The week in review – 8.26.18 – Cbus tech and startups

We’ve got a ‘unicorn’ – Data-powered startup Root Insurance valued at $1B in $100M funding round – Columbus Business First

Auditor’s use of blockchain technology touted as more than way to transfer record – Columbus Dispatch

Smart Columbus Operating System team achieves significant milestone

13 businesses that stand to gain millions from Ohio’s medical marijuana program

Smart Columbus provides pedal power for police

Here They Come – Generation Z

Ohio leading the way in blockchain

Congratulations to the Idea Foundry team - 10 years Empowering People and Their Ideas to Make - #americaslargestmakerspace -

On The Move

Congratulations Doug Banton for starting a new position as IT Merger and Acquisition Lead at Vertiv

DevOps Days Columbus - get your tiks before we sell out

Upcoming Events

Special Events
9/7 - Techstars Startup Weekend Columbus, powered by Grow with Google - View Event
9/12 - Welcome to Columbus Women In Technology 3rd Annual Conference - #MakeHERstory - View Event
9/15 - Per Scholas’ Toss for Techs - View Event

For developers, business analysts, project managers, and techies
8/27 - Python Monthly Meeting (COhPy) - View Event
8/28 - Don't you wish your Kotlin was hot like mine? - View Event
8/28 - August Power BI User Group - View Event
8/30 - LOPSA Cbus: High Resolution Remote Graphics from 10,000 Miles Away - View Event
9/5 - Machine Learning in R with Tim Hoolihan - View Event

Entrepreneurs and general interest
8/27 - TTS Tech Tribe - UX Design with ZoCo - View Event
8/28 - Substratum Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Meetup - View Event
9/10 - Startup Grind Hosts Tara Abraham, Accel - View Event
9/11 - Columbus Arduino Raspberry Pi Enthusiasts - CARPE - View Event
9/13 - The Promise and Peril of Smart City Technologies - View Event
9/13 - Amazon Alexa Meetup! - View Event
9/14 - WakeUp StartUp - View Event

From new startups to Fortune 100 enterprises, attendees of Lift are inspired, energized, and eager to grow their products. Sessions will focus improving core skills and tackling the most difficult Product aspects, such as: