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Rewriting the Code Empowers Young Women in Computer Science

February 14, 2019 Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

Both on the court and off, former Duke basketball player Sue Harnett has always uplifted her teammates and her friends. Now, as President and Founder of the non-profit Rewriting the Code, she and her only […]

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Looking For a Good Meeting Spot? GrepBeat Readers Have You Covered

February 7, 2019 Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

Many early-stage startups don’t exactly have sprawling offices in which to host business meetings—if they even have an office at all. And those shared conference rooms at co-working spaces book up pretty quick. Besides, when […]

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Fathom AI Helps Athletes Recover From—And Prevent—Injuries

January 31, 2019 Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

Although she only started participating in sports in high school — several years after most serious athletes — Ivonna Dumanyan, a Duke-educated engineer and the CEO of Durham’s Fathom AI, was immediately addicted. Along with […]

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Raleigh’s Coworks Aims to Power The Workplaces Of The Future—And Present

January 22, 2019 Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

For Coworks Founder and CEO DeShawn Brown, coworking spaces are more than just a phase. In fact, he thinks that within five years most young employees will expect to work in more coworking-oriented spaces. “This […]

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Sudsy Makes Spilling Shampoo In Your Luggage A Thing Of The Past

December 11, 2018 Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

Since 7th grade, Khushbu Madhiwala had always wanted to be a dentist. But everything changed when she had the idea for Sudsy during her junior year at NC State. Two years ago, Madhiwala was doing […]

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Led By 3 College Students, Vade Seeks To Redefine Parking

November 27, 2018 Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

Vade’s three college student founders — Ritwik Pavan, Matthew Schaefer and Christian Burke — are betting that the future of technology isn’t so much in the software or hardware, but in the data. “It’s almost […]

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StrongKey Growing Durham Presence Under CEO Jake Kiser

November 20, 2018 Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

Having half of your employees in Cupertino, Calif., and the other half in Durham might be a nightmare for some companies, but for StrongKey’s CEO Jake Kiser it’s an opportunity. “Two offices give us access […]

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Bringing Fire to the ‘Shark Tank’: Cary’s RewardStock Lands Deal with Mark Cuban

November 19, 2018 Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

Around 50 friends, family and members of the Triangle’s startup community huddled in the basement of Durham’s American Underground Sunday night to watch RewardStock’s CEO, Jonathan Hayes, land a deal on ABC’s Shark Tank. In […]

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Carolina Challenge Celebrates Student Founders at UNC

November 9, 2018 Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

Judges, founders and professors alike looked out onto UNC’s Kenan Stadium from the Blue Zone Thursday as 90 student-led startups pitched at the annual Carolina Challenge. Established in 2005 as UNC’s flagship venture competition, the […]

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Davies’ Every.Black Seeks to Expand Black Business Opportunities

November 5, 2018 Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

Jimmy Davies, 64, is far from the conventional entrepreneur. At the age where many people retire to a quiet life, Davies decided to invest his Social Security income and life savings in launching Every.Black, a […]

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