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Tripp Rackley to Address Entrepreneurs on November 6th

Monday, October 13, 2008

When considering who are Georgia’s top, active, serial entrepreneurs, I would suggest that Tripp Rackley be given some consideration. Come hear his story firsthand at the next TAG/ATDC Entrepreneur Society meeting.

More about Tripp…
Each year, nearly 600,000 businesses are launched in the United States. Many will succeed, while others fail. How can you be sure that your start-up will be one of the lucky ones? Aside from being consumed with your budding idea and pulling long hours at the kitchen table trying to get it off the ground, what else can you expect as an entrepreneur and what are the secrets to building a successful business?

In his 13 year career, “serial entrepreneur” and Firethorn Chief Executive Officer Tripp Rackley has built two companies from the ground up, leading both to successful, profitable acquisitions.

His first venture, nFront, was an Internet banking solutions provider for financial institutions and was sold to Digital Insight (now an Intuit company), giving $750 million in value back to the nFront shareholders. Digital Insight’s acquisition of nFront brought together two of the leaders in Internet banking technology and ushered in a new era of e-commerce.

His latest venture, mobile financial services provider Firethorn, is poised to forever change the way consumers use their cell phones. The company allows consumers to perform banking transactions on their mobile devices with ease and convenience. Only in its second year since its public launch, Firethorn has already signed partnerships with more top financial institutions and wireless carriers and is certified on more handsets and platforms than any other provider in the industry. In 2007, Rackley led Firethorn to a $210 million sale to Qualcomm, Inc.

Join Rackley as he shares insight into building a successful start-up venture, avoiding the pitfalls along the way and increasing your odds of success.