{"blog_posts_section":"\u003cdiv class=\"tags-show-blog_posts_section\" data-rc=\"tags/show/blog_posts_section\"\u003e\u003ch3 class='s-fontSize24 u-fontWeight400 u-colorGray2'\u003e\nBlog posts\n\u003cdiv class='s-marginLeft0_5 u-colorGray9 u-fontWeight200 u-displayInlineBlock'\u003e\n22\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='s-marginTop1_5 s-marginPullBottom2'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"blog-posts-shared-posts_list\" data-rc=\"blog/posts/shared/posts_list\"\u003e\u003cdiv class='s-grid u-textCenter'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='s-marginBottom2 u-textLeft s-grid-colSm12'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"c-link c-link--unstyled u-displayBlock blog-posts-shared-post_card\" href=\"/insights/republic/following-influential-investors-on-republic\" data-rc=\"blog/posts/shared/post_card\"\u003e\u003carticle\u003e\n\u003cfigure class='u-borderRadius3 blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo-wrapper'\u003e\n\u003cimg srcset=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium_retina/000/000/186/186-1583428077-bce77738c745b0090a5f5183121ae298e1c7520e.jpg 2x\" alt=\"Following influential investors on Republic\" class=\"blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo\" src=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium/000/000/186/186-1583428077-c2aa87aa987aa79ce3a6d9e2ee3e0afc3c5dab96.jpg\" /\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003ch4 class='c-condensedTitle s-fontSize14 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__category'\u003e\nRepublic\n\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003ch3 class='s-fontSize30 u-lineHeight1 u-fontWeight900 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__title'\u003e\nFollowing influential investors on Republic\n\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class='s-paddingRight1 s-fontSize14 u-fontWeight400 u-colorGray6 blog-posts-shared-post_card__excerpt'\u003e\nYou can now follow influential angel investors and VCs on Republic, starting with Chamillionaire\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/article\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='s-marginBottom2 u-textLeft s-grid-colSm12'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"c-link c-link--unstyled u-displayBlock blog-posts-shared-post_card\" href=\"/insights//new-impact-new-inclusion-in-equity-crowdfunding\" data-rc=\"blog/posts/shared/post_card\"\u003e\u003carticle\u003e\n\u003cfigure class='u-borderRadius3 blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo-wrapper'\u003e\n\u003cimg srcset=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium_retina/000/000/006/6-1545326389-bfc5c07a8bd5a2e76eda1dcba4a1f6e5fd3736c6.png 2x\" alt=\"New Impact, New Inclusion in Equity Crowdfunding\" class=\"blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo\" src=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium/000/000/006/6-1545326389-d10aeb1d66f2c2c19052e4b93dd0695f2850ee2f.png\" /\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003ch3 class='s-fontSize30 u-lineHeight1 u-fontWeight900 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__title'\u003e\nNew Impact, New Inclusion in Equity Crowdfunding\n\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class='s-paddingRight1 s-fontSize14 u-fontWeight400 u-colorGray6 blog-posts-shared-post_card__excerpt'\u003e\n We’re launching Republic today, an online platform where everyone can invest in innovative, mission-driven startups curated by our team.  It’s a big step forward in the third wave of democratizing startup financing. The first wave began with reward-based c...\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/article\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='s-marginBottom2 u-textLeft s-grid-colSm12'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"c-link c-link--unstyled u-displayBlock blog-posts-shared-post_card\" href=\"/insights//celebrating-lgbtq-entrepreneurship\" data-rc=\"blog/posts/shared/post_card\"\u003e\u003carticle\u003e\n\u003cfigure class='u-borderRadius3 blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo-wrapper'\u003e\n\u003cimg srcset=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium_retina/000/000/015/15-1545275927-4308c3012761324bf81b422c9c8f89a8487f3e1f.png 2x\" alt=\"Celebrating LGBTQ entrepreneurship\" class=\"blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo\" src=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium/000/000/015/15-1545275927-3f08bf0bc18bad3732bb83b79193e56fb1c3347e.png\" /\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003ch3 class='s-fontSize30 u-lineHeight1 u-fontWeight900 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__title'\u003e\nCelebrating LGBTQ entrepreneurship\n\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class='s-paddingRight1 s-fontSize14 u-fontWeight400 u-colorGray6 blog-posts-shared-post_card__excerpt'\u003e\n It’s LGBTQ Pride month! To celebrate, we’re shining the spotlight on a handful of the inspiring initiatives run by LGBTQ business leaders paving the way for a more inclusive and diverse future.  