The buzz on Phocus: Two Louisville entrepreneurs have put caffeine in sparkling water, and it’s all good
Louisville entrepreneurs Tom O'Grady and John Mittel created Phocus as a healthier way to consume caffeine and still keep the crisp, bubbly sensation that makes carbonated beverages so refreshing.GEA launches ‘Giddy’ – a FirstBuild-like startup to help businesses design better products
GE Appliances has launched a new startup, called Giddy, to help business bring better-designed products to market quickly, building upon lessons the company learned from its co-creation subsidiary FirstBuild.Huge demand wipes out annual allotment for angel investment credit in one day
A state tax credit on angel investments is in danger of collapsing under the weight of its own popularity — and because the money the state has allotted to the program may run out as early as this year.Here’s why Louisville’s #BringBackTheBus win for Rise of the Rest is big
Why the newly revealed list of prominent investors and entrepreneurs in the Rise of the Rest fund is big news for Louisville.Vogt Awards’ Demo Day showcases six promising startups, gives out $25,000 grants
Six local startups presented their companies at the 2017 Vogt Awards Demo Day. The Vogt Fund is also for the first time supporting a Vogt Innovator.Local businesses, nonprofits mentoring Latin American entrepreneurs
Costa Rican entrepreneur Karen Gómez López is embedded with Louisville City FC to learn business lessons that can help her adventure tourism startup.The ‘IMDb of podcasting’ finds global (and local) interest
Bradley Davis of Louisville took his idea for an IMDb-like podcast ratings platform to Reddit and several months later, Podchaser was born.Battery-free tracking device wins Startup Weekend 11
The team behind Pascal, an item-tracking system that doesn’t require batteries, won Louisville’s 11th Startup Weekend Sunday night.The details behind Elevate Ventures’ 3-year, $2.5M investment in S. Indiana startups
The terms include up to $1.5 million matching contribution by the Indianapolis-based Elevate Ventures and $1 million from community partners.Former Uber exec: Always focus on the customer
Entrepreneurs must analyze customer feedback at every stage of company development to have a chance at success, a former Uber exec said.