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#FounderFeature w/ Jeff LoCastro: On Building Fintech and Never Quitting

#FounderFeature w/ Jeff LoCastro: On Building Fintech and Never Quitting

Would you believe I’ve never had a “real” job? The emphasis on “real” is because as soon as I could, I started my own company. Part of what’s influenced me to work this way is the mentorship I received from a number of people in my life, namely my father. The dinner table was my nightly mentor session. My father, his friends, business associates and family ate together and I listened. I was always a good listener, and I’m glad I was because I have relied upon their advice, especially while starting FinTech companies like Neener Analytics. The biggest piece of advice I got from my mentors was, “Never quit.” Who knows who really said it first, but when you quit you just don’t know how close you were to success, so I just never quit. Read More

Posted on: May 29, 2019
#FounderFeature w/ Paul Proctor: The Bigger Mission

#FounderFeature w/ Paul Proctor: The Bigger Mission

“There is not a more worthy mission than creating and improving quality of life for every person around the world. This is the mission that drives me every day of my life, and is what led me to create the FinTech startup, Sendmi. Sendmi’s mission is simply to improve financial infrastructure so that people can send money to their family members without high fees and with the protection that transparency brings.” Read More

Posted on: May 23, 2019
#VCFintech Alumni Invest SouSou and Neener Analytics Wins Best of Show at Finovate 2019!

#VCFintech Alumni Invest SouSou and Neener Analytics Wins Best of Show at Finovate 2019!

Congrats to #ICBAThinkTech Accelerator Alumni, Invest SouSou, and #FISFintech Accelerator participant, Neener Analytics, for their incredible delivery at Finovate 2019!  Read More

Posted on: May 10, 2019
Arkansas Business: Community Bankers Tap Accelerator for New Tech

Arkansas Business: Community Bankers Tap Accelerator for New Tech

Chris Johnson, Little Rock market president for First Financial Bank, says community banks benefitted from the ICBA Think Tech Accelerator. They got a look at new tools and could form partnerships with the startups that completed the program, and those partnerships could help them better compete. Read More

Posted on: April 22, 2019
Congratulations to Omnetrium on their partnership with Centennial Bank in launching the Cents To Win Prize Savings Program!

Congratulations to Omnetrium on their partnership with Centennial Bank in launching the Cents To Win Prize Savings Program!

Omnetrium, an innovative software platform which designs, builds and operates custom prize-linked savings programs, congratulates Centennial Bank on the launch of their Cents To Win Prize Savings Program.  The Cents To Win Program is powered through a technology partnership with Omnetrium. Read More

Posted on: April 17, 2019
Congrats to the Veteran Capital team on their partnership with Google for Startups

Congrats to the Veteran Capital team on their partnership with Google for Startups

Under a 12-month pilot program, Veteran Capital will expand its fellowship program to connect service members and their spouses with startups at other Google for Startups partner tech hubs across the country. In turn, Google will leverage its local contacts and offers hands-on support to the company’s fellows. Read More

Posted on: April 12, 2019