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The Download: James Avery, CEO, Kevel

July 27, 2021 Brooks Malone
James Avery is the founder and CEO of Kevel. He was the Co-Founder of TekPub, which helped developers learn from high-quality screencasts. He has been writing code and starting companies […]
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The Download: Ursula Mead, CEO and Founder, InHerSight

June 15, 2021 Brooks Malone
Ursula Mead is the CEO and founder of InHerSight, an anonymous company reviews platform where women rate the woman-friendliness of more than 150,000 companies. InHerSight gives women an inside look […]
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The Download: Peter Zaitsev, CEO and Co-Founder, Percona

June 1, 2021 Brooks Malone
Peter Zaitsev leveraged both his technical vision and entrepreneurial skills to grow Durham-based Percona from a two-person shop 15 years ago to one of the most respected open-source companies in […]
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The Download: Krista Covey, President, First Flight Venture Center

May 18, 2021 Brooks Malone
Krista Covey is the President of Research Triangle-based First Flight Venture Center. It supports the development and growth of high-science, high-impact entrepreneurial companies by providing tailored resources, offices, prototyping aid, […]
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The Download: John Cowan, Co-Founder & CEO, EDJX

May 4, 2021 Brooks Malone
John Cowan is co-founder and CEO of Raleigh-based EDJX, Inc. (“EDJX”), a pioneering edge computing startup. Before founding EDJX, Cowan created 6fusion. Under his leadership, 6fusion raised over $30M in […]
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The Download: Velvet Nelson, Director, Launch Chapel Hill

April 20, 2021 Brooks Malone
Velvet Nelson is the director of Launch Chapel Hill. Velvet manages the accelerator and coworking space. After working in higher education for six years and earning her master’s degree in […]
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The Download: David Jones, General Partner, Bull City Venture Partners

March 23, 2021 Brooks Malone
David Jones is a Co-Founder and General Partner of Bull City Venture Partners and a Partner at Southern Capitol Ventures. He serves on the boards of Reveal Mobile, Biospatial, and […]
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The Download: Tracy Doaks, President and CEO, MCNC

March 9, 2021 Brooks Malone
Tracy Doaks is President & CEO of the RTP-based MCNC, the technology nonprofit focused on delivering high-performance internet and networking, cloud services, cybersecurity, and other essential technologies for communities throughout […]
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The Download: Travis Milks, Managing Partner, Topmark Partners

February 23, 2021 Brooks Malone
Travis Milks is a Managing Partner of Topmark Partners, a growth equity investment firm focused on high-growth, technology-enabled businesses. Milks also serves as a board member at Topmark portfolio companies […]
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The Download: Amit Sharma, CEO, CData Software

February 9, 2021 Brooks Malone
Amit Sharma is the Co-Founder and CEO of Chapel Hill-based CData Software (CData), a company specializing in interconnecting applications and data sources that power business operations. CData’s products are used […]

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