by David Nelson | Jan 9, 2026 | Startup Advice
Economic Development Is Broken—Entrepreneurs Are the Fix The economic development landscape for communities of all sizes is constantly changing, just like the economy itself. Technology continues to evolve, people are more mobile than ever, and a new wave of...
by David Nelson | Dec 31, 2025 | Startup Advice
2025: A Year in Review with an Epic Year Ahead Now that every company seems to have its own version of Spotify Rewind, it’s hard not to reflect on the previous 12 months. As I look back on 2025, it feels less like a single year and more like a lifetime of events. For...
by Emma Ayala | Dec 29, 2025 | Startup Advice
Kevin Sommers and the Story Behind Some Apparel Some Apparel is a play on the word “Some,” a nod to founder Kevin Sommers’ last name—but the story behind the brand goes far deeper than the name. At its core, it’s about choosing freedom: freedom with time, freedom with...
by Emma Ayala | Dec 15, 2025 | Startup Advice
How Calli Rose Found it’s Home on East Main Street 327 East Main Street didn’t sit empty for long. Just a month after Some Apparel closed, ETSU senior Calli Hall stepped into the very same space with her brand-new storefront, Calli Rose, and with it came new...
by Isaac Deel | Dec 12, 2025 | Startup Advice
Is Marketing Really Changing? Marketing is a massive, confusing, convoluted industry that seemingly changes every day. The same techniques marketers use today are different from the ones they used yesterday. The tools marketers use are constantly rotating, algorithms...
by David Nelson | Oct 13, 2025 | Startup Advice
AI Is Not Killing Software as a Service (SaaS) Everywhere I go online, I see people claiming that SaaS is dead — that AI is going to wipe out the entire business model. There’s a mindset among “vibe coders” (and yes, I’m one of them) that this new freedom to build...
