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Venture Notes - March 27, 2024
Venture Notes - March 27, 2024

Local VC association advances, updates on Lasso, Whistler, AgyleAI, Terry's On3, Investor Ten31, Herowear, and more...

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Venture Notes - July 11, 2023
Venture Notes - July 11, 2023

Twenty-three items on new funds, startups and early-growth businesses, people in transition, state programs and more.

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Altitude Ventures eyes $100M Fund III for digital health, HC services
Altitude Ventures eyes $100M Fund III for digital health, HC services

Backed/advised by key players, firm hits quick first close, attracts Kleiner Perkins veteran Deshpande

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Ward: Graham Healthcare Capital investment firm grows Nashville presence
Ward: Graham Healthcare Capital investment firm grows Nashville presence

With discipline and fresh capital, firm aims for control investments up to $30MM per firm in businesses that match its criteria.

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McWhorters' CA healthcare innovation impetus reflected in new Fund filings
McWhorters' CA healthcare innovation impetus reflected in new Fund filings

Latest fund raise could become largest in history of Clayton Associates ecosystem.

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Venture Notes - July 14, 2021
Venture Notes - July 14, 2021

VU-propelled startup, AI for VC, MB Ventures, Claritas, Harbert, McWhorter, lifesci fund, ed tech, SBIR, and more...

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Venture Notes - April 28, 2021
Venture Notes - April 28, 2021

Twenty updates on VC/PE moves, startups, innovation funding, family offices and more, plus Resources.

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Venture Notes - February 24, 2021
Venture Notes - February 24, 2021

[updated] 37 items on startups, PE-VC-Angel-Crowd-Seed raises, entrepreneurs, events, deadlines, resources and more.

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Venture Notes - October 19, 2020
Venture Notes - October 19, 2020

[updated] Capital raises, executive moves, venture plays, true startups and more.

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Venture Notes - Sept. 21, 2020
Venture Notes - Sept. 21, 2020

[Updated] A gamble, sure, but the Pandemic Vintage of startups, capraises + executive moves may rival any we've seen in the past decade.

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Venture People - May 13, 2020
Venture People - May 13, 2020

Tracking moves among a baker's-dozen innovators, including Martin, McWhorter, Freeman, Johnson and more.

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StudioNow spinning-out Octerra marcom startup, conference debut ahead
StudioNow spinning-out Octerra marcom startup, conference debut ahead

[updated] 12 years into the mission, six years after leaving AOL, team has been prepping its next move for months.

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JourneyPure preps $20MM raise ahead of larger private equity round
JourneyPure preps $20MM raise ahead of larger private equity round

The five-year-old company has already secured $70MM capital and is at 400 employees.

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Health Velocity Capital's $185MM Fund I invests solely in HC tech + services
Health Velocity Capital's $185MM Fund I invests solely in HC tech + services

Founders with Nashville stripes and strategic partners vow to leverage ties for innovation, growth.

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Venture Notes - June 13, 2018
Venture Notes - June 13, 2018

Capital raises by SportsSense, 7 Springs, Branch Technology, Ambition, Freightwaves and more.

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Venture Notes - 17 April 2018
Venture Notes - 17 April 2018

Simplr's $8MM Series A, Resolute and Americoin raises, Blockchain congregating and more.

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Stuart McWhorter unveils 400-acre Rolling Hills Retreat on Lewisburg Pike
Stuart McWhorter unveils 400-acre Rolling Hills Retreat on Lewisburg Pike

Providing more intimate meeting spaces and helping local nonprofits are among the goals.

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Venture Notes - 9 February 2018
Venture Notes - 9 February 2018

Solaster capraise out of Jumpstart, new crypto fund, some blockchain plays and more.

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Fintech: Ed Braswell's G2Lytics startup targets sales-tax cheats globally
Fintech: Ed Braswell's G2Lytics startup targets sales-tax cheats globally

[Updated] E-commerce sellers and others will want to know about this startup.

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Clayton Associates' McWhorter increases stake in Clemson University
Clayton Associates' McWhorter increases stake in Clemson University

VC co-founder takes a paws for philanthropy that may inspire other executives.

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Jim Phillips CEO of relaunched XMI backed by Engelbrecht's SCI of Evansville
Jim Phillips CEO of relaunched XMI backed by Engelbrecht's SCI of Evansville

[updated] Former XMi executive holds minority stake, in wake of entrepreneur Shmerling's peel-off.

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Venture Calendar - 2016 - Updated
Venture Calendar - 2016 - Updated

[updated] 2016 rocks with appealing events statewide.

