by Jeff Kaplan | Mar 10, 2017 | Ventures
Founder: Paul Hedgecock Site: UGoTour The Lowdown: Free tour guide mobile app Awesomeness: Over 1,000 unique StoryPoint™ presentations A mobile tech solution designed for thriving tourism destinations like Asheville (with 10+ million annual visitors), UGoTour...
by Jeff Kaplan | Mar 3, 2017 | Happenings
Getting seriously legit around Tech takes more than a derivative, knock-off moniker, e.g. “Silicon Slopes,” “Silicon Sledding Hill,” “Silicon Dormant Volcano” or, heaven forbid, “Silicon Mountain.” So we asked Tracy...
by Jeff Kaplan | Dec 29, 2016 | Ventures
Founder: Lincoln Walters Site: Happy Legs Club The Lowdown: Premium razor delivery for women Awesomeness: Brand video went viral on Facebook with 360K views The “Dollar Shave Club” for women has arrived. Happy Legs Club delivers premium razors directly...
by Jeff Kaplan | Dec 22, 2016 | Ventures
Founder: Jon Daggerhart Site: Efficiency Lab The Lowdown: Software for the energy sector Awesomeness: Serves more than 80 percent of the world’s active nuclear plants Efficiency Lab is an industry leader creating software solutions for some of the largest energy...
by Jeff Kaplan | Dec 22, 2016 | Ventures
Founder: Dr. Alan Baumgarten Site: H2PRO The Lowdown: Daily probiotic and vitamin blends Awesomeness: MD founder informed by 30+ years of patient care H2PRO resolves common dietary insufficiencies via specially formulated probiotic and vitamin blends that promote...
by Jeff Kaplan | Dec 22, 2016 | Ventures
Co-Founders: Chad Oliphant & Sarah Yancey Site: Smiling Hara The Lowdown: Produces organic, low- and unpasteurized, locally-sourced tempeh Awesomeness: Hempeh, the first ever hemp fortified, soy-free tempeh, was funded via a successful kickstarter campaign in 2014...
