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In The Soup: How And When To Start An Early-Stage VC Fund (Live Edition)

May 29, 2024 Kaitlyn Dang
In this special, penultimate episode of In The Soup, hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are actually sitting down to speak with a very local VC (as in local to […]
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In The Soup: Leveraging Open-Source AI vs. Building Your Own Custom Models

May 22, 2024 Kaitlyn Dang
Happy In the Soup Wednesday! In this week’s episode, hosts Jenn Summe of Primordial and Melissa Crosby of Colopy Ventures are chatting with some artificial intelligence (AI) experts about when […]
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In The Soup: What To Look For When Finding Legal Representation

May 1, 2024 Kaitlyn Dang
Happy Wednesday and happy In The Soup day! Since May 1 is “Law Day,” hosts Jenn Summe of Primordial and Melissa Crosby of Colopy Ventures sit down with local attorneys […]
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In The Soup: How To Manage Both Businesses And Babies

April 10, 2024 Kaitlyn Dang
Since April is Stress Awareness Month, In The Soup hosts Jenn Summe from Primordial and Melissa Crosby (Colopy Ventures) chat with founders about how they manage their stress while managing […]
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In The Soup: Lessons Learned From Working With VCs

April 3, 2024 Kaitlyn Dang
Happy Wednesday and happy In The Soup day! Taking investment from VCs or PEs can be a tricky process, especially when you don’t know what to look out for. That’s […]
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In The Soup: How To Network Effectively

March 13, 2024 Kaitlyn Dang
Conference season is revving up in the Triangle, with CED’s Venture Connect starting next Wednesday. In The Soup will be taking a one-week break to celebrate the summit, but don’t […]
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In The Soup: How To Pitch A Startup When The Business Is Complex

February 28, 2024 Kaitlyn Dang
Conference season is revving up in the Triangle, so it’s the perfect opportunity for In The Soup hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby to discuss some tips on how to […]
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In The Soup: Unpacking Company Culture With Nicole Haight And Chris Geiss

October 4, 2023 Jackie Sizing
On this episode of “In The Soup,” host Jenn Summe and her sidekick Melissa Crosby unpack company culture. They are joined by experts Nicole Haight, the Chief People Officer at […]
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In The Soup: Finding Your Dream Team With Plum’s Matt Williamson

September 27, 2023 Jackie Sizing
On the second episode of “In The Soup,” host Jenn Summe and her sidekick Melissa Crosby explore the process of recruiting and hiring your first employees. They are joined by […]
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Introducing “In The Soup,” With Primordial’s Jenn Summe + Experts

September 20, 2023 Jackie Sizing
We’re excited to introduce our latest show—In The Soup, which tackles the most pressing questions from the Triangle startup community. Each week, host Jenn Summe from Primordial solicits questions from […]

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