When Tim Cook came out in 2014, he was the only openly gay CE...\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/article\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='s-marginBottom2 u-textLeft s-grid-colSm12'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"c-link c-link--unstyled u-displayBlock blog-posts-shared-post_card\" href=\"/insights/founders/founder-series-hip-hop-music-and-100-custom-leather-jackets\" data-rc=\"blog/posts/shared/post_card\"\u003e\u003carticle\u003e\n\u003cfigure class='u-borderRadius3 blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo-wrapper'\u003e\n\u003cimg srcset=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium_retina/000/000/024/24-1545273611-1b730f780569426cb26f7040189118099545bd55.jpg 2x\" alt=\"Martez Malone, YeKim\" class=\"blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo\" src=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium/000/000/024/24-1545273611-698c391f637e469ca278fcb6c8332e98e7cbf048.jpg\" /\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003ch4 class='c-condensedTitle s-fontSize14 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__category'\u003e\nFounders\n\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003ch3 class='s-fontSize30 u-lineHeight1 u-fontWeight900 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__title'\u003e\nMartez Malone, YeKim\n\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class='s-paddingRight1 s-fontSize14 u-fontWeight400 u-colorGray6 blog-posts-shared-post_card__excerpt'\u003e\n Meet Martez Malone, founder of YeKim. The premium Los Angeles fashion startup recently opened its doors to the public after years of working exclusively with celebrity clients. Martez tells us more about YeKim and what crowdfunding means for the company. \n...\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/article\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='s-marginBottom2 u-textLeft s-grid-colSm12'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"c-link c-link--unstyled u-displayBlock blog-posts-shared-post_card\" href=\"/insights/founders/founder-series-what-if-tax-preparation-wasn-t-so-bad\" data-rc=\"blog/posts/shared/post_card\"\u003e\u003carticle\u003e\n\u003cfigure class='u-borderRadius3 blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo-wrapper'\u003e\n\u003cimg srcset=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium_retina/000/000/034/34-1545270535-cdfd74dafa50be0de8bc63ef6c7606c050fa3f56.jpg 2x\" alt=\"Alice Cheng, TaxDrop\" class=\"blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo\" src=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium/000/000/034/34-1545270535-532cabfc39b01cd0865646f0808c9f5eee2643f6.jpg\" /\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003ch4 class='c-condensedTitle s-fontSize14 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__category'\u003e\nFounders\n\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003ch3 class='s-fontSize30 u-lineHeight1 u-fontWeight900 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__title'\u003e\nAlice Cheng, TaxDrop\n\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class='s-paddingRight1 s-fontSize14 u-fontWeight400 u-colorGray6 blog-posts-shared-post_card__excerpt'\u003e\n Only 10% of the tax preparation process involves human review. The remaining 90% is consumed by tedious tasks, at the cost of customers and CPAs. TaxDrop, the first all-digital tax prep service, tackles the issue with automation. Founder Alice Cheng sheds ...\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/article\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='s-marginBottom2 u-textLeft s-grid-colSm12'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"c-link c-link--unstyled u-displayBlock blog-posts-shared-post_card\" href=\"/insights/founders/silkroll-founder-story-every-minute-of-this-journey-is-exciting-and-alive\" data-rc=\"blog/posts/shared/post_card\"\u003e\u003carticle\u003e\n\u003cfigure class='u-borderRadius3 blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo-wrapper'\u003e\n\u003cimg srcset=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium_retina/000/000/049/49-1545237680-4c39312b7472b052f224f3204d476ed6f8f6915d.jpg 2x\" alt=\"Janet