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UNC Grad’s PT Wired Helps Physical Therapy Patients Stick With It

October 4, 2018 Jacquelyn Melinek
A UNC alumnus has created an easy, accessible app for patients recovering from injuries through physical therapy sessions: PT Wired. This Durham-based company brings personalized accountability straight to the phones […]
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Having Trouble Raising Money, Entrepreneurs? VCs Feel Your Pain

October 2, 2018 Tim McLoughlin
All entrepreneurs who have gone through the all-consuming process of raising capital have heard their fair share of “No” from investors. The rejections are usually followed with a myriad of […]
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Durham-based Optimal Solar Takes Top Prize at Black Founders Exchange

October 1, 2018 Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez
As Reginald Parker stood—giant check in hand—on the stage at American Underground, the president and founder of the Durham-based company Optimal Solar felt a wave of emotions overwhelm him. “I’m […]

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