Articles by Pete McEntegart

About Pete McEntegart

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")

Friday Nooner: Creating Marketing Videos With Syllaby’s Austin Armstrong

November 3, 2023 Pete McEntegart

Austin Armstrong has built three million followers on social media who looked to his videos for tips on SEO and other ways to get their name and message out to […]

Friday Nooner: Whomi’s John Gordon On Career Development, GrepBeat Mugs

October 27, 2023 Pete McEntegart

Even with GrepBeat Godfather Joe “Greg” Colopy out of town for Parents Weekend at Child No. 2’s college, the show must go on. So Jackie remained in the No. 2 […]

Friday Nooner: Tai Huynh Traces Acta’s Path From Student Project To Startup

October 13, 2023 Pete McEntegart

A Facebook message that Tai Huynh sent to fellow UNC students while a first-year—seeking others interested in working on a project to use tech to help local governments—ultimately blossomed into […]

Friday Nooner: Movement And Mindfulness With justb’s Belden Long

October 6, 2023 Pete McEntegart

Attention spans can certainly be addled by Friday afternoon, so it was fitting that today’s Friday Nooner (sponsored by Big Pixel) welcomed guest Belden Long. She is the Co-Founder of […]

Friday Nooner: Trying To Pick A College? Undecided’s Henry Woodbridge Can Help

September 29, 2023 Pete McEntegart

The Friday Nooner (sponsored by Triangle-based dev shop Big Pixel) returned with its regular crew in their customary spots today, though a few things were a little different. One change […]

Friday Nooner: Code The Dream’s Daisy Magnus-Aryitey And Our Robot Overlords

September 22, 2023 Pete McEntegart

Pete is in Ann Arbor, Michigan for an annual trip with his college buddies, but the Friday Nooner show (sponsored by Big Pixel) must go on. Pete, Joe and Jackie […]

Friday Nooner: Rankin McKenzie’s Robert McKenzie Talks “Startups To Watch”

September 15, 2023 Pete McEntegart

Fresh off last night’s “Startups To Watch” event, Team GrepBeat welcomed guest Robert McKenzie to this week’s Friday Nooner, sponsored by Big Pixel. McKenzie is the Co-Founder of Triangle-based Rankin […]

Friday Nooner: TSV Analytics’ Trevor Ferree Talks Social Media For Brands

September 8, 2023 Pete McEntegart

Pete, Joe and Jackie were joined by Trevor Ferree—the Co-Founder and CEO of Raleigh-based TSV Analytics—on the latest edition of the Friday Nooner, sponsored by Triangle-based dev agency Big Pixel. […]

Friday Nooner: The Gang Returns From Summer Break With Our 100th Episode

September 1, 2023 Pete McEntegart

The Friday Nooner came out firing in its first episode back from a summer hiatus—which just so happened to be the 100th episode in Friday Nooner history. The crew rang […]

Friday Nooner: DeShawn Brown Takes Show Into Summer Hiatus On High Note

June 9, 2023 Pete McEntegart

GrepBeat welcomed DeShawn Brown, the Founder and CEO of Raleigh-based Coworks, as the final Friday Nooner guest before heading on a well-deserved (says us) summer hiatus. DeShawn recounted some “glory […]