Wu, SilkRoll\" class=\"blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo\" src=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium/000/000/049/49-1545237680-2672eaafd774a7d549385b09d520d5b4ebffa727.jpg\" /\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003ch4 class='c-condensedTitle s-fontSize14 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__category'\u003e\nFounders\n\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003ch3 class='s-fontSize30 u-lineHeight1 u-fontWeight900 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__title'\u003e\nJanet Wu, SilkRoll\n\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class='s-paddingRight1 s-fontSize14 u-fontWeight400 u-colorGray6 blog-posts-shared-post_card__excerpt'\u003e\n If your closet is full of clothes you hardly ever wear, you’re not alone. Janet Wu, Founder of SilkRoll, wants to change this phenomenon by applying the core tenets of a sharing economy to the fashion world. SilkRoll\u0026amp;nbsp;is a peer-to-peer online exchange ...\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/article\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='s-marginBottom2 u-textLeft s-grid-colSm12'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"c-link c-link--unstyled u-displayBlock blog-posts-shared-post_card\" href=\"/insights/founders/mighty-well-founder-story-transform-the-patient-experience-through-fashion\" data-rc=\"blog/posts/shared/post_card\"\u003e\u003carticle\u003e\n\u003cfigure class='u-borderRadius3 blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo-wrapper'\u003e\n\u003cimg srcset=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium_retina/000/000/052/52-1545152811-519b9ad9f4b9189fbdf770b03af27632101694c4.jpg 2x\" alt=\"Emily Levy, Mighty Well\" class=\"blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo\" src=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium/000/000/052/52-1545152811-d69008c6c48e32ecc095763af55889e0218b7672.jpg\" /\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003ch4 class='c-condensedTitle s-fontSize14 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__category'\u003e\nFounders\n\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003ch3 class='s-fontSize30 u-lineHeight1 u-fontWeight900 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__title'\u003e\nEmily Levy, Mighty Well\n\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class='s-paddingRight1 s-fontSize14 u-fontWeight400 u-colorGray6 blog-posts-shared-post_card__excerpt'\u003e\n A chronic Lyme disease diagnosis inspired Emily Levy, founder of Mighty Well, to build a business with patients in mind. Her medical fashion company blends athletic apparel \u0026amp;nbsp;tailored for patients undergoing medical care to create products that cover m...\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/article\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='s-marginBottom2 u-textLeft s-grid-colSm12'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"c-link c-link--unstyled u-displayBlock blog-posts-shared-post_card\" href=\"/insights/founders/freshmynd-founder-story-determined-to-reduce-exposure-to-harmful-chemicals\" data-rc=\"blog/posts/shared/post_card\"\u003e\u003carticle\u003e\n\u003cfigure class='u-borderRadius3 blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo-wrapper'\u003e\n\u003cimg srcset=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium_retina/000/000/054/54-1545152606-8ec9ff1e0d13915a5779ffd68bd876ac4f01f9a8.jpg 2x\" alt=\"Seema Lindskog, FreshMynd\" class=\"blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo\" src=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium/000/000/054/54-1545152606-55eef807e708242ee92569e1611bcc5dc0896031.jpg\" /\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003ch4 class='c-condensedTitle s-fontSize14 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__category'\u003e\nFounders\n\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003ch3 class='s-fontSize30 u-lineHeight1 u-fontWeight900 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__title'\u003e\nSeema Lindskog, FreshMynd\n\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class='s-paddingRight1 s-fontSize14 u-fontWeight400 u-colorGray6 blog-posts-shared-post_card__excerpt'\u003e\n ADHD affects 100M children globally. Bringing together more than 20 years of marketing leadership experience, FreshMynd’s founder, Seema Lindskog, is on a mission to provide a natural therapy alternative to children diagnosed with ADHD. Seema tells us abou...