May 2024 – Page 2

Friday Nooner: Some Fun Facts About Opine CEO Akash Ganapathi

May 17, 2024 Pete McEntegart

We learned several things about today’s Friday Nooner guest, Akash Ganapathi, the Co-Founder and CEO of Durham-based Opine. (We first profiled the startup in February and they’re in the portfolio […]

eBoxchain Brings Trust And Efficiency To Prescription Drug Delivery

May 16, 2024 David Schwartz

During the worst days of the COVID-19 pandemic, delivery services were among the few businesses that thrived. Seemingly overnight, consumers’ combined desire for safety and convenience led to a new […]

In The Soup: Metrics That Matter For Growing Your Startup

May 15, 2024 Kaitlyn Dang

Happy Wednesday aka In The Soup day! Hope you’re ready to do some math because in this week’s episode, hosts Jenn Summe of Primordial and Melissa Crosby of Colopy Ventures […]

Need To Transfer Money Overseas? Venmo Can’t Help, But RTP’s Unplex Can

May 14, 2024 Kaitlyn Dang

As migrants from India, three friends have experienced an all-too-familiar issue felt by people who have part of their personal or professional networks outside the U.S: money transferring. Services such […]

Friday Nooner: Dr. Rachel Draelos Shares Her Vision Of AI In Healthcare

May 10, 2024 David Schwartz

Following a few GrepBeat updates and reminders, this week’s episode of The Friday Nooner really got going with a “reintroduction” to GrepBeat Pete—who is both definitely real and definitely the […]

Raleigh’s Epic Hire Humanizes Job Hunt For College Students And Grads

May 9, 2024 Cooper Metts

As universities in the Triangle are finishing up or approaching graduation ceremonies, their graduating students are applying or have already applied to (collectively) thousands of jobs, most of which they’ll […]

In The Soup: What Does Ageism Look And Feel Like For Younger Founders

May 8, 2024 Kaitlyn Dang

Ageism is an issue that every industry faces, but for young founders in the tech startup space, it can potentially make or break a company. That’s why in today’s episode […]

Two Duke First-Years Plan To Address “iPad Kid” Epidemic With AI Teddy Bears

May 7, 2024 Kaitlyn Dang

It’s no secret that technology usage in children has gone up significantly within the last decade or so. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 75% of households with children under […]

Friday Nooner: The Chickens Come Home To Roost With Element451’s Ardis Kadiu

May 3, 2024 Pete McEntegart

It was a big episode of The Friday Nooner sponsored by Whitley Recruiting for those who had “Joe talking about his chickens” on your Friday Nooner bingo card. Surprisingly, the […]

Cookie Looking To Crumble The Competition Among Youth Sports Apps

May 2, 2024 Cooper Metts

Trey Hicks and Will Newman bonded over their love for sports and became close friends growing up in the same neighborhood in High Point, N.C. Sports continue to connect the […]