SHADE (HOLLY QUINN)

The Payments Plug’s musical roots

This Dover-based startup aims to be a digital one-stop shop for business owners.

This week, I had a chat with founder Jonathon Shepeard, a longtime R&B and hip-hop musician who turned his skills in music engineering into entrepreneurship.

➡️ Read my profile on Jonathon here

5 assistive tech platforms for future work

Diego Mariscal, the founder and CEO of DC’s 2Gether-International gave his insight on assistive technologies, as a disabled founder with cerebral palsy.

“I have found assistive technology to be a critical component for pursuing and achieving my entrepreneurial goals,” he said.

➡️ Check out Diego’s picks for top tech tools here

News Incubator: What else to know today

• JPMorgan Chase’s Wilmington expansion includes the city’s first “sustainable parking lot.”  [Delaware Business Times]

• The Newark City Council green-lighted the new Newark Free Library project. [Newark Post]

• Will Delaware increase school spending by $1 billion to meet its 2030 goals? [Spotlight Delaware]

• AI that can “see” lacks vision. [Tech Crunch]

🗓️ On the Calendar

• Tuesday, July 16 —  July networking mixer at Stitch House Brewery [Details here]

• Tuesday, August 6 — Get 15% off your Millsummit 2024 ticket when you register with the code TECHNICALLY24! [Details here]