\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/article\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='s-marginBottom2 u-textLeft s-grid-colSm12'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"c-link c-link--unstyled u-displayBlock blog-posts-shared-post_card\" href=\"/insights/founders/hireclub-founder-story-it-s-the-people-who-make-you-feel-a-billion-times-better\" data-rc=\"blog/posts/shared/post_card\"\u003e\u003carticle\u003e\n\u003cfigure class='u-borderRadius3 blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo-wrapper'\u003e\n\u003cimg srcset=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium_retina/000/000/055/55-1545152442-16f348f9c10e790cbe64a1f4b78ce838b8a68112.jpg 2x\" alt=\"Ketan Anjaria, HireClub\" class=\"blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo\" src=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium/000/000/055/55-1545152442-54d7a320d2cf58e0471a1779dde8fdfa46158e2d.jpg\" /\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003ch4 class='c-condensedTitle s-fontSize14 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__category'\u003e\nFounders\n\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003ch3 class='s-fontSize30 u-lineHeight1 u-fontWeight900 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__title'\u003e\nKetan Anjaria, HireClub\n\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class='s-paddingRight1 s-fontSize14 u-fontWeight400 u-colorGray6 blog-posts-shared-post_card__excerpt'\u003e\n Growing up sharing a two-room house in Bombay with 11 family members, Ketan Anjara, Founder of HireClub, experienced first-hand how life-changing a job can be. A big believer in the power of communities, Ketan built HireClub to allow friends and family to ...\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/article\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='s-marginBottom2 u-textLeft s-grid-colSm12'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"c-link c-link--unstyled u-displayBlock blog-posts-shared-post_card\" href=\"/insights/founders/vacayo-founder-story-a-landlord-s-best-friend\" data-rc=\"blog/posts/shared/post_card\"\u003e\u003carticle\u003e\n\u003cfigure class='u-borderRadius3 blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo-wrapper'\u003e\n\u003cimg srcset=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium_retina/000/000/057/57-1545150245-12678301d9e9e38812dedb0f9561557621b06ef6.jpg 2x\" alt=\"Isabel Berney, Vacayo\" class=\"blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo\" src=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium/000/000/057/57-1545150245-649477647086f22a9d859d9f4e2313b53a21f401.jpg\" /\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003ch4 class='c-condensedTitle s-fontSize14 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__category'\u003e\nFounders\n\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003ch3 class='s-fontSize30 u-lineHeight1 u-fontWeight900 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__title'\u003e\nIsabel Berney, Vacayo\n\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class='s-paddingRight1 s-fontSize14 u-fontWeight400 u-colorGray6 blog-posts-shared-post_card__excerpt'\u003e\n The average rental property sits vacant for 45 days out of the year. Isabel Berney, Founder of Vacayo, is determined to change that. As one of Airbnb’s first hosts, Isabel put to action her in-depth knowledge of the home rental space to create what Vacayo ...\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/article\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='s-marginBottom2 u-textLeft s-grid-colSm12'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"c-link c-link--unstyled u-displayBlock blog-posts-shared-post_card\" href=\"/insights/learn/the-miseducation-of-black-investors-and-cater-g-woodson\" data-rc=\"blog/posts/shared/post_card\"\u003e\u003carticle\u003e\n\u003cfigure class='u-borderRadius3 blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo-wrapper'\u003e\n\u003cimg srcset=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium_retina/000/000/064/64-1545148743-2ea77cfdb088ad241a5300b938c8658e3d1f48bb.jpg 2x\" alt=\"The mis-education of black investors\" class=\"blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo\" src=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium/000/000/064/64-1545148743-a3ca73581c66b2e80576237c7a5c0b467350c9b1.jpg\" /\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003ch4 class='c-condensedTitle s-fontSize14 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__category'\u003e\nLearn\n\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003ch3 class='s-fontSize30 u-lineHeight1 u-fontWeight900 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__title'\u003e\nThe mis-education of black investors\n\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class='s-paddingRight1 s-fontSize14 u-fontWeight400 u-colorGray6 blog-posts-shared-post_card__excerpt'\u003e\nBy Brandon Andrews\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/article\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='s-marginBottom2 