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Venture Notes - Sept. 29, 2016
Venture Notes - Sept. 29, 2016

VU spawns Predictgov, Clayton Associates, REDCap Cloud update, NextGxDx raise, Project Healthcare, The TENN and more.

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EC seeks Entrepreneur in Residence, add advisors for Project Healthcare
EC seeks Entrepreneur in Residence, add advisors for Project Healthcare

[Updated] The EC also seeks an Entrepreneur in Residence for the PH initiative.

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Venture Notes - May 11, 2016
Venture Notes - May 11, 2016

[updated] Health:Further, Ingram, Case, McWhorter, DART Music and DATAFlyte raises, SeedHatchlings and more.

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Message at Samford bears McWhorter legacy and son's challenge to serve
Message at Samford bears McWhorter legacy and son's challenge to serve

Stuart McWhorter: Community service a kind of moral obligation

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Entrepreneur Center CEO McWhorter stepping down<br>to shoulder Clayton Associates' duties
Entrepreneur Center CEO McWhorter stepping down
to shoulder Clayton Associates' duties

President and COO Sam Lingo will also be Acting CEO.

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Venture Notes - March 7, 2016
Venture Notes - March 7, 2016

[updated] TN's pro-entrepreneurship legislation, a $4MM JourneyPure raise, and more.

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FCA Venture Partners said to co-manage Dioko fund, files for $75M Fund VI
FCA Venture Partners said to co-manage Dioko fund, files for $75M Fund VI

[Updated] Clayton Associates affiliate obviously pushing on more than one front.

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Nashville EC's Project Healthcare Accelerator to launch in Fall 2016
Nashville EC's Project Healthcare Accelerator to launch in Fall 2016

Year-round push involves Google for Entrepreneurs and Village Capital.

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CEO: Entrepreneur Center views Jumpstart accelerator exit as opportunity
CEO: Entrepreneur Center views Jumpstart accelerator exit as opportunity

[updated] Prepared for change, EC CEO has already sketched-out 2016 strategy.

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Clayton's FCA Venture Partners leads One Medical Passport Series A raise
Clayton's FCA Venture Partners leads One Medical Passport Series A raise

[Updated] Healthcare-centric VC makes growth investment in Connecticut healthIT entrant.

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VentureNotes 17 December 2015
VentureNotes 17 December 2015

TNInvestco, Bill Frist, Accolade, eClinic, Clayton Associates, Pharos Capital, Infusense, Celgentek and more.

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Venture Notes 9 December 2015
Venture Notes 9 December 2015

Here's an update on salient capital raises and related.

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Aegis Health Security, Global Action eye impact-investment partnership
Aegis Health Security, Global Action eye impact-investment partnership

[Updated] Partnership would support a network of investors and entrepreneurs.

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FinTech: Singular Payments CEO says Nashville is Payments hub
FinTech: Singular Payments CEO says Nashville is Payments hub

Serial entrepreneur says simplified offering is disrupting payments sector.

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edo Interactive: $20MM Series E, Badran CEO, Braswell exec chairman
edo Interactive: $20MM Series E, Badran CEO, Braswell exec chairman

Venture-backed edo's new CEO is based in Chicago.

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McWhorter sets Entrepreneur Center diligence,<br>mulls accelerators, capital links, other ideas
McWhorter sets Entrepreneur Center diligence,
mulls accelerators, capital links, other ideas

All program offerings are to be subjected to diligence befitting the next EC phase.

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CEO: Edgenet doubles-down on NVille as Tech 'beehive', but has concerns
CEO: Edgenet doubles-down on NVille as Tech 'beehive', but has concerns

Exec sees new digs, job growth, sales - plus cultural + media challenges.

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LaunchTN: McWhorter board resignation adds to agency's to-do's
LaunchTN: McWhorter board resignation adds to agency's to-do's

[updated] Litigation, uncertainty over INCITE funding, turnover and more.

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PEOPLE: Anand Sanwal's CB Insights has eyes on Nashville + Tennessee
PEOPLE: Anand Sanwal's CB Insights has eyes on Nashville + Tennessee

A keen observer of America's startup and Venture landscape took a few minutes with VNC.

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Nashville pioneer Pathfinder Technologies moving to sell to Analogic
Nashville pioneer Pathfinder Technologies moving to sell to Analogic

After a decade widening Nashville's lifesciences entrepreneurship, a strategic move.

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M&A ahead: Fetherling's Perception Health<br> teams with PYA Analytics, XSolis/Advent
M&A ahead: Fetherling's Perception Health
teams with PYA Analytics, XSolis/Advent

Serial entrepreneur doesn't understand why the Tech sector consolidation is so hesitant.

