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The Week in 90 Seconds — July 28, 2023

July 28, 2023 Jackie Sizing
You’re busy. No, seriously, you are so busy. That’s why every week we put together a 90-ish second video to keep you up to date with what happened this week […]
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How Social Media Marketer Is Utilizing AI To Create Video Marketing Platform

July 25, 2023 Jackie Sizing
Austin Armstrong got hit by the social media bug at 14 years old, learning how to get more followers on MySpace. Today, he has three million followers across Tik Tok, […]
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Online Marketplace Rbundle Connects Businesses And Service Providers

July 6, 2023 Jackie Sizing
From U.S. Army attorney to entrepreneur, Russell Guilfoile is launching a professional services marketplace. Based out of Apex, Rbundle (pronounced ‘Rebundle’) quickly connects businesses with providers of professional services and […]
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To All Elements, A Happy Employee Is A Productive One

February 28, 2019 Jacquelyn Melinek
All Elements, an HR tech company, is focusing on, well, all of the elements of keeping employees happy and productive in the workplace. All Elements created a software platform that […]
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Lost Your Credit Card? Chill: WalletFi Will Keep Your Netflix Coming

December 6, 2018 Rebecca Ayers
Alain Glanzman found that whenever he lost a credit card, not only did he have to deal with the normal logistical issues of having it replaced, but he also had […]
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Bringing Fire to the ‘Shark Tank’: Cary’s RewardStock Lands Deal with Mark Cuban

November 19, 2018 Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez
Around 50 friends, family and members of the Triangle’s startup community huddled in the basement of Durham’s American Underground Sunday night to watch RewardStock’s CEO, Jonathan Hayes, land a deal […]
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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 […]
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Three Triangle Startups Participate—And Compete—At AU’s Black Founders Week

September 27, 2018 Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez
More than 200 minority-led companies from across the country applied. Only 10 made the cut. Three are from the Triangle. American Underground is hosting the best and the brightest of […]

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