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(from left) Kevin Dedner founded Hurdle, a mental health startup that pairs patients with therapists. Ashlee Wisdom's company, Health in Her Hue, connects women of color with culturally sensitive medical providers. Nathan Pelzer's Clinify Health analyzes

Science
Health & Safety

How Black tech entrepreneurs are tackling health care's race gap

5:01am November 29, 2021

by Cara Anthony

Determined to improve the way doctors connect with their patients, a new wave of innovators are using technology to match people of color with culturally competent professionals.

Joe Milam explains his investor-relations company, AngelSpan, to fourth-grader Anna Allemann (white shirt, left) and third-grader Sage Powell during Pitch-a-Kid in Austin, Texas, on April 30.

For Entrepreneurs, Pitching To Pint-Sized Sharks Is No Child's Play

10:25am May 13, 2016

by Brenda Salinas

Modeled on TV's Shark Tank, entrepreneurs at a Pitch-a-Kid event in Texas had 5 minutes to sell their ideas to a panel of third- through 12th-graders and answer their no-holds-barred questions.

Lincoln, Neb., is home to several startups, which use the city's low cost of living and high quality of life to attract workers.

National
Economy

Silicon Prairie: Tech Startups Find A Welcoming Home In The Midwest

7:12pm April 01, 2015

by David Schaper

Some entrepreneurs are leaving the high-tech hot spots of San Francisco, New York and the Silicon Valley for greener pastures in a place that actually has greener pastures: Lincoln, Neb.

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