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Beese’s Sales HQ Spins Co-Working Into “Co-Selling” For Extroverted Salespeople

February 27, 2024 Abby Pender
From local stalwarts like American Underground and Raleigh Founded to national brands like WeWork, co-working spaces have spread across the Triangle in the last decade as places for collaboration and […]
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Pavilion RDU Chapter Offers Networking, Resources For Go-To-Market Execs

February 15, 2024 Abby Pender
When you get stuck professionally, where do you go? Who do you ask for help? How do you find your community?  The new RDU chapter of Pavilion—an international group of […]
Triangle

Blue Pencil Box Finds Exit In Less Than Two Years Via Fisher Phillips Acquisition

February 5, 2024 Abby Pender
Less than two years after launching, Raleigh-based legal tech startup Blue Pencil Box has been acquired by Fisher Phillips, an international labor and employment firm headquartered in Atlanta that has […]
Triangle

Backed By $2M, Ex-JupiterOne Trio Leaves Stealth Mode With New Startup Opine

February 1, 2024 Abby Pender
After four months of stealthy working—and fundraising—former JupiterOne employees Akash Ganapathi, Austin Kelleher and Charlie Duong have announced the launch of their new Durham-based startup, Opine.  The startup aims to […]
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Durham Startup Offers New Video-Driven Twist On Job Hunting, Networking

January 25, 2024 Abby Pender
Thomas Massey thought it would take him at least a year to raise his first $50,000 for his employment- and networking-inspired tech startup inquireaboutme.  Turns out, he only needed two […]
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Friday Nooner: UNC’s Ted Zoller Talks Carolina Angel Network And… Iceland?

April 28, 2023 Abby Pender
Another Friday Nooner is in the books! This week, Joe returned to the show in some amazing ForeverGrep swag and as always Jackie presented in front of a unique background. […]
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Raleigh-based SEED Semifinalist Blue Pencil Box Lays Out The Law

April 25, 2023 Abby Pender
“What is the worst that could actually happen?” That’s a question that faces many would-be founders, and one that Jonathan Crook needed to answer for himself as he weighed whether […]
The Friday Nooner

Friday Nooner: Zoee’s Lowe Advises Startups To ‘Fire Fast, Adjust Faster’

April 21, 2023 Abby Pender
Welcome back to another episode of the Friday Nooner featuring Pete, Jackie, and… Jenn? With the GrepBeat Godfather Joe Colopy visiting colleges with his daughter, the third hosting chair was […]
The Friday Nooner

Friday Nooner: Archie O’Connor Gears Us Up For Raleigh-Durham Startup Week

April 14, 2023 Abby Pender
Welcome back to another edition of GrepBeat’s Friday Nooner! Today’s guest is Archie O’Connor, the co-founder of the (mostly) free Raleigh-Durham Startup Week, which will return to the Triangle next […]
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‘A Super Connector’: Second Raleigh-Durham Startup Week Returns April 18-20

April 13, 2023 Abby Pender
When Laura Maiurano moved to Raleigh 18 months ago to develop her marketing agency, she discovered comforting connections that were previously foreign to her.  “Working with founders and startups can […]

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