Good Ol’ Fashioned Hackathon?
Holy Global Entrepreneurship Week, Batman! And what would GEW be without a good ol’ fashioned hackathon? Our 6 CodeWorks teams are planning to spend the weekend coding their brains out, in preparation of Demo Day on December 17th… and we still have a few spots to fill, so this is an open call to help: […]
Introducing Startup Day Keynote Speaker, Angel Gambino and Moderator Jon Shieber
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Believe in Yourself Knoxville (and Why Startup Day Matters) – by Jonathan Sexton
Knoxville is so full of talent, creativity, and ideas. I’ve always THOUGHT I knew that. Being raised a musician here exposed me to that early on, singers, songwriters, poets, painters, craftsmen (and women) of so many kinds. I also thought for most of my life that’s what creativity was: Art. And it is. But Startup […]
Go Big. Start Here: A Guest Blog by Gareth Aye
MathLeap is a web-based platform that reimagines math assessments for students and teachers. It all started with a campus job I had grading physics problem sets as a Middlebury College undergraduate. I graded hundreds of assignments every week totaling thousands of assignments over my college career, and I never found the time to give […]
Knoxville Media Spotlight – NewsBreak: A Guest Blog by Kelly Hastings
In this video, watch Bob Bradley’s Power Pitch from Startup Day 2014, and then segue into his excellent presentation about NewsBreak and its Knoxville roots. Enjoy! How do you spend the five minutes it takes to fill up at the pump? Washing your car, reflecting on your day’s activities, or just idly standing? Now, thanks […]
Is Leadership Over-glorified? A Blog by KEC Executive Director Jim Biggs
Today’s post is from KEC’s own fearless leader, Jim Biggs. The original article was published recently on the Knoxville News Sentinel’s website and is now posted here with the video Jim references below. Enjoy! – joy In a 2010 TED talk, tech and music entrepreneur Derek Sivers showed a grainy video of a guy dancing […]
Meet the Newest Members of the KEC Team
The summer has come and gone, which means that it’s time for another fantastic crew of interns. Meet the 2015 Fall Interns below!
“Startup Success” Looks Like This
This is What “Startup Success” Looks Like by Jonathan Sexton Startup Success, for better or for worse, is usually measured by “amount of funds raised.” I’m not here to contradict that. “Access to Capital” is critical to the success of a young business, especially one that’s proven it solves a problem and has some traction […]
7 Things You Need to Know About CodeWorks
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Wow! Since we announced the CodeWorks Accelerator program last week, we have had an overwhelming response of support and interest from developers, and we’ve also had a lot of questions, so I’m going to take a minute answer anything I can, and if you have questions feel free to email me at JS@knoxec.net. What […]
