24: Brandon Cummings on launching a non-profit for COVID-19 that impacts thousands of people a week

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Landon chats with Brandon Cummings about his journey from finance, to tech, to starting a non-profit in Atlanta that feeds 6,000 people per week.

Today’s Topics:

• Brandon’s journey from finance, to biz dev, to engineering
• The demise of Voxa
• Bootstrapped vs “going big”
• A detour into data science
• Going full-time on a side project
• Taking a new job after COVID-19 shuts down the business
• Building an open source platform for COVID-19 testing
• Starting a non-profit to feed hospitality workers during the pandemic
• Building software and systems to support feeding 6,000 people a week
• $20 provides 4 family meals. Donate here.

Links & Resources:

• ATL Family Meal - Feeding 6000 hospitality workers per week
• ATL Family Meal on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook
• Kevy - The best marketing platform for growing sales
• Rigor - Digital Experience Monitoring and Optimization
• Terminus - Full Funnel Account-Based Marketing
• Rails Tutorial - Michael Hartl
• Capgemini - A global leader in consulting, technology services and digital transformation
• FlowPath - Facilities management simplified
• Twilio - Engage customers on any channel, any time
• Tighten - Software for strength & focus
• Matt Stauffer
• Lyft - Get a ride from a friendly driver within minutes