Tag: Rackspace

PorchPass Hires Rackspace Co-Founder to Scale Fintech Platform
10May By Iris GonzalezNo Comments
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PorchPass Hires Rackspace Co-Founder to Scale Fintech Platform

PorchPass, a financial technology (fintech) app developed by Braustin Homes, has hired software developer Dirk Elmendorf, Rackspace Technology co-founder, along with Jobward developers Brett Elmendorf, Natalie Karney, and Emily Rodriguez to help scale the San Antonio startup’s fintech platform.PorchPass is the first fintech app designed for land buyers, sellers, and dealerships in the manufactured housing sector. Braustin Homes created PorchPass as a cash-backed solution to streamline the new home construction process for manufactured homes.While Braustin Homes addressed the need for a streamlined home-buying experience — something co-founder and CEO Alberto Piña discovered the U.S. homebuilding industry overall wrestles with — one critical piece was missing. These same buyers ofte...
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TrueAbility Partners with Leading Testing Provider Pearson Vue
31Mar By Iris Gonzalez1 Comment
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TrueAbility Partners with Leading Testing Provider Pearson Vue

San Antonio-based TrueAbility announced Tuesday its multi-year partnership with Pearson VUE, a global leader in computer-based testing. TrueAbility works with companies to provide automated performance-based skills assessments used to certify test-takers in the workforce.TrueAbility's platform gives Pearson VUE the ability to streamline its exam operations as the testing provider delivers certification exams with more focus on performance-based assessments."This agreement with TrueAbility will help us deliver a fully integrated and globally scalable performance-based certification program," said Bob Whelan, president of Pearson Assessments. "With TrueAbility as a partner, we're now in a position to give our customers an expanded, one-stop-shop experience with cutting-edge technolog...
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HelpSocial Founder Matt Wilbanks Talks About Being Too Early and the Long Game
20Feb By Iris GonzalezNo Comments
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HelpSocial Founder Matt Wilbanks Talks About Being Too Early and the Long Game

How do you know when it’s time to shut down your startup?HelpSocial chief executive officer Matt Wilbanks and chief technology officer Robert Collazo decided in late 2019 to close the company after six years of operations.The duo met while working at Rackspace. They developed a platform that collects social media comments into one dashboard to make it easier for companies to track and respond to customer service concerns.They launched their startup in 2014 to help enterprises address customer service issues on social media channels, selling its software to corporate call centers and other large businesses. Over six years and six venture capital raises totaling $3.2 million, a business model pivot, and software as a service (Saas) platform redesign, the founders discovered t...
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