u-textLeft s-grid-colSm12'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"c-link c-link--unstyled u-displayBlock blog-posts-shared-post_card\" href=\"/insights/founders/launch-a-company-that-solve-problems-you-have-thecut-founder-story\" data-rc=\"blog/posts/shared/post_card\"\u003e\u003carticle\u003e\n\u003cfigure class='u-borderRadius3 blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo-wrapper'\u003e\n\u003cimg srcset=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium_retina/000/000/065/65-1545148208-3a845a0f9d95a104748835d95aa7e1f17dd47611.jpg 2x\" alt=\"Obi Omile, theCut\" class=\"blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo\" src=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium/000/000/065/65-1545148208-03b906fcfd848962d7cc7d8e75ca59882d0430d7.jpg\" /\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003ch4 class='c-condensedTitle s-fontSize14 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__category'\u003e\nFounders\n\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003ch3 class='s-fontSize30 u-lineHeight1 u-fontWeight900 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__title'\u003e\nObi Omile, theCut\n\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class='s-paddingRight1 s-fontSize14 u-fontWeight400 u-colorGray6 blog-posts-shared-post_card__excerpt'\u003e\n What’s your mission? \n I’ve heard countless stories about the transformative power of a good haircut, and we’d like people to experience that feeling as often as possible. We see theCut as a place where both barbers and clients come for all their men’s gro...\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/article\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='s-marginBottom2 u-textLeft s-grid-colSm12'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"c-link c-link--unstyled u-displayBlock blog-posts-shared-post_card\" href=\"/insights/founders/improving-the-lives-of-prisoners-after-being-one-himself-pigeonly-founder-story\" data-rc=\"blog/posts/shared/post_card\"\u003e\u003carticle\u003e\n\u003cfigure class='u-borderRadius3 blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo-wrapper'\u003e\n\u003cimg srcset=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium_retina/000/000/067/67-1545147320-37dfb4f7ae5f172887a60731a1d0348cda164449.jpg 2x\" alt=\"Frederick Hutson, Pigeonly\" class=\"blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo\" src=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium/000/000/067/67-1545147320-d1ccc16768566e25ed1a7d30e4204e57d8cc8067.jpg\" /\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003ch4 class='c-condensedTitle s-fontSize14 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__category'\u003e\nFounders\n\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003ch3 class='s-fontSize30 u-lineHeight1 u-fontWeight900 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__title'\u003e\nFrederick Hutson, Pigeonly\n\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class='s-paddingRight1 s-fontSize14 u-fontWeight400 u-colorGray6 blog-posts-shared-post_card__excerpt'\u003e\n For most people, a prison sentence would be the end of a story. For Frederick Hutson, it was only the beginning. \n Growing up in Brooklyn, New York, Hutson acted as the unofficial handyman of his apartment building. He would make a few extra dollars week f...\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/article\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='s-marginBottom2 u-textLeft s-grid-colSm12'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"c-link c-link--unstyled u-displayBlock blog-posts-shared-post_card\" href=\"/insights/founders/making-smart-cool-are-na-founder-story\" data-rc=\"blog/posts/shared/post_card\"\u003e\u003carticle\u003e\n\u003cfigure class='u-borderRadius3 blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo-wrapper'\u003e\n\u003cimg srcset=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium_retina/000/000/073/73-1545145750-2086532d8f9c25922972e3b19186947bbf604d2a.jpg 2x\" alt=\"Charles Broskoski, Are.na\" class=\"blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo\" src=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium/000/000/073/73-1545145750-3d7415517c058d24994f750c51b298435c9fe079.jpg\" /\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003ch4 class='c-condensedTitle s-fontSize14 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__category'\u003e\nFounders\n\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003ch3 class='s-fontSize30 u-lineHeight1 u-fontWeight900 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__title'\u003e\nCharles Broskoski, Are.na\n\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class='s-paddingRight1 s-fontSize14 u-fontWeight400 u-colorGray6 blog-posts-shared-post_card__excerpt'\u003e\n We were first motivated to build Are.na out of personal necessity. Three of the founding members were web-based artists and we wanted to build up a body of research that justified why we made our work in a certain way or with a certain meaning. We needed a...