Chris Gourlay is founder of Spacehive, the world's first crowdfunding platform for projects that improve the civic environment. Spacehive aids local fundraising efforts by matching them with funding sources from civic councils, companies and foundations. Over 45 of them. What makes Spacehive so unique is that it can positively impact a community far larger than just those … [Read more...] about Spacehive.
Visionary
Rent an (AgTech) Robot.
Mark DeSantis is a Pittsburgh-based serial technology entrepreneur, policy wonk and educator. He is also CEO of Bloomfield Robotics, a new Ag company out of the CMU Robotics Institute that uses AI and computer vision to measure the health of agricultural crops on plant-by-plant basis, or in their parlance ... “crop estimation technology.” Mark knows venture capital and … [Read more...] about Rent an (AgTech) Robot.
Buckle up!
Samson Williams isn’t one to think small. While studying for a Ph.D. in emergency management, he dropped out of school to build an Enterprise Incident Management Center out in the real world. He then spent over five years at Fannie Mae developing strategies to prevent emergencies and crises. A vocal advocate of blockchain, Samson holds a certificate in Blockchain and … [Read more...] about Buckle up!
Homage to Sutro Baths.
Anne Nickel Cannady was born and raised in Minnesota but has lived an international life. Over the past 20 years she has worked in brand strategy, culture, innovation and immersive experience design with start-ups and leading brands including Starbucks, Avalon Bay, Choice Hotels, Royal Caribbean, and Honda to name just a few. And she’s lived all over the world in London, Cape … [Read more...] about Homage to Sutro Baths.
Truly unique.
“This truly unique project aims to provide an iconic response to the generic status quo of speculative office real estate in Portland today, with below-market rents aimed at smaller start-ups and companies that would not otherwise be able to afford space in a new construction mid-rise building.” Guerrilla Development If you live in Portland, you’ve probably seen Tree Farm. … [Read more...] about Truly unique.