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GrowPath Makes Mark on Legal Software Industry — And Its Founder’s Forearm

October 25, 2018 Rebecca Ayers

Eric Sanchez helped win a $1.25 billion case for the National Black Farmers Association in 2010. Now he’s a founder of a startup, GrowPath, that launched publicly in April and […]

Latest Chapter in Oakley’s Story is Helping Other Startup Execs Tell Their Own

October 24, 2018 Pete McEntegart

Tim Oakley is on a roll. You get the sense that he usually is. For someone who began his professional life as an accountant and has spent the bulk of […]

Startup Summit Brings Its Own “Shark Tank” to the Triangle

October 17, 2018 Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

Three Triangle-area entrepreneurs took a dive into the “Shark Tank” Tuesday as they competed for investments during the closing event of the Startup Summit at N.C. State’s James B. Hunt […]

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Campbell Law School Develops App to Help Expunge Convictions

October 16, 2018 Jacquelyn Melinek

Campbell Law School students have been working with software platform company Neota Logic to develop an app to aid with criminal record expunction requests. The beta version launched over the […]

Meet… Katy Jones, FoodLogiQ CMO

October 10, 2018 Tricia Lucas

Inviting Katy Jones to lunch was intimidating but not because she was the Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer at Durham’s FoodLogiQ. It was about the restaurant selection. Where do you […]

Startup Summit Helps Entrepreneurs Learn Valuable Skills

October 9, 2018 Rebecca Ayers

Entrepreneurs can have a hard time taking time off from their company. After all, using time wisely is essential to the success of an early-stage company. That’s why next week’s […]

Triangle’s Public Tech Companies Lag in Gender Diversity on Boards

October 4, 2018 Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

This week, California became the first state to require public companies to have at least one woman on their boards, but the public tech companies in the Triangle still lag […]

UNC Grad’s PT Wired Helps Physical Therapy Patients Stick With It

October 4, 2018 Jacquelyn Melinek

A UNC alumnus has created an easy, accessible app for patients recovering from injuries through physical therapy sessions: PT Wired. This Durham-based company brings personalized accountability straight to the phones […]

Having Trouble Raising Money, Entrepreneurs? VCs Feel Your Pain

October 2, 2018 Tim McLoughlin

All entrepreneurs who have gone through the all-consuming process of raising capital have heard their fair share of “No” from investors. The rejections are usually followed with a myriad of […]

Durham-based Optimal Solar Takes Top Prize at Black Founders Exchange

October 1, 2018 Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

As Reginald Parker stood—giant check in hand—on the stage at American Underground, the president and founder of the Durham-based company Optimal Solar felt a wave of emotions overwhelm him. “I’m […]