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David is the Managing Editor at GrepBeat covering Triangle tech startups and entrepreneurs. Before pivoting to journalism, he worked for a London-based digital agency, where he wrote roughly one quarter of the content you see on the internet. Outside of work, David enjoys sports and movies a little too much.
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GrepBeat’s Top Stories Of 2024

December 17, 2024 David Schwartz
With 2024 just about in the books here at GrepBeat, it’s time once again for our annual look at the top stories of the year. In past years, “top stories” […]
Triangle

Closing Out The Year With A Holiday Happy Hour

December 13, 2024 David Schwartz
GrepBeat hosted its Holiday Happy Hour last night at Bull McCabe’s (which apparently doubles as a sauna given its patio heaters) in Durham. Attendees enjoyed a first round of drinks […]
Triangle

FCAT Fellowship Wraps Inaugural Cohort With Demo Day

December 12, 2024 David Schwartz
This past fall, the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology and American Underground announced the formation of the FCAT Fellowship—a joint venture that will identify motivated startup founders and support them […]
The Friday Nooner

Friday Nooner: Christmas Tree Timing And A Visit From Victoria Fritz Of Baby Bumps

December 6, 2024 David Schwartz
The Friday Nooner returned today after a one-week break for Thanksgiving. GrepBeat Godfather Joe Colopy was joined by co-hosts Melissa Crosby and Kaitlyn Dang and the trio discussed Christmas decoration […]
Triangle

2024 NC Tech Awards Celebrate Finalists And Winners

December 4, 2024 David Schwartz
On Tuesday night, NC Tech held its annual “NC Tech Awards” gala at the Raleigh Convention Center. The event drew a large crowd of leaders in tech, business, education, and […]
Wilmington

Wilmington Startup Monitors Cryogenic Tanks Storing Fertility Materials

November 27, 2024 David Schwartz
Working in the fertility laboratory space for the better part of a decade, Will Baird was responsible for maintaining the integrity of cryogenic storage tanks. He manually checked them on […]
The Friday Nooner

Friday Nooner: A Bit Of Grepsgiving And A Chat With American Underground’s Tim Scales

November 22, 2024 David Schwartz
Today’s episode of the Friday Nooner was triple-hosted by GrepBeat Godfather Joe Colopy, Kaitlyn Dang, and––making his Nooner debut, kind of—Cesar Romero. They opened the show with a few words […]
The Friday Nooner

Friday Nooner: Alpacasews CEO Emily Foster’s Budding Plushie Empire (And Love of Clouds)

November 15, 2024 David Schwartz
Today on the Friday Nooner, co-hosting trio Joe Colopy, Melissa Crosby, and Kaitlyn Dang got us started with some conversation about CED’s GRO Demo Day, which took place Thursday evening […]
The Friday Nooner

Friday Nooner: Destination Discussion Abounds As Annie Combs Talks Us Through ECPC Travel

November 8, 2024 David Schwartz
On today’s episode of the Friday Nooner, GrepBeat Godfather Joe Colopy was back in the hosting chair alongside Melissa Crosby and new co-hosting addition Kaitlyn Dang—both of whom, to be […]
The Friday Nooner

Friday Nooner: Rachel Cash Joins The Show To Tells Us About Elroi (and Barbecue)

November 1, 2024 David Schwartz
On today’s edition of the Friday Nooner, co-hosts Melissa Crosby and Jenn Summe took the reins, with the GrepBeat Godfather out for the day. It being November 1st, Melissa and […]

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