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We Asked 4 Experts How Cryptocurrency, Gene Editing, 5G and Drones Will Influence the Future
December 28, 2020
Cryptocurrency. Gene editing. 5G. Drones. We hear — and report on — these terms often. But for the average person who’s not well versed in these topics, they might just sound like tech-y jargon, or technology that exists solidly in the future. On the latter point: Yes, but not exclusively. In a year when Bitcoin […]
‘When I Win, I Uplift’: Kristal Sotomayor on Finding Support For Media Makers of Color
December 23, 2020
Growing up as a child of immigrants, ¡Presente! Media cofounder Kristal Sotomayor frequently found ways to make money however possible. Money could be scarce for their family, so even trips to play at the park presented an opportunity for the youngster to profit, selling bracelets to other kids. “Immigrants are the biggest hustlers,” they told […]
LeRoy Jones Exited a Company. Now, he’s Using His Biz Experience to Help New Entrepreneurs Thrive
December 17, 2020
Growing up in West Oak Lane, EREflow founder LeRoy Jones always had an instinct for making it on his own. He sold bus tokens at one point before eventually pursuing his bachelor’s degree in computer science at Carnegie Mellon University and later his master’s degree in management of technology from the University of Pennsylvania. In […]
Houwzer’s Next Move
December 17, 2020
As a first grader in Cape May Courthouse, New Jersey, Mike Maher launched his earliest small business: selling Blow Pops and construction paper. “Back in the day, colored paper was in high demand and kids always like candy, so I thought it was a great way to subsidize my own love of art and candy,” […]
A Letter of Thanks From RoseAnn B. Rosenthal
December 15, 2020
Dear friends and participants in the Philadelphia region’s innovation community, I have been involved with Ben Franklin in one way or another since the early efforts to create the Ben Franklin partnership in 1982, and directly as President, CEO and Director of Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania since 1996. As such, I have […]
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