5 Ways to Make Every Networking Conversation Count
If you have ever left a networking event wondering why you went in the first place, you are not alone. At our recent Lunch & Learn, business strategist and serial...
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What Founders Need to Know About Valuation: 7 Capital Session Takeaways
At our latest Capital Session, we sat down with startup ecosystem builder Haley “Zap” Zapolski (The Lighthouse), valuation expert Wayne Brown (CLA), and healthcare innovation leader J. Tod Fetherling (HCA...
Entrepreneurship and ADHD go hand-in-hand
Guest Author: Dave Delaney | Communication Strategist, Coach, & Author When I was diagnosed with ADHD at 50, everything began to make sense. My energy and hyperfocus on projects when time...
Stop Sabotaging Your Sales Future: The Fatal Mistakes That Kill Early-Stage Startups
Guest Author: Nigel Green | Sales Expert & Author Why Most Founders Can’t Identify Sales Talent—And Why That Guarantees Failure Your idea has now morphed into a company. Customers are...
Nashville High Schoolers Are Starting Real Businesses. They Need Your Help.
Alexa Tercero started making jewelry during lunch hour at her Florida high school. Two years later, her business Faer for Everyone had generated $18,000 in revenue and landed her at...
Top 10 Tips For Prompting AI
Written by Anna-Vija McCloud, Founder & CEO of Piccolo Solutions, NEC Advisor, and 2025 Nashpreneur of the Year. This post originally appeared in System Reboot, her weekly newsletter. Your new...
What Makes a Great Pilot?
This post originally appeared in The Company Lab’s The Engine newsletter. Written by Tasia Malakasis, CEO, The Company Lab (CO.LAB) Based in Chattanooga, The Company Lab (CO.LAB) is a 501(c)(3)...
How Founders Are Really Using AI
We recently hosted a packed Lunch & Learn about How to Work Smarter & Grow Faster with AI. We brought together entrepreneurs, marketers, operators, and tech leaders to talk candidly...
What Founders Really Need to Know About Raising Capital: Lessons from Capital 101
The Nashville Entrepreneur Center (NEC) kicked off its new Capital Event Series with Capital 101, a jam-packed primer on the funding landscape for early-stage founders. Led by Haley “Zap” Zapolski,...