Memphis is home to a ton of creative talent in a huge variety of forms. In fact as stated on this site, Memphis was selected as one of America’s Top 25 Arts Destinations by American Style magazine. The city ranked 22nd based on the richness and variety in 2007. It just so happens that in [...]
If you are looking for the right resources to start a new high impact or high growth potential business, then Memphis has a lot to offer. With this my first post on MemphisConnect, I want to take the time to map out the local technology startup ecosystem. LaunchMemphis is supporting entrepreneurial action with a series [...]
Join Next American City for the next installment in the URBANEXUS series. The salon will feature a collaboration between seven local representatives discussing the role of civic engagement in moving Memphis forward. Each presenter will use 4 slides per minute for 4 minutes to share how their organizations are making creative approaches toward civic engagement. [...]
In meeting with Dr. Steve Zatechka recently, he told me the story of how he found a problem in the laboratory, fixed the problem with a new invention of his own design, and then worked with the technology transfer office of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to commercialized it. Here is the story of his invention and how Steve views the [...]
I recently ran into Ryan Watt at BarDog Tavern in downtown Memphis. Introduced through a mutual friend, Ryan relayed that he was working on a new film in Memphis as the executive producer. I love hearing about films being made in Memphis and I couldn’t resist having Ryan as a guest blogger on MemphisConnect. So [...]
SocialCamp Memphis is rapidly approaching. If you are looking for a reason to attend then look no further then the passionate people that will be present and presenting on relevant social media topics. One such person is Suresh Susarla. For this post I have asked him to give away some, not all of his tips, [...]
Here is a guest blog post from Blake Palmer of LunaWeb, who has been very active in and supportive of LaunchMemphis. A recent transplant to Memphis, Blake takes us through the experience of LaunchMemphis Boot Camp. If you missed this one, watch the LaunchMemphis calendar over the summer for another Boot Camp. ——- The 2009 [...]
Supporting entrepreneurship is important to our community and the University of Memphis certainly plays a big role in educating up-and-coming entrepreneurs. Local professor, Dr. Frances Fabian is an Assistant Professor of Management at the University of Memphis and researches entrepreneurship. In this posted, I have asked Frances to discuss why she selected Memphis as her new [...]
LaunchMemphis continued its slate of dynamic programming on Thursday night the 19th with TechFuel. Inspired by other networking events occurring across the country like Tech Cocktail, LaunchMemphis TechFuel is designed for technologists, entrepreneurs, media, bloggers, and other business professionals to connect and share ideas in a fun and open atmosphere. This TechFuel was held at [...]