\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/article\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='s-marginBottom2 u-textLeft s-grid-colSm12'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"c-link c-link--unstyled u-displayBlock blog-posts-shared-post_card\" href=\"/insights/learn/the-business-of-diversity\" data-rc=\"blog/posts/shared/post_card\"\u003e\u003carticle\u003e\n\u003cfigure class='u-borderRadius3 blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo-wrapper'\u003e\n\u003cimg srcset=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium_retina/000/000/075/75-1545145257-7212c5beca481b5b3ccbca6850e7fd5cd200d4e1.png 2x\" alt=\"Republic Report – The business  of diversity\" class=\"blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo\" src=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium/000/000/075/75-1545145257-624dd8c2ecdec57dadad371d84251d119c5c62fe.png\" /\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003ch4 class='c-condensedTitle s-fontSize14 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__category'\u003e\nLearn\n\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003ch3 class='s-fontSize30 u-lineHeight1 u-fontWeight900 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__title'\u003e\nRepublic Report – The business  of diversity\n\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class='s-paddingRight1 s-fontSize14 u-fontWeight400 u-colorGray6 blog-posts-shared-post_card__excerpt'\u003e\n    Good ideas are universal.\u0026amp;nbsp;Opportunity isn’t.  We set out to build Republic because we knew that good ideas are universal, but access to capital isn’t. It’s common knowledge that women and underrepresented founders of color1 are often overlooked by ...\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/article\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='s-marginBottom2 u-textLeft s-grid-colSm12'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"c-link c-link--unstyled u-displayBlock blog-posts-shared-post_card\" href=\"/insights/founders/pioneering-drone-safety-indemnis-founder-story\" data-rc=\"blog/posts/shared/post_card\"\u003e\u003carticle\u003e\n\u003cfigure class='u-borderRadius3 blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo-wrapper'\u003e\n\u003cimg srcset=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium_retina/000/000/090/90-1545142263-34d0ce855b5a7681b46d19a6fe91d43aa06d5412.jpg 2x\" alt=\"Amber McDonald, Indemnis\" class=\"blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo\" src=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium/000/000/090/90-1545142263-e46774ff912328399fb33fe7212b7f762aaca823.jpg\" /\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003ch4 class='c-condensedTitle s-fontSize14 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__category'\u003e\nFounders\n\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003ch3 class='s-fontSize30 u-lineHeight1 u-fontWeight900 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__title'\u003e\nAmber McDonald, Indemnis\n\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class='s-paddingRight1 s-fontSize14 u-fontWeight400 u-colorGray6 blog-posts-shared-post_card__excerpt'\u003e\n Engineering drone safety technology for enterprise use is no small task, but Amber McDonald, CEO and Co-Founder of Indemnis, is up for the challenge. So is her tight-knit team. \n  \n Together, they’ve become industry leaders, developing patented technology ...\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/article\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='s-marginBottom2 u-textLeft s-grid-colSm12'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"c-link c-link--unstyled u-displayBlock blog-posts-shared-post_card\" href=\"/insights/ask-me-anything/power-to-the-people-1\" data-rc=\"blog/posts/shared/post_card\"\u003e\u003carticle\u003e\n\u003cfigure class='u-borderRadius3 blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo-wrapper'\u003e\n\u003cimg srcset=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium_retina/000/000/377/377-1612379665-d75cf7f805fe4072bf77d95ab09686c73f7af1da.png 2x\" alt=\"Power to the people — Welcome to the retail revolution\" class=\"blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo\" src=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium/000/000/377/377-1612379665-7578817026bf1db5f8c19e83d0e92cc32d63d6cf.png\" /\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003ch4 