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Where Are They Now: Max Wallace, Ignite Charlotte 3

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Max Wallace is no stranger to risk. As founding president of Hackerspace Charlotte, sometimes things can be a little…uncertain. That’s why we were excited to hear his talk at Ignite Charlotte 3, “Who Dares, Wins: Misevaluation of Risk in Modern Culture”. It was a fascinating look into what is actually risky versus what looks risky, and really isn’t (i.e. deaths while having a ground pool versus the probability of a shark attack).

Wallace has been on quite the hot streak. He spoke at TEDxCharlotte, took the SAT again on a bet, and finished the World’s Largest QR Code attempt with Hackerspace Charlotte.

Max told us that Ignite Charlotte introduced him to a whole new range of fascinating people. He then said that although he can’t tell us, “you’ll definitely know we’ve done it by the sonic boom.”

We didn’t push further.

Lastly, Hackerspace Charlotte was featured in January’s Charlotte Magazine. Check ’em out!

Thanks for participating in Ignite Charlotte 3, Max, and keep on making Charlotte interesting!

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Where Are They Now: Rishi Bhatnagar, Ignite Charlotte 2

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Rishi Bhatnagar got his 5 minutes of fame during Ignite Charlotte 2 when he gave his talk, “Data, Data Everywhere“. Since his talk, Rishi and Syntelli Solutions have started a consulting practice line called Risk Analytics & Predictive Intelligence Division (or RAPID, for short).

RAPID focuses on big-data analytics and predictive modeling for businesses. For example, they can help oil companies do a better job in predicting which oil well has the better chance of giving long term oil yields based on analyzing the variables that impact oil flow.*

*(That is at least how we understood his description).

We asked him if he got anything out of speaking at Ignite Charlotte 2. Thankfully his answer was yes! Rishi said that speaking at Ignite Charlotte 2 “…helped me see more clearly that there was business opportunity where my passion was – big data and analytics! So, in effect, Ignite was critical in helping me crystallize my thinking.”

Well then Rishi, Ignite Charlotte will be waiting for its royalty check! (just kidding).

Rishi also said that if anyone was interested in learning more about RAPID’s work, there are several 60-minute web-casts. He said that they were boring, but we bet we could all still learn something pretty cool.

Also, Syntelli Solutions was featured in an investment banker’s annual report as a premier company in the data world- the only company in NC to be featured! Kudos to you, Rishi!

Thank you for your data-filled talk at Ignite Charlotte 2, and best of luck with your RAPID progress!

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