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LogoGarden says $2MM B-raise underway,<br>Brentwood firm vamps as strategic target
LogoGarden says $2MM B-raise underway,
Brentwood firm vamps as strategic target

Founder sees slew of logical future bidders from ranks of strategic corporates

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Funding Ballparc: ParkIT Ventures jumpstarts alongside Bullpen Ventures
Funding Ballparc: ParkIT Ventures jumpstarts alongside Bullpen Ventures

A well-connected management team has savvy onboard.

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No leg-up? TCRS pension-assets 'Set-aside' for TN firms uncertain
No leg-up? TCRS pension-assets 'Set-aside' for TN firms uncertain
Chief Investment Officer Michael Brakebill reiterates his open-door policy
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Launch Tennessee beefs-up board of directors,<br>sheds TTDC branding while CEO search continues
Launch Tennessee beefs-up board of directors,
sheds TTDC branding while CEO search continues

A true startup leader, investment pros and others are aboard for the continuing relaunch

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VentureNotes: Tennessee Venture Council moving to starting-blocks?
VentureNotes: Tennessee Venture Council moving to starting-blocks?
Key investment and legislative issues could get a new advocate, after simmering years
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VentureNotes: Council Capital, Solidus at Work
VentureNotes: Council Capital, Solidus at Work

Council doubles-down on mail-order institutional pharmacy startup

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Noted: NuScriptRx's Taylor succeeds Mercadante as CEO
Noted: NuScriptRx's Taylor succeeds Mercadante as CEO
Mercadante departs, and former Healthways exec steps in
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King: FCA Venture Partners now follows more 'ideas' for possible investment
King: FCA Venture Partners now follows more 'ideas' for possible investment
Scrutiny of entrepreneurs has increased mightily and this Clayton Associates affiliate presses onward raising capital
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Noted: Tailwind, McWhorters buy into Cumberland Consulting
Noted: Tailwind, McWhorters buy into Cumberland Consulting
Now a Delaware company, CCG looks to diversify offerings and targets platform growth, including M&A
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'Populr' decision: Bullpen Ventures corrals CentreSource's Nick Holland
'Populr' decision: Bullpen Ventures corrals CentreSource's Nick Holland
The first young bull into the chute is driving a venture that could benefit a startup, an accelerator and the EC
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Parental Health attracts Innova Fund II as investors close Series A cap raise
Parental Health attracts Innova Fund II as investors close Series A cap raise

Hudsmith's HP-allied startup executes on its telemedicine strategy for seniors aging-in-place

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NewsBits, Oct. 26, 2011
NewsBits, Oct. 26, 2011

Milestone events, capital raises, a whiskey resurrected, and local venture news recapped.

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Entrada ramps-up marketing, products with B-round capital infusion
Entrada ramps-up marketing, products with B-round capital infusion

[Sale updated] Early-stage company has room for further capital recruitment, as it aims to leverage rising interest in electronic health records-related technology

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Inova Payroll gets $1MM bump from CRF, Nashville Angels
Inova Payroll gets $1MM bump from CRF, Nashville Angels
Farsheed Ferdowsi updates us on the raise he saw coming in VNC's earlier story
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Fetherling joins Moore in rebranded Stratasan startup;<br>Nashville Tech Council CEO search makes strides, says Sloan
Fetherling joins Moore in rebranded Stratasan startup;
Nashville Tech Council CEO search makes strides, says Sloan

Strategic allies will include marketing, PR and healthcare strategy firms, among others

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Ferdowsi's latest venture was obvious path<br>after his Austin Ventures gig ended
Ferdowsi's latest venture was obvious path
after his Austin Ventures gig ended
Paymaxx veteran was surrounded by investors awaiting his next venture and say he's gotten 'second wind'
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Bullpen Ventures preps for pitches, aims for the fence
Bullpen Ventures preps for pitches, aims for the fence
McWhorter's team will field up to a dozen startups per year, once the season begins
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NewsBits, March 28, 2011
NewsBits, March 28, 2011

Get that extra cup o' coffee, you'll need it for news from McWhorter, Council Ventures, Vaden Landers and more.

