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In The Soup: The Importance Of Storytelling For Startups

November 29, 2023 Jackie Sizing
On this week’s episode of In The Soup, host Jenn Summe of Primordial and her sidekick Melissa Crosby explore the importance of storytelling for startups. They are joined by Jason […]
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In The Soup: The Ultimate Guide To Marketing For Startups

November 15, 2023 Jackie Sizing
On today’s episode of In The Soup, host Jenn Summe of Primordial and her sidekick Melissa Crosby explore the best marketing strategies for startups. They are joined by local marketing […]
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In The Soup: Handling Rejection, With Matt Williamson And DeShawn Brown

November 8, 2023 Jackie Sizing
On today’s episode, host Jenn Summe of Primordial and her sidekick Melissa Crosby dive into how to handle rejection as a startup founder. They are joined by local founders Matt Williamson of […]
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In The Soup: Finding The Right Investor, With Tim McLoughlin And Ryan Perlowin

November 1, 2023 Jackie Sizing
On today’s episode, host Jenn Summe of Primordial and her sidekick Melissa Crosby explore how to find the right investor for your startup. They are joined by two local investors, […]
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In The Soup: What To Consider Before Taking An Investment

October 25, 2023 Jackie Sizing
Last week, host Jenn Summe of Primordial and her sidekick Melissa Crosby discussed the pros and cons of bootstrapping. In this episode, they are exploring the world of venture capital […]
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In The Soup: Pros & Cons of Bootstrapping with Megan Corroon and Chris Geiss

October 18, 2023 Jackie Sizing
On this week’s episode, host Jenn Summe and her sidekick Melissa Crosby dig into the age-old debate: should I bootstrap or take venture capital funding? This topic will be divided into […]
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In The Soup: Finding The Perfect Mentor, With Rachael Classi And Meghan Corroon

October 11, 2023 Jackie Sizing
On this week’s episode, host Jenn Summe and her sidekick Melissa Crosby dive deep into the topic of mentorship in the startup world. They are joined by two local founders, Rachael Classi of Tiny […]
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In The Soup: Unpacking Company Culture With Nicole Haight And Chris Geiss

October 4, 2023 Jackie Sizing
On this episode of “In The Soup,” host Jenn Summe and her sidekick Melissa Crosby unpack company culture. They are joined by experts Nicole Haight, the Chief People Officer at […]
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In The Soup: Finding Your Dream Team With Plum’s Matt Williamson

September 27, 2023 Jackie Sizing
On the second episode of “In The Soup,” host Jenn Summe and her sidekick Melissa Crosby explore the process of recruiting and hiring your first employees. They are joined by […]
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Introducing “In The Soup,” With Primordial’s Jenn Summe + Experts

September 20, 2023 Jackie Sizing
We’re excited to introduce our latest show—In The Soup, which tackles the most pressing questions from the Triangle startup community. Each week, host Jenn Summe from Primordial solicits questions from […]

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