Designed with the Brain in Mind
Modern professionals work in demanding environments where change is constant. Most simply can’t be tied down with multi-hour training sessions that put them out of commission for big chunks of time. The truth of the matter is that training sessions within an organization can’t be rushed, and if they have yet to implement efficient ways […]
Beyond TEDxRVA
By Marc Cheatham and Paul Spicer When it comes to Richmond, the future isn’t coming; the future is here. All that’s left is how Richmond will define its identity moving forward. Events like TEDxRVA: ARTFUL, which was held this spring, are helping define Richmond for years to come. TEDxRVA, an independently organized TED event, […]
Zoozil Offers Choice-Driven Historical Fiction
By Caitlin Kearney and Sean Banks Almost every startup today has lofty aspirations, whether to change the world or to disrupt an industry. But Joe Heinzen and his band of Zoozilists are thinking even bigger: They’re looking to change history. As the driving force behind Zoozil, Heinzen and his team are creating a digital platform […]
The Business of Solar: One Maker’s Revolution
By Deanna Geneva Lorianni When Richmond transplant Bert Green envisions the near future, he sees a world where harnessing the sun for energy is the norm. Where machines once reliant on coal and oil run solely with solar. Where we’re, in essence, going back to our civilization roots, relying on nature to help us create. […]
Secret Richmond Business Builds Futuristic Antique Bikes
John Ryland has held in his possession, at one time or another, an oddball collection of various modes of transport – each with a different story. There was a classic Land Rover, a collection of old BMW motorcycles, a VW Scirocco, and a crazy French car that looked like a grasshopper. One in particular, a […]
SEElogix Launches Environmentally Conscious Service in RVA
When most homeowners hear the phrase “home security” they think of alarm systems and keypads. SEElogix, based out of Richmond’s Shockoe Bottom, is redefining home security by providing a logical solution for managing all the important information about your home—from maintenance records to closing documents. A cloud-based service, SEElogix manages everything about a user’s home […]
Making Stones, and Groundbreaking innovation
By Jeff Kelley Central dispatch needed a better way to control the hundreds of dump trucks hauling Luck Stone rocks to customers throughout Virginia. So the proposal from an engineer within the company came forward as this: Stick iPads in every subcontractor’s truck, link each tablet into GIS technology already in place, then use it […]
Making TEDxRVA
By Suzanne Hall Riveting remarks by remarkable people. That’s what you can expect from Richmond’s inaugural TEDxRVA, an independently organized TEDx event on March 22. In the spirit of TED’s motto “ideas worth spreading,” TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx […]
Making Richmond First
Here’s a pop quiz for you. What metropolitan area has the honors of starting the first hospital, chartering the first university, and creating the first canned beer in America? Here’s a hint: It’s the same region that saw the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams basketball team make an improbable run in the 2011 NCAA men’s basketball […]
Making an Innovative Region
By Taylor Beck Hey, you. Want $10,000 cash and free office space in Greater Richmond for half a year? Are you a Richmond-based entrepreneur with a creative startup idea, high on imagination but low on funds? Well then, the i.e.* Startup Competition may be right for you. The i.e.* (short for “ideas evolving”) initiative was […]