By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA Each of the participating entrepreneurs had nothing but positive comments to say about their experience last week during the third edition of the “AgLaunch Bootcamp.” Hosted by Memphis-based AgLaunch and the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, the bootcamp was an intense educational and awareness experience

During Friday’s “AgLaunch Bootcamp” finale, an announcement was made that there’s a new group of individuals interested in agricultural technologies who are convening monthly. Walter Cromer, Founder and Chief Idea Officer at Eden Concepts and a participant in last year’s “AgLaunch Bootcamp,” has organized the East Tennessee AgTech Meetup. The

Launch Tennessee has announced additional speakers for next month’s “36|86 Entrepreneurship Festival” in Nashville. Set for August 28 and 29 at five different venues in the downtown area, the updated featured speaker lineup includes: Alex Fenkel, Co-Founder of SmileDirectClub, a pioneer in doctor-directed, remote invisible aligner therapy. Founded in 2014,

Students in Tennessee Tech University’s new vehicle engineering program won’t just learn about autonomous electric vehicles. Thanks to a new grant from DENSO, the world’s second largest mobility supplier, they will help develop a new, open-access autonomous vehicle platform. The $45,000 award provides not quite one-half of the required funding.

By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA There’s a grassroots co-working effort underway in the region that has gained tremendous momentum in a short period of time, almost like a wildfire. Knox Nomads (Facebook link here and Meetup link here) might best be described as an organic initiative launched by

California is always viewed as a trendsetter, so this should not come as a surprise that the University of California Berkeley just named its first-ever Chief Innovation and Entrepreneurship Officer. Richard Lyons, the former Dean of the school’s Haas School of Business, assumes the position January 1 and, according to

We first heard about 3D-printed shoes from Feetz, the former Chattanooga-based start-up that relocated to California and appears to have gone out of business (or at least its website is inactive). Now, one of the industry giants – New Balance – has announced that it is launching a new platform

This recent article in Forbes suggests that renewable energy and sustainable development projects could be beneficiaries of the Opportunity Zone program. “Many renewable energy projects are well-suited for this program because they are built in the very places most real estate developers won’t or can’t invest, such as in rural

We rarely post articles about entrepreneurial and technology initiatives in other countries, but this one out of India captured our attention. It says the country’s Finance Minister has proposed to establish a television channel that will serve as a platform for discussing issues affecting the growth, funding requirements, and tax

By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA Connect Outdoors, known as ConnectScale when we posted this teknovation.biz article in May 2017, has been selected by Stadia Ventures as a finalist for the organization’s accelerator program. Ben Arnold, Founder of the Northeast Tennessee-based start-up, received word earlier this week that his