Paul Hershenson and AJ Kang join LP on this episode to talk about their tech incubator that they launched with Arabian Prince, founding member of NWA and few other partners.
Incub8next, a collaborative incubator project, has launched to help people and projects from underserved communities reach their full potential. Recognizing the need for tech development projects for people who have not had access to the resources, capital, connections, and experience needed to launch companies, Incub8next will work to insure that innovation knows no bounds for those in need of help getting off the ground.
The Incub8next team comes from many different perspectives, with key leadership from co-founder Arabian Prince, founding member of legendary rap group NWA and a longtime tech entrepreneur himself. He has teamed with Paul Hershenson, co-founder of the innovative software development firm Art+Logic, Matthew Walk, a pharmacist and health-tech expert, and Aj Kang, a DJ and marketing maven, to form the core of Incub8next. The team hopes to supply the experience, technology, and tech know-how to seed the future of social impact technology.
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Co-Founder, Incub8Next
Paul Hershenson
Paul is an entrepreneur, consultant, and musician. Early in his career, he helped pioneer the direct to hard disk audio recording and nondestructive editing techniques that are ubiquitous in digital audio workstations today.
In 1991, he co-founded Art+Logic, a software and hardware innovation firm. Along with his partner Tom Bajoras, and a core group of talented, dedicated employees, Paul built Art+Logic into a fixture of the technology industry with clients such as Apple, Google, Microsoft, Disney, NBCUniversal and hundreds of others. Now in its 31st year, with 65 developers working from home offices throughout the US and Canada, Art+Logic is widely recognized as one of North America’s most trusted software and product development teams.
Paul is a graduate of Yale University.
Inventor & Entrepreneur
Aj Kang has been shaping the sound of modern music for over a decade. He was the inventor of the “streetboxx” and “Beat Thang” and has been blessed to work with, Dallas Austin, Rockwilder, Jermaine Dupri, Paul Okenfold, Teddy Riley, Terry Lewis, Bob Ezrin, Jewel, Boi 1 da, Dj Khaled, David Porter, Stevie J, David Santos, Lay Law, Warren G and many others.
Aj has also had a career in enterprise software sales and marketing, beginning with IX Webhosting, a Columbus-based web-hosting company that was acquired by Endurance International Group in 2015 for $28 million. After IX was acquired, Aj followed the founder of IX Webhosting to his next investment and became the initial head of sales and marketing for “Dvele,” an innovative, luxury smart-home builder in California. Aj helped Dvele raise over $14 million in start-up capital before leaving to become head of sales and marketing for a highly regarded custom software developer in Texas.
Aj has an impressive track record of helping companies build strong sales and marketing operations.
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