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FCA Venture Partners, TN Angel Fund<br>bless Silvercare 3MM B-round
FCA Venture Partners, TN Angel Fund
bless Silvercare 3MM B-round
Buntin, Chambless and King comment on completion of incontinence startup's capital raise
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VCs hope to avoid 'smoking holes', look for passion<br>and aim for 'great companies' over jobs-creation
VCs hope to avoid 'smoking holes', look for passion
and aim for 'great companies' over jobs-creation
Local investors have honed their instincts for identifying success traits among entrepreneurs seeking capital
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Healthcare leaders aboard, Parental Health builds traction
Healthcare leaders aboard, Parental Health builds traction
2011 could see profitability for this Nashville telemedicine startup, which gathers luminaries 
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Clayton Associates partners team with Entrepreneur Center<g> for Bullpen Ventures startup mentoring program
Clayton Associates partners team with Entrepreneur Center for Bullpen Ventures startup mentoring program

More luminaries are getting onboard the Entrepreneur Ecosystem bandwagon, this time rolling-out a proven startup breeding concept

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Venture Notes, March 26, 2010
Venture Notes, March 26, 2010

A Nashville MoonPie? Plus, a Claritas exec on i-couponing and Innova walks away from an interesting technology

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Pathfinder's Stefansic comments on Nashville leverage, challenges
Pathfinder's Stefansic comments on Nashville leverage, challenges
Quiet figure behind the scenes of a Vanderbilt-spawned startup steps forward with observations and appreciation
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Nashville Medical Trade Center team blitzes NV influentials
Nashville Medical Trade Center team blitzes NV influentials
[Updated] At the end of an intensive week of meetings here, the CEO of the proposed trade center says a competing NYC group offered has made overtures
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VC-backed StudioNow adding capital, clients and creativity
VC-backed StudioNow adding capital, clients and creativity
In the virtual Arms Race to add video as part of companies' online presence, StudioNow is staying atop the wave, thanks to steady flows of capital
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Briefly:  edo Interactive files for $8MM private placement
Briefly: edo Interactive files for $8MM private placement
Early-stage gift-card provider may be building warchest for aggressive rollout in Southeast
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Briefly: Council Ventures leads New Day Pharmacy raise
Briefly: Council Ventures leads New Day Pharmacy raise

Council Ventures tells raise for once-fragile Nashville company, with an undisclosed strategic partner

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VC CEO steps aside for new man at Pathfinder Therapeutics
VC CEO steps aside for new man at Pathfinder Therapeutics
UPDATED 12:44 p.m.Nationwide search lands med-devices veteran for persistent Vanderbilt spin-out
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Nashville tech ventures to pitch at Southeast Venture Conference
Nashville tech ventures to pitch at Southeast Venture Conference
Two very different enterprises - Uloop and Pathfinder Therapeutics - are on the money trail, once again
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Pathfinder Therapeutics gets $5.2MM A-round infusion
Pathfinder Therapeutics gets $5.2MM A-round infusion

After a long sojourn in the VC desert, a VU spinout finds it A-round lead in North Carolina

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VC panelists:  Entrepreneurs in good standing, please rise
VC panelists: Entrepreneurs in good standing, please rise

They're still paid to invest wisely, but watch-out for VCs wearing neckties. Yesterday's NCN panel provided depth for current outlook

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ProfitPoint invites M&A candidates, moves corporate flag to Pennsylvania
ProfitPoint invites M&A candidates, moves corporate flag to Pennsylvania
Even as the company's center of gravity shifts further, this VC-funded business aims for more M&A deals
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McWhorter-backed coalition, Solidus-backed company are health-reform allies
McWhorter-backed coalition, Solidus-backed company are health-reform allies
Veteran healthcare leader and venture-capitalist joins youthful advocates for a fresh, and aggressive look at health care reform
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$5MM E-Dough:  Edo Interactive re-loads with local VCs
$5MM E-Dough: Edo Interactive re-loads with local VCs
Fresh capital and guerrilla marketing help Nashville firm catch the Gen Y wave, as bigger players wade into the space
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Strength in numbers: Claritas Capital wants more VCs in Nashville's early-stage deals
Strength in numbers: Claritas Capital wants more VCs in Nashville's early-stage deals

Claritas appreciates recognition for its early-stage investing, but the Nashville VC wants more Tennessee funds to join the party

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Liquidity event: Passport Health deal shows power of health-revenue cycle
Liquidity event: Passport Health deal shows power of health-revenue cycle
Angels, VCs from near and far: Nashville gets a look inside another hot health technology sector, which some think will be driven by M&A activity for years to come.
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Passport Health founder once faced 'blank stares'
Passport Health founder once faced 'blank stares'
Today, he's just put another notch on his acquisitions belt, but not long ago Jim Lackey was begging for that first customer as he attempted to introduce technology in a sector fond of sticky notes, faxes and phone calls.
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