The TEDx event in Little Rock, scheduled for July, has rebranded to TEDx MarkhamSt and announced the speakers for the event. In addition to the name change, the organization has chosen Little Rocks Create Avalanches as it’s theme. In a press release, Salil Joshi, founder of the TEDx event, announced the speakers which includes Arkansas […]
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Phyzit takes national stage with conference presentation
Stewart Whaley, Chief Privacy Officer of Arkansas startup Phyzit, Inc., is in San Francisco this week as speaker at Signal, a conference put on by Twilio. The title of Whaley’s session is entitled Building good karma and “profit” for non-profits: How we saved millions improving healthcare and legal services for at-risk children and families. According to […]
Riffraff and 300 words roar into May
It is only May the 11th, but lots of things have happened thus far in the Arkansas startup and entrepreneurial area. The obvious one, first, is the North Little Rock Mini Maker Faire, but I wouldn’t say that it was mini. In our article last week, we (I) stated that hundreds were present, but the official […]
Dallas, Box, ZinePak and Slack see startup success
This week we are looking at how Dallas, Box, ZinePak and Slack see startup successes. While AR Scene pays attention to Arkansas, you could say that the AR sometimes stands for Arkansas Region. No Metro area is as close in proximity and similarities as the DFW area. Memphis is definitely closer via miles, but there is […]
Govenor’s Cup, Maker Faire and more in roundup
This week’s round up include the Govenor’s Cup, the Maker Faire along with information about The Iron Yard Academy, Mayyd, SUMO, PrivacyStar and Inuvo. Governor’s Cup This week, the Donald W. Reynold’s Governor’s Cup will hold its awards at the Statehouse Convention Center on Wednesday, April 22nd. It will be interested to see who enters […]
Meerkat, Students and Upcoming events highlight this week’s roundup
This week’s roundup include Meerkat, students and student awards, and upcoming events you will be sure not to miss. Meekat Emily Reeves Dean concluded her series of blog posts about South by Southwest for Talk Business this past week in an interview with Roby Brock. She talked about what happens at a South by Southwest […]
Startup Junkie, South by Southwest & Maker Faire top this round up
In this week’s roundup, we see articles on Startup Junkie, South by Southwest, the Maker Faire and much more. Jeff Amerine – Startup Junkie I have long considered Jeff Amerine one of the most influential persons in the state for startups and entrepreneurs. AMP has a really nice story about Jeff and how ended […]
