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Articles by Michael Melton

About Michael Melton

Michael is a 2025 UNC-CH graduate who majored in Psychology and Environmental Studies. He loves trying new restaurants and cafes, going hiking, snowboarding, and going on long road trips to seemingly random states. You can also find his work in the Daily Tar Heel, where he is an editor on the Lifestyle desk.

Durham-Based Reap Uses AI To Streamline Investor Engagement

June 17, 2025 Michael Melton

Thomas Samuelson launched BRON Investor Network in 2022 to provide solutions that would help companies connect directly with investors. In 2024, Samuelson sought to upgrade the tech stack for BRON, […]

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Wilmington Startup Helps Businesses Manage Operations On A Single Platform

June 11, 2025 Michael Melton

Derek Schmidt is no stranger to running a business. The Wilmington native is the founder of DesignLoud, a digital marketing and web design agency he built from a side-hustle into […]

Durham’s Finplanly Offers A Fresh Approach To Instilling Financial Literacy

June 5, 2025 Michael Melton

Barrett Slade has always recognized that a large majority of our decisions are inherently financial. Do we go to college, or do we go to trade school? What should we […]

Durham’s GridSeer Uses Probabilistic Modeling to Improve Energy Efficiency

May 28, 2025 Michael Melton

Dalia Patino-Echeverri is a professor and researcher at Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment who has been working on optimizing energy systems for most of her career dating back to […]

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