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We rarely hear the same answer twice.
After asking hundreds of people how they ended up at Urban Engine we began to realize the dynamic impact our work has on the communities we serve. So, we started to capture the stories of people in our networks and the unique ways our programs and resources have made a difference in their entrepreneurial journey. Thus, The Collective Ambition was born.
The Collective Ambition™ is Urban Engine’s central hub of impact stories. It is our collection of the notable people and ideas that inspire us to spark, fuel and ignite the next generation of visionaries through our community programming. You will find features of founders and their startup stories with a focus on how their professional developments make an impact in their local cities. Experience the waves of transformation these motivational influencers have stormed through their hard work.
Join Urban Engine for an evening for FREE innovation education, food, drink and networking for our next 32/10 Speaker Series with the CEO & President of ServisFirstBank in Huntsville, Andy Kattos. Andy raised money from local Huntsville angel investors and has seen ServisFirst through tremendous growth from startup bank all the way IPO
Join Urban Engine for an evening for FREE innovation education, food, drink and networking for our next 32/10 Speaker Series with the CEO & President of ServisFirstBank in Huntsville, Andy Kattos. Andy raised money from local Huntsville angel investors and has seen ServisFirst through tremendous growth from startup bank all the way IPO ABOUT URBAN ENGINE: Urban Engine: Propelling Ideas Forward!
You've been told that networking is important. "It's not what you know, it's who you know" and "Your network is your net worth" are common quotes.
But, how do you actually network with others and build your personal circle? For most of us, it doesn't come naturally, and it's not taught in school. Matt and Toni talk with networking guru Kevin Fernandez about how to build your network the right way.
You've often been told that networking is important. "It's not what you know, it's who you know" and "Your network is your net worth" are common quotes. But, how do you actually network with others and build your personal circle? For most of us, it doesn't come naturally, and it's not taught in school.
The team talks about the Power of Persistence with Kevin Fernandez of Fernandez Financial Group in Huntsville, Alabama. Shares the story of how he almost gave up right before hitting his goal of achieving a journey of struggle in paradise.
The team talks with Kevin Fernandez about the Power of Persistence and Kevin shares the story of how he almost gave up right before hitting his goal.
Mercedes-Benz opened its doors to firms from around the world to dream up solutions to challenges on the factory floor. After qualifying their ideas with Urban Engine, engineers and innovators came back to pitch and validate their own ideas during the MBUSI Innovation Challenge Competition!
MBUSI President Jason Hoff said the company decided to take a different approach this time in tackling problem areas around the plant. The idea was to turn lose minds that aren't normally engaged in automotive manufacturing and see what happened.
"This year, (the IT department) came forward and said there's a lot of great companies out there with really cool ideas. Let's present our challenges and see what comes back. It's a new approach for us," Hoff said. "We purposely left the challenges pretty vague and the rest is up to them."
Drones that inventory.
Augmented reality glasses giving instructions to workers.
Artificial intelligence solutions.
More efficient lunch breaks.
It was a unique opportunity, said Rahul Chipalkatty, the founder and CEO of Southie, a Boston-based company. Southie came with a pitch on how to deploy robots in logistics centers for smaller, more specialized tasks that may be needed for short periods of time.
Those are a few of the ideas pitched tonight at Mercedes-Benz's Innovation Challenge, a startup competition staged this evening at the Vance plant's training center. Teams were split into startup companies and student & professional groups. Cash prizes will be awarded to winners of the challenge.
Read the full story on AL.com
Brandon Kruse of CommentSold joins our podcast moderators Matt & Toni to talk about managing relationships in entrepreneurship, thinking about competitors, the power of an abundance mindset, and his favorite downtime hobby at Huntsville West.
Brandon Kruse of CommentSold joins Matt & Toni to talk about managing relationships in entrepreneurship, thinking about competitors, the power of an abundance mindset, and his favorite downtime hobby at Huntsville West.
Before he was a coder, David Cunningham was a mechanical engineer. Before he was a mechanical engineer, he was a business student. And before the pieces started falling together for his own startup, he didn’t really believe in fate.
Read More3D Orchard is a Huntsville-based startup that distributes free engineering tools to the Internet in order to crowdsource engineering and design. On 3D Orchard, people anywhere in the world can create their own designs for free with built-in CAD tools, then order a 3D print of their design.
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We aim to propel the growth of Alabama’s economy by connecting aspiring entrepreneurs and established business leadership to educational resources, talent, and community. Since 2015, Urban Engine has thrived with the collective ambition of more than 2,500 dynamic members of the community. We are people with big dreams and contagious energy who are dedicated to the development of building startup hubs through ideation acceleration. Urban Engine activates its mission by offering over 150 free innovation education events every year, including CoWorking Night™, 32/10 Business Leadership Series™, and OpenHuntsville™ — all of which are known as free community programs that focus on supporting high-growth technology startups, professional workforce development, and innovation competitions.
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