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