4 takeaways from the Technical.ly Slack AMA with Peach cofounder Luke Cooper

Luke Cooper is a Techstars alum, newly minted TEDCO board member and the founder of Peach, a startup looking to disrupt the insurance industry. Needless to say, our community had plenty to ask him during his Technical.ly Slack AMA, where he espoused his philosophy of asking, “How can I help?”
Here are four highlights from the AMA:

1. The latest news at Peach

Here’s the good and the bad:
Good. Just made a great new hire, who we’re very big on. So team growth is always good.
Good. Just picked up about 20,000 new customers after acquiring Bawte’s business.
Bad. We’re trying to onboard new customers as quickly as possible, and that’s no easy feat for large enterprises.

2. Applying artificial intelligence to the insurance game

Our goal is to give customers the easiest process for repairing and replacing mobile devices. The way we do that is by using your phone’s motion sensors to tell us events that are likely to result in a break.

3. Cooper’s involvement with TEDCO

Cities like Boulder and Austin have figured out the entrepreneurship ecosystem because it started bottom-up instead of top-down. Those communities are incredibly supportive because they know how FREAKING hard it is to grow a startup.
We’re trying to encourage the same things here in Maryland. Those who know me in Baltimore know that I always leave asking, “How can I help?” and I mean it. I want this to be the kind of tech community we have here.
I am a Board Member and Treasurer for TEDCO. But don’t let those titles fool you. I attend all board meetings with a hoodie and jeans. Changing stereotypes is important to me.

4. What advice would you give professionals in non-tech industries that seem to be on the verge of disruption?

Get technical.

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The next Technical.ly Slack AMA takes place Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 1:15 p.m. with Techstars founder and managing partner David Cohen.

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