Suzanne Blake

Pete Meets… Matt Dunbar, Managing Director of VentureSouth

September 15, 2020 Suzanne Blake

Matt Dunbar was not someone who necessarily planned on getting involved in startup investing, never mind becoming the Co-Founder and Managing Director of VentureSouth, a Greenville, S.C.-based collection of 11 […]

Two UNC Sophomores Build Way To Reduce Spread Of Covid-19 Infections

September 10, 2020 Suzanne Blake

This spring and summer the coronavirus pandemic saw schools close and businesses shut down while customers ravaged the soap and hand sanitizer aisles of grocery stores. Amid all the stress […]

Cry At Your Party If You Want To, But memoryCrafters Removes Planning Tears

September 8, 2020 Suzanne Blake

Every moment is worth celebrating. It was true before the coronavirus pandemic and is still true in the midst of it—and it’s the tagline for Cary-based startup memoryCrafters. The husband-and-wife […]

Cadient Aims To Help Hire Great Employees With A Bias-Free Process

September 3, 2020 Suzanne Blake

In the hourly labor market, securing the right fit for employees can make all the difference. Cadient Talent CEO Jim Buchanan, who has worked in software and talent acquisition for […]

Pete Meets… Brooks Bell, Founder of Brooks Bell Inc. And Colon Cancer Survivor

September 1, 2020 Suzanne Blake

Brooks Bell’s path in life and entrepreneurship has brought its share of curveballs. Before she was the founder of Brooks Bell Inc., a website optimization agency, Bell got her start […]

Startup Summit And T-Rex Summit Return To Triangle In Virtual Form

September 1, 2020 Suzanne Blake

When a pandemic hits, conferences—or large gatherings of any sort—understandably see tremendous change. Two events, the Startup Summit and the T-Rex Summit, are coming back to the Triangle this month, […]

Just Wrangle It: New Durham Startup Removes Kinks From Workflow Processes

August 27, 2020 Suzanne Blake

Adam Smith and Adam Long—the Co-Founders of new Durham-based startup Wrangle—thought there must be a better way to handle workflow management. They saw the issues companies face firsthand while working […]

Pete Meets… Thom Ruhe, CEO of NC IDEA

August 18, 2020 Suzanne Blake

[Editor’s Note: Thanks to the Pete Meets… season sponsor, TriNet.] It’s not every day that you get to pick the brain of the man behind NC IDEA, the Durham-based support […]

SongVest Records Launches New Fundraising Round, Reveals First Artist

May 28, 2020 Suzanne Blake

Diehard music fans often feel invested in their favorite bands’ success. At SongVest Records, this investment becomes literal: the record label is using an innovative crowdfunding business model to sign […]

Hatchit Offers New Marketplace For Tech Entrepreneurs And Investors

May 21, 2020 Suzanne Blake

Three friends at Vermont’s Middlebury College founded and sold a laundry business called Middlebury Wash ‘N Carry. Now, decades later, the trio—Dennis Schaecher, Paul Wilcox and Robert Anderson—has co-founded Hatchit, […]