class='c-condensedTitle s-fontSize14 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__category'\u003e\nAsk me anything\n\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003ch3 class='s-fontSize30 u-lineHeight1 u-fontWeight900 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__title'\u003e\nPower to the people — Welcome to the retail revolution\n\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class='s-paddingRight1 s-fontSize14 u-fontWeight400 u-colorGray6 blog-posts-shared-post_card__excerpt'\u003e\nA personal letter from the CEO of Republic: the future of investing is upon us\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/article\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='s-marginBottom2 u-textLeft s-grid-colSm12'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"c-link c-link--unstyled u-displayBlock blog-posts-shared-post_card\" href=\"/insights/founders/khalid-david-tracflo\" data-rc=\"blog/posts/shared/post_card\"\u003e\u003carticle\u003e\n\u003cfigure class='u-borderRadius3 blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo-wrapper'\u003e\n\u003cimg srcset=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium_retina/000/000/488/488-1629756120-b752bf0ff73fde16268f01d56d7d2ad53be0fe8c.png 2x\" alt=\"Khalid David, TracFlo\" class=\"blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo\" src=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium/000/000/488/488-1629756120-e7c9fd5f05aba7cc7131ce8f1b8c8b3fb9106a00.png\" /\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003ch4 class='c-condensedTitle s-fontSize14 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__category'\u003e\nFounders\n\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003ch3 class='s-fontSize30 u-lineHeight1 u-fontWeight900 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__title'\u003e\nKhalid David, TracFlo\n\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class='s-paddingRight1 s-fontSize14 u-fontWeight400 u-colorGray6 blog-posts-shared-post_card__excerpt'\u003e\n What’s the inspiration behind TracFlo?  At Turner Construction in New York, I worked on a team that built internal software to fill gaps in existing construction software solutions. We were pioneers in developing and using software to solve construction-sp...\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/article\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='s-marginBottom2 u-textLeft s-grid-colSm12'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"c-link c-link--unstyled u-displayBlock blog-posts-shared-post_card\" href=\"/insights/founders/parikshit-rumi-guhabiswas-and-kc-princess-guesdan-bowr\" data-rc=\"blog/posts/shared/post_card\"\u003e\u003carticle\u003e\n\u003cfigure class='u-borderRadius3 blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo-wrapper'\u003e\n\u003cimg srcset=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium_retina/000/000/542/542-1637125794-306037dfb471b25dd3a427503da3a65584e8fc80.jpg 2x\" alt=\"Parikshit “Rumi” Guhabiswas and Kc Princess Guesdan, Bowr\" class=\"blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo\" src=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium/000/000/542/542-1637125794-88e5dd0092a0ff7a053be5bc46d3ddda55be5846.jpg\" /\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003ch4 class='c-condensedTitle s-fontSize14 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__category'\u003e\nFounders\n\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003ch3 class='s-fontSize30 u-lineHeight1 u-fontWeight900 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__title'\u003e\nParikshit “Rumi” Guhabiswas and Kc Princess Guesdan, Bowr\n\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class='s-paddingRight1 s-fontSize14 u-fontWeight400 u-colorGray6 blog-posts-shared-post_card__excerpt'\u003e\n What’s the inspiration behind Bowr?  Bowr came from our own personal frustration while buying furniture. We couldn\u0026#39;t understand why brands controlled all the choices like color selection and size, instead of meeting the needs of their customers. We were al...