What we’re about
This group is operated by City of Richardson, August 2021
The Richardson IQ is a place to create opportunities and connect people to the tools and resources they need to achieve success. We believe that if you have an idea, you have a fundamental right to start a business to make it a reality! In the IQ, we celebrate innovation, entrepreneurship and creative achievements of our Richardson-based inventors and product makers.
We’re all part of the IQ community, and through programming, education, encouragement, and collaboration, we can build an ecosystem of successful entrepreneurs and companies.
You don’t have to live or work in the IQ to be able to collaborate with us. No matter what brings you here, everyone needs a connection. So come join us!
To learn more about the Richardson IQ, visit www.RichardsonIQ.com.
Upcoming events (1)
See all- IQ® Brew: Improving Student Outcomes: Data Analytics to Help Educators1302 E Collins Blvd, Richardson, TX
The IQ® Brew is a free, public networking and educational series featuring short presentations from entrepreneurs, small business owners and subject-matter experts.
The goal of each IQ® Brew is to share the successes and challenges the Richardson business community has faced and to pass along the knowledge needed to start and grow a business here.
A very special thanks to Insperity for sponsoring the IQ Brew breakfast!
Agenda:
· 8:30 a.m. - Networking
· 9:00 a.m. - Opening Remarks
· 9:05 a.m. - Introductions
· 9:15 a.m. - IQ Speakers
· 9:45 a.m. - Q&ATopic:
This discussion sheds light on the methodology employed by Alpha Genesis Labs, drawing insights from software startup principles and implementing agile software development methods. A collaborative initiative with Trinity Basin Preparatory serves as a case study, illustrating how a pragmatic reporting solution has proven its efficacy in addressing the real-world challenges faced by educational institutions.School administrators and teachers are drowning in a sea of data, applications and systems that contain many pieces of the puzzle that they need to do their job well.
Alpha Genesis Labs helps schools cut through the maze, by meeting schools where they are. They design practical, best-in-class reports and dashboards that leverage the systems and technology stacks, that schools already own, as a front end to a data warehouse built to pull data from student information systems, assessment systems and other data sources.
Bios:
Florence Lowe
Florence Lowe is passionate about technology and is on a mission to spread awareness and access to clean data and good software that is simple and easy to use. She founded Alpha Genesis Labs to help drive this mission, and schools to improve their data, application usage and to derive business intelligence out of their own data to help improve student outcomes. Prior to that, she was COO at Synerzip, an agile software development company which sold to a PE firm in 2020. She has over 20 years experience in technology, finance, and investing, starting her career at IBM Global Services in Bangalore, India and working at other companies like American Airlines, UBS Warburg, Capital One, AlixPartners, Hudson Advisors/Lone Star Funds, EZLynx (sold to Applied Systems), and iSight Partners (sold to FireEye).Florence has an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, a Masters in Computer Applications from Jawaharlal Nehru University and a BA (Hons) in Mathematics from the University of Delhi. She is also on the board of Broadway Dallas and on the Research and Innovation Council for the Office of Innovation & Research at the University of Texas in Dallas.
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/florencelowe
Conor Rogers, Data Fellow at Trinity Basin Preparatory
Conor Rogers is the Data Driven Instruction Coordinator at Trinity Basin Preparatory, a charter school in the DFW area that serves over 6,500 students in grades PK-12. Conor works with district and school leaders to build data literacy across the district, ensuring that everyone has accurate and timely data in their hands to do their job effectively.Conor was also the co-host of "The Bolt", a popular education podcast he co-hosted with Trey Garbers, the IT Director of Trinity Basin Preparatory, where they shared interesting stories and strategies from the district.
