Prior to building the startup Cinchapi, Jeff Nelson, Co-Founder and CTO at Blavity, combined talents with Morgan Debaun, Aaron Samuels, Jonathan Jackson, to created the most culturally relevant venture-backed technology and media company aimed at building beautiful products and experiences for black millennials. Through a series of cascading connections, Jeff shares the backstory about how the founders met and eventually decided to build Blavity after working on over 10 earlier ideas. He also shares a story of the founding team “sticking to their guns” when a potential investor tied their investment in the company to the team changing the name from Blavity. Right now Jeff is excited about his new startup - Cinchapi. At Cinchapi, Jeff is building a platform to help people understand data, then use data more effectively to solve problems in a variety of places. Cinchapi is fascinated in how the accessibility of data is key to solving some of the World’s most challenging problems. He dives into the major differences building an enterprise B2B ( Business to Business) software company versus his experiences building Blavity’s technology. &nbsp; Frankly, Jeff notes how one major differences is his target audience. On this episode, Jeff talks about diversity in tech, not “looking the part,” and trying to have conversations with 60 year old white guys at the bar as a twenty-something black man. Jeff is married with two young children. The importance of life and work balance, mentoring, and helping other technology entrepreneurs reach their goals. &nbsp; Connect with us on Facebook and Twitter @InnovatorTribe &nbsp; Fun Facts Favorite TV shows  Breaking Bad, Black-ish, and Modern Family  Hype song  “Lose Yourself,” by Eminem  &nbsp; Cool Resources Cyberlaunch Accelerator - http://www.cyberlaunch.vc/ &nbsp; Contact:  @jeff4code www.github.com/jtnelson @Blavity @Cinchapi  &nbsp; Music Produced by Calid B @Calidb

Jeff Nelson: Co-Founder of Blavity | Founder of Cinchapi

&nbsp; Joey Womack is the Co-founder of Amplify4Good. &nbsp;Amplify4Good uses rapid problem-solving to help organizations create social impact. &nbsp;His company has led innovation labs for Google, Coca-Cola, Ford and other great companies. &nbsp;In the show he shares how his experience in marketing and event planning led to an opportunity to organize a hackathon with no experience. &nbsp;It was through this experience that he decided use technology to help his community and create his startup, Amplify4Good. &nbsp;Joey also shares his goal of impacting the lives of 1 billion people and his plan to achieve it! &nbsp; Key Highlights:  His approach to&nbsp;customer discovery, the lean methodology, and business development&nbsp; Turning a facebook group into a business Dealing&nbsp;with the challenges of managing multiple&nbsp;companies Tactics to help build processes and infrastructure to save time and maximize efficiency  &nbsp; Tools &amp; Resources Mentioned in Show  Slack Google Drive Team Work Asana HBCU Spring Coming NYC Hive  Connect with Joey!   @joeydigital amplify4good.com goodienation.org    &nbsp; Music by Calid B | @CalidB  &nbsp; Connect with Innovator Tribe on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter! IG: @InnovatorTribe Facebook: Innovator Tribe Twitter: @InnovatorTribe &nbsp; &nbsp;

Joey Womack | Co-Founder of Amplify4Good

Dr. Sima Pendharkar is the founder of Valeet Healthcare, a company that is leveraging technology to bridge the gaps in healthcare. &nbsp;Dr. Pendharkar launched Valeet Healthcare with 14 years of experience working in hospital administration. &nbsp;In the episode she shares how she leveraged her experience as a physician to create a solution that helps patients, doctors, and hospital administrators. &nbsp;Dr. Pendharkar lived in silicon valley before moving to New York&nbsp;where she launched her startup. &nbsp; &nbsp; Key Highlights:  Using technology to solve problems in your industry/profession How to connect with your local tech startup community Importance of refining and fine-tuning your "pitch"  &nbsp; &nbsp; Tools &amp; Resources Mentioned in the Show: Twitter Meetup &nbsp; Connect with Sima! @simapendharkar sima@connectcare.healthcare &nbsp; &nbsp;   Music by Calid B | @CalidB  &nbsp; Connect with Innovator Tribe on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter! IG: @InnovatorTribe Facebook: Innovator Tribe Twitter: @InnovatorTribe