\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/article\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='s-marginBottom2 u-textLeft s-grid-colSm12'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"c-link c-link--unstyled u-displayBlock blog-posts-shared-post_card\" href=\"/insights/founders/adeel-yang-and-jake-hutt-dryvebox\" data-rc=\"blog/posts/shared/post_card\"\u003e\u003carticle\u003e\n\u003cfigure class='u-borderRadius3 blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo-wrapper'\u003e\n\u003cimg srcset=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium_retina/000/000/560/560-1640799329-13e6bf4012c6f0735f3cb1c8612469ab0cd62c3e.jpg 2x\" alt=\"Adeel Yang and Jake Hutt, Dryvebox\" class=\"blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo\" src=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium/000/000/560/560-1640799329-baaeba11b231afb2b29bc5d625b8c7407514c98a.jpg\" /\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003ch4 class='c-condensedTitle s-fontSize14 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__category'\u003e\nFounders\n\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003ch3 class='s-fontSize30 u-lineHeight1 u-fontWeight900 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__title'\u003e\nAdeel Yang and Jake Hutt, Dryvebox\n\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class='s-paddingRight1 s-fontSize14 u-fontWeight400 u-colorGray6 blog-posts-shared-post_card__excerpt'\u003e\n What’s the inspiration behind Dryvebox?  Adeel was picking up golf for about a year before the pandemic, and got shut out from the game once the pandemic hit. He needed a place to play. At home? No go. San Francisco houses with kids are not places to put i...\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/article\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='s-marginBottom2 u-textLeft s-grid-colSm12'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"c-link c-link--unstyled u-displayBlock blog-posts-shared-post_card\" href=\"/insights/founders/andrew-christodoulides-moro-and-amp-applaudable\" data-rc=\"blog/posts/shared/post_card\"\u003e\u003carticle\u003e\n\u003cfigure class='u-borderRadius3 blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo-wrapper'\u003e\n\u003cimg srcset=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium_retina/000/000/565/565-1642626568-eb042bd66c75272f3a2a265e9d5034a22a908ead.jpg 2x\" alt=\"Andrew Christodoulides, Moro \u0026amp; Applaudable\" class=\"blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo\" src=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium/000/000/565/565-1642626568-1882a10819631c9d9ecd591620252d3a374869f5.jpg\" /\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003ch4 class='c-condensedTitle s-fontSize14 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__category'\u003e\nFounders\n\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003ch3 class='s-fontSize30 u-lineHeight1 u-fontWeight900 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__title'\u003e\nAndrew Christodoulides, Moro \u0026amp; Applaudable\n\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class='s-paddingRight1 s-fontSize14 u-fontWeight400 u-colorGray6 blog-posts-shared-post_card__excerpt'\u003e\n What’s the inspiration behind Moro \u0026amp;amp; Applaudable?\u0026amp;nbsp;  I’m interested in what gives life its shape. I want to understand it. I want to understand what affects what we feel.Interviewing requires hydration  I’ve always been interested in how we’re all ...\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/article\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='s-marginBottom2 u-textLeft s-grid-colSm12'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"c-link c-link--unstyled u-displayBlock blog-posts-shared-post_card\" href=\"/insights/founders/jaron-lukas-yo-sub-kwan-and-raymond-bailey\" data-rc=\"blog/posts/shared/post_card\"\u003e\u003carticle\u003e\n\u003cfigure class='u-borderRadius3 blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo-wrapper'\u003e\n\u003cimg srcset=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium_retina/000/000/568/568-1643220665-3655479313f5cae24987a942d8177e3976bbc51c.jpg 2x\" alt=\"Jaron Lukas, Yo Sub Kwan, and Raymond Bailey\" class=\"blog-posts-shared-post_card__cover-photo\" src=\"https://uploads.republic.com/p/blog/posts/cover_photos/medium/000/000/568/568-1643220665-89e39bfb5f44e3470fa1ff81e278d7302feb5906.jpg\" /\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003ch4 class='c-condensedTitle s-fontSize14 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__category'\u003e\nFounders\n\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003ch3 class='s-fontSize30 u-lineHeight1 u-fontWeight900 u-colorBlack blog-posts-shared-post_card__title'\u003e\nJaron Lukas, Yo Sub Kwan, and Raymond Bailey\n\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class='s-paddingRight1 s-fontSize14 u-fontWeight400 u-colorGray6 blog-posts-shared-post_card__excerpt'\u003e\n What’s the inspiration behind Yumwoof?  In 2008, our Head Chef Ray\u0026#39;s dog became ill. He could no longer afford to keep feeding his dog the dry kibble he had been feeding him for years.  Luckily, he was a professional chef trained at The French Culinary Ins...\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/article\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e"}