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I've worn many hats, but my current chapeau* is as Managing Editor of GrepBeat, which covers the Raleigh-Durham tech scene, especially tech startups. Sign up for our Tuesday-Thursday email newsletter at grepbeat.com. Hope to see you around the Triangle! (*chapeau is French for "pretentious")
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GrepBeat’s Most-Read Stories Of 2022

December 22, 2022 Pete McEntegart

As we turn the page on another year, that means it’s time once more to look back at the GrepBeat stories that attracted the most eyeballs in 2022. [Caveat: This list will focus on stories […]

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Spiffy Smells Success With Its New “Smart Tumbler” Odor-Elimination Device

March 10, 2022 Pete McEntegart

Call it an “odor perfect storm.” At least, that’s what Spiffy CEO Scot Wingo is calling it. Since the start of the pandemic, the RTP-based mobile car care startup’s fleet customers—think rental car companies in […]

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GrepBeat’s Most-Read Stories of 2021

December 23, 2021 Pete McEntegart

So 2021 was the year that things were supposed to get back to normal. That didn’t quite happen, it turned out, as all of us who weren’t classics majors have learned far more about the […]

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Durham’s Cocoa Cinnamon Cuts Down Nets In Inaugural March Mugness

April 2, 2021 Pete McEntegart

How sweet it is! Durham’s Cocoa Cinnamon defeated fellow Bull City coffee shop Guglhupf in the Coffee Championship to win the inaugural March Mugness tournament, sponsored by Fourscore Business Law. The ever-spicy Cocoa Cinnamon had […]

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March Mugness’ “Coffee Championship” Showdown Is Set—Go Vote Now!

March 30, 2021 Pete McEntegart

[Editor’s Note: You can vote in the Coffee Championship here; voting is open until this Friday, April 2, at 11am ET. You can also find coverage of the Elite Eight here, the Sweet 16 here, […]

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March Mugness Moves On To The Final Four(score); Go Vote Now!

March 25, 2021 Pete McEntegart

[Editor’s Note: You can vote in the Final Four here; voting is open until Monday, March 29, at 12 noon ET. You’ll find coverage of the Sweet 16 here, and of the first round here.] […]

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Read Up On The Startups Presenting At CED’s Venture Connect (Starting Today!)

March 23, 2021 Pete McEntegart

No, we’re not quite back to in-person conferences, but just one year after hurriedly going virtual at the start of the pandemic, CED’s Venture Connect summit is back online with plenty of new bells and […]

Events

March Mugness: Vote For The Elite Eight, Plus A Sweet 16 Recap

March 22, 2021 Pete McEntegart

[Editor’s Note: You can find coverage of the first round here. And vote now for the Elite Eight!] Welcome to March Mugness, the greatest caffeine competition in the history of startup-y sports. Or something like […]

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It’s Time For March Mugness! See All The Matchups And Game Recaps—And Vote!

March 18, 2021 Pete McEntegart

[Editor’s Note: You should click here to vote for the Elite Eight. And here is the recap of the Sweet 16.] Welcome to March Mugness, the greatest caffeine competition in the history of startup-y sports. […]

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The Friday Nooner: NFTs Explained, Innovate Raleigh’s Bridget Harrington

March 12, 2021 Pete McEntegart

It’s Friday, which means two things: 1) The weekend is finally here; 2) The Friday Nooner is back with an all-new episode. This week Joe and Pete welcome Bridget Harrington, the Executive Director of Innovate […]

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