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Suzanne profiles startups and innovation for GrepBeat. Before working at GrepBeat, Suzanne attended UNC Chapel Hill, obtaining a degree in journalism and political science. Previously, she wrote for CNBC, QSR Magazine, FSR Magazine and The Daily Tar Heel.
Exit Stories

Exit Stories: Robbie Allen Speaks Out On Automated Insights’ Acquisition

October 4, 2022 Suzanne Blake

Robbie Allen is a well-known Triangle serial entrepreneur. The biggest feather in his cap was launching StatSheet, which transformed sports data into written content, before the company inevitably expanded into non-sports content and rebranded as […]

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Exit Stories: Mi-Corporation’s Greg Clary Reveals Winding Road To Acquisition

September 27, 2022 Suzanne Blake

As the CEO and Co-Founder of Mi-Corporation, Greg Clary had a lot of wisdom to share with Exit Stories host and Jurassic Capital Partner Kevin Mosley in this week’s episode (Season 3, Episode 3) of […]

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Exit Stories: The Tale Of Vanguard’s Acquisition As Told By Neal Goffman

September 20, 2022 Suzanne Blake

It’s not every day you can turn a $1 million company into a $10 million one, but that’s exactly what Neal Goffman did in 2016 when he became Vanguard Software’s chief operating officer.  Vanguard was […]

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Startups Can Prevent Future Problems Today With UNC’s Free Startup Law Clinic

September 15, 2022 Suzanne Blake

There was a missing piece of the puzzle when it came to UNC’s commitment to entrepreneurship and innovation in 2019, according to UNC School of Law professor Marjorie White. That’s why she formed the Startup […]

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Exit Stories: ProcessMaker’s Brian Reale Kicks Off Season 3 With Tale Of Grit

September 13, 2022 Suzanne Blake

The journey to ProcessMaker’s $45 million investment by Aldrich Capital Partners in February, 2021, wasn’t necessarily smooth sailing, according to the company’s Co-Founder and CEO Brian Reale. Reale is the first guest on Season Three […]

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Forget The Business Card Swap—SKANZ Makes Networking Paperless

September 8, 2022 Suzanne Blake

What began as one PhD student’s excitement over a QR code tattoo has transformed into a budding startup. Madeline Lockhart, an NC State PhD nuclear engineering student from New Mexico, still remembers a viral video […]

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FoodLogiQ CEO Katy Jones Talks Supply Chain, Company Growth And More

September 8, 2022 Suzanne Blake

Seven years ago, Katy Jones was at a crossroads. The North Carolina native had a steady fulltime job as the Director of Communications and Marketing for the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. But her mentor, […]

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XForms Helps Customers Keep Their Field Technicians Plugged In And On Track

September 6, 2022 Suzanne Blake

James Young has spent decades in the startup world, founding companies and leading several to acquisitions. But after the sales of his software startups Terraine, Legal Software Solutions and Provalent Solutions, Young is showing he […]

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“The 3D Internet Is Here:” Meet Chapel Hill-Based Ultisim Founder Richard Boyd

September 1, 2022 Suzanne Blake

Richard Boyd is upfront: he wants to make the Triangle the new center for the metaverse. Boyd is the founder of Chapel Hill-based Ultisim, a startup that is the result of his decades spent building […]

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Seasoned Local Entrepreneur Becomes Live Video Streaming Provider’s New CEO

September 1, 2022 Suzanne Blake

LiveSwitch, a startup provider of live, interactive video application technology that was born in Canada but now has a second HQ in Raleigh, has a new chief executive at the helm. Seasoned Triangle entrepreneur Brian […]

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