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WVTM 13 Visits Venture Yards
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WVTM 13 Visits Venture Yards

Shegun Otulana shares the vision behind HVL’s Birmingham home and the work of building new businesses.

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Birmingham’s New Venture Studio Has Its First Two Startups
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Birmingham’s New Venture Studio Has Its First Two Startups

Hypepotamus covers PackPay and DealTree, the first two companies launched by the Innovate Alabama Venture Studio in partnership with Harmony…

Where to Use AI in Your Business: Start With the Work
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Where to Use AI in Your Business: Start With the Work

Decide where AI could help by examining recurring work, the information it needs and the judgments people make. Test whether the finished wo…

What Does a Venture Studio Do?
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What Does a Venture Studio Do?

HVL combines venture studio work with venture capital. See how we test new business opportunities, then co-build and co-invest alongside est…

There Are Four Stages of AI Maturity. The Real Gap Is Between Your Teams' Current Knowledge and What They Are Capable Of.
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There Are Four Stages of AI Maturity. The Real Gap Is Between Your Teams' Current Knowledge and What They Are Capable Of.

Most companies have AI activity but no shared view of where capability is working. The Autonomy Stack maps how useful knowledge spreads thro…

Introducing PackPay
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Introducing PackPay

Harmony Venture Labs introduces PackPay, a new venture built inside its studio to bring revenue recovery innovation to financial services.

After A $1.25B Exit, Birmingham, AL, Founder Shegun Otulana Is Turning Industry Problems Into Portfolio Companies At Harmony Venture Labs
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After A $1.25B Exit, Birmingham, AL, Founder Shegun Otulana Is Turning Industry Problems Into Portfolio Companies At Harmony Venture Labs

Following his $1.25 billion exit from Therapy Brands in 2021, Shegun Otulana built Harmony Venture Labs into an AI-focused venture studio in…

Birmingham’s Sloss Tech Shows The Magic City’s Startup Ecosystem Is Ready To Scale
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Birmingham’s Sloss Tech Shows The Magic City’s Startup Ecosystem Is Ready To Scale

Sloss Tech drew over 1,000 founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders to the Lyric Theatre, spotlighting the accelerators, capital, and cowo…

Birmingham looks to write new chapter as a tech hub
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Birmingham looks to write new chapter as a tech hub

With a growing network of startup incubators, world-class research at UAB, and a new wave of local founders, the city is quietly building a…

Bootstrapped in Birmingham: Shegun Otulana on Building Boldly From the Outside In
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Bootstrapped in Birmingham: Shegun Otulana on Building Boldly From the Outside In

In this episode of Outsider Inc., host Ian Hathaway speaks with Shegun Otulana, co-founder and CEO of TheraNest and Harmony Venture Labs. Th…