Category: Startups

Pharmedio grew out of a pharmaceutical software project at dbVantage. It had so much potential with a growing market that I decided to form a company around it. While being CEO here, I learned how to build a startup. I also learned what could go wrong with startup.Continue readingPharmedio, Inc.

DB Ventures is my venture firm that will hold my future business endeavors. My plan for the long-term is to invest in multiple companies in various markets that will propel our lives forward into a better future. In a sense, this is almost my personal startup generator.Continue readingDB Ventures, LLC

This is my web design, development, and marketing firm that has strong roots throughout the Southeast. This is also where my entrepreneurial endeavors started to make some decent money. I’ve learned a lot from this business and it’s not slowing down any time soon.Continue readingdbVantage

This started off being my digital solutions company with the tag line, “Tailored Internet Solutions.” In my mind, I thought it was a great name, but when the first two clients I met with called it “Visex” instead of “V-Six,” I knew that name wasn’t going to be brandable. So, I decided to keep Vsix.co…Continue readingVsix.co

On 8/19/2011, I incorporated CitiLife, Inc., also in the State of Mississippi. This was the business that sparked my interests in the network effect of businesses and people everywhere. The idea for CitiLife was to be each city’s hyperlocal platform where the real news & communication could take place. CitiLife’s first location was HattiesburgLife, which…Continue readingCitiLife, Inc.

On 4/08/2010, I incorporated D.B. Hodge Investments, Inc., in the state of Mississippi. This was about 2 years into my day trading activities and I realized I needed a better way to structure my money and investment plans. From starting with penny stocks, I went on to trading options and buying tax liens. This company…Continue readingD.B. Hodge Investments, Inc.