Arturo, a spinout of American Family Insurance, uses artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning to evaluate images of buildings and assess risk factors. The technology makes the underwriting process faster and more accurate. Google Earth and Google Maps offer untapped value for businesses that need information about a certain area and don’t want to…
There are at least five well-known food delivery apps battling for dominance in the restaurant-to-home delivery market. But people don’t just eat in their homes — and they want the convenience of an app wherever they go. Peanuts, Cracker Jacks and other snacks are as much a part of live sports games as the…
CEO of LogicGate. Governance, risk and compliance (GRC) software is deeply unsexy, extremely important and mostly unexplored — until now, thanks to LogicGate. Matt Kunkel, co-founder and CEO of LogicGate, understands GRC has a dreary reputation — and he’s happy to be part of the team working to make it easy. He and his co-founders…
Some analysts estimate the software spend on risk and compliance was around $35 billion in 2019. Most software designed to help with GRC takes a long time to integrate and comes with parameters that limit what you can use it with and for. LogicGate software allows businesses to pick and choose apps and features…
Groupon’s new CTO, John Higginson, explains why his job is less about coding and more about people, plus how to be the kind of leader your team respects. Becoming CTO has meant putting people before machines. “This is more a people role than a technology role,” John says. “Figuring out how to get the right…
John Higginson became Groupon’s new CTO in December 2019. A Chicago native, John previously served as CTO for software firm Applied Systems, floral industry experts FTD, vehicle fleet-leasing company Wheels Inc. and most recently FinTech company Enova International. John started out as a typical computer whiz, but realized he wanted more say over the…
Dr. Levitan and Dr. Block. Not all vitamin products are created equal — and some aren’t vitamins at all. Meet the doctors setting their own high standards in an unregulated industry. If you’re now wondering what the bleep you should be taking or not, Dr. Levitan and Vous Vitamin co-founder Dr. Romy Block get it.…
The vitamin and supplement industry is not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This lack of oversight means consumers can’t be sure whether a vitamin product contains contaminants or other ingredients not listed on the bottle. Even if the product contains what it says it does, you might not need that particular vitamin.…
Founder and CEO of ActiveCampaign. Some businesses immediately chase investors, looking to monetize as quickly as possible. Others, however, bootstrap for as long as possible, investing all their energy into building the best product. Jason VandeBoom, CEO and Founder of ActiveCampaign, spent 17 years building his product. He and his team created the category of…
After 17 years of building its business, ActiveCampaign just raised $100 million in Series B funding. Instead of chasing investors, they’ve built a better product by ignoring the competition. ActiveCampaign sees itself as a business partner for organizations, rather than just a tool. As startups grow, there’s often a question looming: when…