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The Download: Thom Ruhe, President & CEO, NC IDEA

August 13, 2019 Brooks Malone
Thom Ruhe is President and CEO of NC IDEA, a Durham-based private foundation committed to supporting entrepreneurial ambition and economic advancement in North Carolina. He is an entrepreneur, investor and […]
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The Download: Chris Matton, General Counsel, Bandwidth Inc.

July 30, 2019 Brooks Malone
Chris Matton has served as General Counsel of Bandwidth since 2010. As General Counsel, Chris provides support and counsel for corporate, human resources, intellectual property, legal and regulatory matters. Prior […]
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The Download: Vickie Gibbs, Exec Director, UNC Entrepreneurial Center

July 16, 2019 Brooks Malone
Vickie started her career at Mitsubishi Semiconductor as a hardware design engineer after earning her electrical engineering degree at Duke University. The experiences there made her realize that there is […]
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The Download: Mitch Mumma, Managing General Partner, Intersouth Partners

June 25, 2019 Brooks Malone
Mitch has primary responsibility for venture capital firm Intersouth Partners’ technology portfolio. He joined Durham-based Intersouth in 1989, shortly after its founding. Mitch has extensive full-cycle venture investment experience and […]
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The Download: Ravila Gupta, President and CEO, CED

June 11, 2019 Brooks Malone
Ravila Gupta has over 15 years of experience in senior leadership roles. Ravila brings a passion for entrepreneurship to the RTP-based Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) as she helps forge […]
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The Download: Randy Myer, Managing Director, Carolina Angel Network

May 28, 2019 Brooks Malone
Randy Myer is the Managing Director of the Carolina Angel Network. Besides leading the Carolina Angel Network, Myer is presently a professor at the Kenan-Flagler Business School of the University […]
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The Download: Jimmy Xu, Co-Founder and CTO, Highrise

May 14, 2019 Brooks Malone
Jimmy Xu is the Cofounder and CTO of Highrise. Highrise is a social virtual world for gen-z that is backed by the likes of Y Combinator, Bessemer, and the founders […]
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The Download: Sharat Nagaraj, President and CEO, celito.net

April 30, 2019 Brooks Malone
Sharat Nagaraj is President and CEO of celito.net.  Sharat launched celito in 1999 with a passion for providing “desktop to the internet” solutions for business. The company creates technology solutions […]
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The Download: Alden Parsons, MD, President and Co-Founder, BeeWell

April 16, 2019 Brooks Malone
Dr. Alden Parsons is a top thoracic surgeon who cares deeply for her patients. Throughout her career, she has worked hard to prepare patients physically and emotionally for their surgery, […]
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The Download: Karl Rectanus, Co-Founder and CEO, Lea(R)n, Inc.

April 2, 2019 Brooks Malone
Karl Rectanus is an educator, entrepreneur, advisor and the co-founder and CEO of Raleigh-based Lea(R)n, Inc. the B Corp that produces LearnPlatform, the comprehensive edtech management system for educators and […]

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