Articles by Brooks Malone

About Brooks Malone

Brooks Malone is a NC CPA and Partner with EisnerAmper (EA) where he is a leader in the Technology practice group. He was previously a Partner with Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP which combined with EA in 2024. Brooks is also listed contributor to the National Fast Trac Tech Curriculum that was funded by the Kauffman Foundation. Brooks was named one of the 40 Under 40 in May 2005 by the TBJ, received the Outstanding service to Entrepreneurs Award in 2008 by CED, and named to the Leadership Raleigh Hall of Fame in October 2011. Brooks is a graduate of North Carolina State University and is active at American Underground and Raleigh Founded.

The Download: Chris Heivly, VP Innovation, Techstars

March 24, 2020 Brooks Malone

Chris is one of the nation’s leading experts on launching startups and has been dubbed the “Startup Whisperer.” He co-founded MapQuest, is an angel investor, ran a corporate venture fund […]

The Download: Brian Bharwani, CFO, PrecisionHawk

March 10, 2020 Brooks Malone

Brian Bharwani is the Chief Financial Officer at PrecisionHawk. Prior to joining PrecisionHawk, he worked with an array of Washington D.C.-based start-ups including Full Measure Education, MakeOffices and SocialRadar, where […]

The Download: Tony Atti, Co-Founder and CEO, Phononic

February 25, 2020 Brooks Malone

Tony Atti is an experienced energy technology investor, entrepreneur, and executive who has demonstrated expertise and leadership in venture financing, business development, startup growth and operations, and negotiating joint-venture relationships. […]

The Download: Rich Lee, CEO, Pureport

February 11, 2020 Brooks Malone

Rich Lee is the CEO of Raleigh-based Pureport, which makes cloud connectivity fast, seamless and secure. Before leading Pureport, Rich was most recently the Founder and CEO of Hosted Solutions […]

The Download: Adam Klein, Director of Strategy, Capitol Broadcasting Company

January 28, 2020 Brooks Malone

Adam Klein is Director of Strategy for Capitol Broadcasting Company—a diversified communications company that owns and operates businesses in television, radio, commercial real estate, technology entrepreneurship, and residential building supplies. […]

The Download: Lister Delgado, Managing Partner, IDEA Fund Partners

January 14, 2020 Brooks Malone

Lister Delgado co-founded IDEA Fund Partners in 2006 as a seed and early-stage technology-focused fund in Durham. Today, IDEA Fund Partners is considered one of the most active early stage […]

The Download: Michael Doernberg, CEO, eMinor, Inc.

December 10, 2019 Brooks Malone

Mike Doernberg is the CEO and Co-Founder of eMinor, Inc. Founded in 2006, eMinor has built three world-class software platforms across a diverse set of industries. ReverbNation is among the […]

The Download: Jud Bowman, Founder and CEO, Sift Media

November 19, 2019 Brooks Malone

Jud is a serial entrepreneur who has started three companies so far: Motricity, Appia, and now Sift Media. Jud co-founded his first company, Motricity, as a high school senior at […]

The Download: Robbie Hardy, Chairman, xElle Ventures

November 5, 2019 Brooks Malone

Robbie’s business experiences range from corporate strategies for Fortune 500 companies to founding, building, running and successfully exiting various technology businesses, as well as raising and managing an angel network. […]

The Download: Lewis Sheats, Executive Director, NC State Entrepreneurship Clinic

October 22, 2019 Brooks Malone

Lewis Sheats is an entrepreneur and educator. He has identified and developed several unique new ventures from launch to profitability and has both bootstrapped and raised venture funding for several […]