Innovative service brings 'grandkids on demand' to area

A new tech startup sees great potential in bridging generational gaps.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 3:07 p.m. April 16, 2018
A Papa Pal with a Papa member. Courtesy photo.
A Papa Pal with a Papa member. Courtesy photo.
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Miami entrepreneur Andrew Parker left a steady gig with MDlive.com, the telehealth company founded by his father, to launch Papa, a tech startup that recently expanded to Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota.

 

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