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Start It Up Episode 23: GIGTANK Accelerator Revs Up for Summer Session

Attracting technology teams, experts, and investors from around the U.S., GIGTANK 2015 is primed for its 4th annual summer accelerator.  This year's edition will feature 14 teams developing exponential (high growth) technologies that leverage Chattanooga's GIG Internet infrastructure. Just like last year, GIGTANK will culminate in Demo Day at the end of July. This event is one of the most highly anticipated days in Chattanooga's tech community.

GIGTANK Director Alex Lavidge is our guest on this week's episode.  Alex has formerly headed Business Development for local tech sensation Variable. He is wired into the national tech scene and has a very expansive vision for the future of technology in our city. Alex shares his excitement about this year's GIGTANK and the teams that are coming to Chattanooga from across the country to participate.

Susanne Burnham was the Executive Producer of Start it Up from October of 2014 to August of 2015. She is a graduate of The Company Lab’s Accelerator. She is the Founder and CEO of Click Click Boom, a graduate of the University of Georgia and a U.S. Army Veteran (Desert Storm). She launched her career in the mobile tech industry in 2009, and in 2012 relocated to Chattanooga because of EPB’s fiber optic network and to participate in the City’s growth as a tech and startup hub.
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