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[Updated] Birmingham among alternatives, as some Women, Blacks and other minorities report struggling for traction.

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[updated] Local Bunker Labs crew is gaining momentum, enjoying network effect.

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[updated] Nashville's first woman as Mayor eyes opportunities, five months into her term.

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Founder Goldsmith cites steady growth in first-to-market effort.

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[updated] North Carolina-based entrepreneur and scholar begins work April 1.

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[Updated] Seven cohort companies include 3 U.S.-based, including a Tennessee startup.

[updated] Current and former military personnel are invited to form-up Thursday at the EC.

Serial entrepreneur shifts to lead VC fund stressing operator experience and regional focus.

[updated] Williamson County aims to breed its Tech sector, leverages NEC resources

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[updated] Fledgling SFO VC and angel ties could be put to work in Tennessee.

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Founder views new entrants to Internet of Things market as validation.

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XMi unit is sector agnostic, but expects to see plenty of healthcare.

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

The son of the EC's founding chairman, Clayton McWhorter, takes the helm.

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[updated] Founder on a mission sees world of opportunity, with a dash of charlatanism, here and there.

ADDED Speaker - An unprecedented program designed to illuminate opportunities.

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Serial entrepreneur Joe Maxwell among those enthusiastic about new FinTech focus.

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Doug Schmidt is but one of the sparkplugs firing the school's innovation and commercialization push.

[Updated] With plans to cue-up Seed money, the Entrepreneur Center heavies-up its Music-industry offerings.

With products defined, this startup aims to cut through the 'Big Data' hype.

Revenue growth, broader ties to Microsoft and Oracle and hiring surge are among factors

[update] JSF-bred startup's eventual exit sale will follow years of development and marketing push

JSF co-founder Vic Gatto leaves little to imagination in describing JSF's bigtime stride.

JSF co-founder Vic Gatto leaves little to imagination in describing JSF's bigtime stride.

Entrepreneurial Nashville physician, a strategic advisor and a startup CTO rally Seed investors

Despite deep financial experience, CEO has taken deliberate steps to ensure startup success

[updated] Dan Hogan earned his stripes in healthcare delivery, aims to win stars in predictive analytics

Updated: End of the road for much-promoted company? Further capital raises are ahead for the Nashville startup.

Programming, international outreach, finances are among the metrics CEO watches.

[updated] Sal Novin suggests recruiting hyper-talented individuals takes authenticity, not slogans

John Ingram asks the founder of AOL about ways to 'disrupt' politics-as-usual.

A well-connected management team has savvy onboard.

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The real test may be a $10MM capital round not so far away.

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The EC revs its engine to create a platoon of change agents

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

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Veteran emissary to institutions' stakeholders and allies is re-potting himself after a 41-year-career

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Five local worthies (including Hal Cato at left) will be honored by Chamber and Entrepreneur Center for achievements

Executive transitions, capital raises, alliances and innovations.

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[updated] Galante succeeds Goodman. City continues building awareness of Creative/Music sector

East TN developments... Entrepreneur Center rebrands Future 50, Nashville 'on the edge' and news roundup.

Governor addresses fast-growth sector; details of venture funding, entrepreneur award and tech-transfer still unfolding

Speaker Harwell's tech agenda.. Schulz on ECD strategy.. new TN tech jobs.. Chattanooga Ventures.. Dream CS, DigiChart and more..

In Nashville's highly charged entrepreneurial atmosphere, this partnership aims to create both heat and light

Law firm broadens its already sizeable footprint, plants flag in dealing with early-stage ventures

Another 'complaining' serial entrepreneur is having trouble retiring, as one venture happily leads to another

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Spawning a more robust entrepreneurial culture calls for more give-and-take, not more 'control' in the eyes of this veteran of ventures and IPOs

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