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Posts Tagged ‘Ben Hammes’

Lifting the burden: Social Afterlife oversees social media accounts of lost loved ones

By Tommy Felts | October 1, 2019

Receiving a birthday notification on a social media platform is a common source of angst for Ben Hammes’ customers, the founder of Social Afterlife said.   “We handle the memorialization or removal of social media for the deceased on behalf of the family,” Hammes said, explaining his startup. “This helps the family with dealing with the…

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Chain of Trust manages secret passwords after coffee shop meetup, corporate departure

By Tommy Felts | January 30, 2019

From Starbucks to startup, a swipe right on networking opportunities led two Kansas City, Kansas, men to an adventure in tech entrepreneurship — disrupting the secret management space with the inception of Chain of Trust Technologies, they said. [pullquote] Chain of Trust Technologies Elevator pitch: The evolution of IT infrastructure has had a dramatic impact…

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