Newsletter

Delaware daily roundup: The Payments Plug; Assistive tech at work; Sustainable parking lot

Plus, the Newark City Council green-lighted the new Newark Free Library project.

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]

Welcome to the daily roundup of the latest from Delaware's tech and entrepreneurship scene. Want this in your inbox? Subscribe for free.

Engagement

Join our growing Slack community

Join 5,000 tech professionals and entrepreneurs in our community Slack today!

Donate to the Journalism Fund

Your support powers our independent journalism. Unlike most business-media outlets, we don’t have a paywall. Instead, we count on your personal and organizational contributions.

Trending

These 10 regions could be most impacted by federal return-to-office mandates

From Belgaum to Baltimore and beyond, this founder leaned on family to build a biotech juggernaut 

Delaware Black Chamber of Commerce lays out its plan for combatting anti-DEI orders

Philly vs. Kansas City: Who’s got the stronger tech economy?

Technically Media