The Tech Check, powered by Interlaced: What Nashville told us about founders, artificial intelligence
By Simran Nath Launch Tennessee’s 3686 conference took over Nashville’s Germantown just a few weeks ago in September. Founders, investors, and operators from across the Southeast packed Brooklyn Bowl for three days of panels, pitches, and hallway conversations. We spent September 15 on the second floor running The Vault, our activation. It stayed busy all […]
The Tech Check, powered by Interlaced: Offboarding doesn’t end when the laptop comes back
Someone leaves your startup. You disable their email, collect the laptop, send the goodbye message. Done, right? Not quite. The laptop coming back is the visible part of offboarding. The risk lives in everything you can’t see. Let’s run a quick tech check. Are You Closing the Accounts That Aren’t on Any List? Disabling someone’s […]
The Tech Check, powered by Interlaced: IT onboarding + offboarding is the operational lever you’re overlooking
When a new hire shows up on day one without a laptop, or a former employee still has access to your customer database three months after leaving — that’s not just an inconvenience. It’s a security risk, an ops bottleneck, and a drag on growth that compounds quietly … until it doesn’t. At Interlaced, we […]
The Tech Check, powered by Interlaced: The Real Startup IT Nightmares (and How to Prevent Them)
By Faviana Garcia Every October, we celebrate Cybersecurity Awareness Month — but for many startups, IT horror stories don’t end when the month does. From ransomware to recurring system failures, the biggest threats to your business aren’t fictional monsters — they’re digital ones. In this Tech Check, we’re breaking down the four most common IT […]
The Tech Check, powered by Interlaced — Startup Runway Is Built on Smarter Choices
When you’re building a company, time and money move faster than you expect. Every founder knows the pressure: extend runway, keep investors confident, and scale without breaking the bank. But here’s the catch — the biggest financial drains often don’t look like “expenses” at first. They hide in everyday operations. That was the theme we […]