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Monday Mix: Triangle Happy Hours and Wilmington Planning Parties

January 20, 2025 Kaitlyn Dang

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! Even though GrepBeat is taking the day off to commemorate the legacy of one of our history’s most impactful leaders, MLK Day is more […]

Raleigh’s KLEAP Technologies Arms Small Businesses Against Cyber Attacks

January 16, 2025 Aidan Lockhart

Cyber attacks increased by a staggering 50.1% in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. As small and large businesses alike were forced into remote working environments, many in the […]

In The Soup: The Reality of Working with Government Contracts and Clients

January 15, 2025 Kaitlyn Dang

If your startup works within the e-commerce market, or you’re working on a new marketing software solution, your competition is comprised of other companies in those markets. But what do […]

The Download: Monica Doss, Founding Principal, Business Of Science

January 14, 2025 Brooks Malone

Monica Doss has been a leader in entrepreneurship and innovation since 1986 when she joined the Center for Entrepreneurial Development (“CED”) as its first full-time employee and longtime CEO. […]

Book Club #3: “Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore” by Robin Sloan

January 13, 2025 David Schwartz

Last Friday (January 10th), the GrepBeat Book Club reunited for a third in-person meeting. At this point it’s safe to say a regular crowd is developing (which we love), and we enjoyed […]

Monday Mix: NC IDEA Talks Grants, LiLa Talks Investing, and Even More Talks

January 13, 2025 Kaitlyn Dang

We all know that nothing ever really slows down for startups, and in these particular days, it can be even harder to keep up with important deadlines and events in […]

Raleigh’s InviteJet Brings Brand Marketing Straight To Your Calendar

January 9, 2025 Hannah Kaufman

Most marketing emails get lost in teeming inboxes—just more subject lines for overwhelmed email users to swipe into their delete folders. So last year, a Raleigh-based startup worked out a […]

In The Soup: Building in Stealth vs. Building in Public

January 8, 2025 Kaitlyn Dang

Welcome back to the newest season of In The Soup 🍲, a show—now under The GrepBeat Podcast—that addresses the most pressing topics facing North Carolina’s early-stage startup founders. To celebrate […]

Triangle

Simplified Shipping: Cary Startup Deliveri Helps Small Businesses Ship Overseas

January 7, 2025 Aidan Lockhart

Popular e-commerce sites such as Shopify and Etsy enable small business owners to sell their products worldwide. However, exorbitant shipping costs can still present barriers when such businesses attempt to […]

New Year’s Resolutions! Ecosystem Figures Weigh In With 2025 Goals

January 7, 2025 David Schwartz

Over the years, everyone from Larry David to random writers on Medium has weighed in on the cut-off date for “Happy New Year” wishes. But you know what? Sometimes we […]