Podcasts about gigtank

Marcus Shaw, CEO of DIG SOUTH Sponsor CO.LAB, joins host Stanfield Gray to talk all things #startuplife. From their very own GIGTANK accelerator to positioning Chattanooga as a "Rise of the Rest" city, CO.LAB helps young companies expand in three key areas: customers, capital and capacity. Listen in for growth hacking tips and a hot preview of what’s to come at the 2018 DIG SOUTH Tech Conference!

Many cities want to replicate the success of Chattanooga's gig network. But every community wanting to drive innovation should also replicate the success of Chattanooga's GIGTANK. This summer GIGTANK turned the entire city into a test lab for the research, development AND marketing for startups from around the world. GIGTANK's director Sheldon Gizzle and the startups discuss their experiences and innovations. GIGTANK's design, structure and execution provide valuable lessons for other communities. Our guests describe: *  how GIGTANK is structured and run; *  changes from last year; *  benefits of developing apps in a gig environment;  and *  how Chattanooga individuals and businesses participated with the startups. FwdHealth uses available APIs to integrate popular wellness apps and trackers into one, simple UI to manage preventative healthcare activities. HutGrip is a cloud based SaaS that helps manufacturers reduce production downtime and improve their processes. Tidbit.co makes it easy to publish training content for employees, customers and partners via mobile devices. Mira Designs enables retailers to collect actionable data and improve the in-store shopping experience. Sensevery's Fitbit® wireless sensing platform lets care providers to monitor the daily activities and health of loved ones at home or senior care facility. Sisasa bridges the gap between community financial institutions and young adults by reinventing the mobile banking experience. WeCounsel's HIPAA compliant, cloud based platform connects mental health professionals to their clients and colleagues online.

GIGTANK 2013 is a poster child for Chattanooga's gigabit success, a three-month app development boot camp that leverages the city's network to produce exciting next-generation software and services. Gigabit Nation provides a peek behind the digital curtain to see what some of these teams are creating. Seven development teams of startup entrepreneurs plus 11 technology specialists from around the world are working furiously toward Demo Day, August 6, when they get to showcase their creativity. Three of the startups take a break to present their contenders for Killer App. Cody Bowen - Tidbit: Their application makes it easy for anyone within an organization to publish training content for employees, customers and partners via mobile devices. Detelin Yordanov - Hutgrip: This team aims to enhance product feedback and automation in manufacturing processes as well as facility management for small and medium-sized businesses. Bentley Cook - Sensevery: They are developing a wireless sensing platform for care providers and their loved ones to monitor daily activities (motion/sleep) and accidental falls of individuals in home or senior care facility.

It's Summer Camp for Geeks! 11 teams of innovators are competing in GigTank for $150,000 in prizes that will go to the two teams creating the best applications to capitalize on Chattanooga’s gigabit network. Today Gigabit Nation listeners get a sneak peek at what gig apps these teams are cooking up. Nicole Newman and Seth Bigham represent the student teams at GigTank. Anthony Guglielmo of Vigia and Toni Gamayel with Banyan represent the teams of established entrepreneurs. Without giving away their competitive edge, our guests talk about their projects and also discuss the opportunities and challenges with creating the next generation of broadband solutions to complex needs. As part of a group of leaders from around the world who are building geek teams and gigabit apps, they have a lot to share.