Can FotoSwipe Do Right What Bump Did Wrong? 7.11.14 -- When serial entrepreneur Sylvain Dufour first demonstrated for me his new photo-sharing app FotoSwipe, my first thought was, Bump.
Is Google IO Ready for Rheti? 6.25.14 -- Two years might sound like a long time to build an Android app, but Durham-based Juan Porras and his team at Rheti are determined theirs will be the first to allow native Android apps to be built using only a mobile device.
Startup Jobs, the Weekly Round-up 6.10.14 -- So....we hear about a lot of jobs here at ExitEvent. And since we're not in the market for new ones, we figured we'd share them with our readers..
This Reporter Just Saw a Deal Get Done 6.2.14 -- So, this really cool thing happened today. I witnessed the signing of paperwork, handing of check and shaking of hands signifying a new investment deal done.
Q&A;: How NEXT Turned a 9-to-5 Woman Into An Entrepreneur 4.3.14 -- Round two of the Up Global NEXT pre-accelerator program is kicking off April 23rd at HQ Raleigh. And here's your chance to learn all about it from a local entrepreneur from the inaugural class in 2013.
Building Belief in the Triangle 3.4.14 -- The first real startup I worked for (excluding bands and lawn moving services) was Upromise.Founded in Boston, the company's mission is to help families afford the rising cost of a college education.
Groundwork Labs Celebrates Two Years 2.7.14 -- February marks Groundwork Labs' second anniversary and it's a great time to acknowledge the major achievements of our companies during the last year.
GoGown Inventor Goes Through Edison Nation Medical to Close Deal with Medline 12.2.13 -- In the summer of 2012, Raleigh's Ginny Porowski entered Groundwork Labs as the inventor of the GoGown. She had filed patents on her new disposable isolation gown in 2009 and was looking to get the product to market.
What Does It Take to Make the NC IDEA Startup Grant Semifinals? 10.7.13 -- Do you remember which startups won the NC IDEA grant over the past couple of years? That's what I asked myself when I started writing this article. My initial reaction was -- There's no way I have the space in my brain to keep track of these things.
Fostering Innovation at the American Underground Hack-A-Thon 2.26.13 -- If you're a creator of any type, you know the feeling. That magic moment when disparate points of view, mistakes and sidetracked efforts coalesce into something wonderful.
NC IDEA Opens $50K Spring Startup Grant Cycle Today 2.11.13 -- NC IDEA, the not-for-profit organization connected to Durham-based venture capital firm Idea Fund Partners, opens the application for its spring startup grant cycle today.
NC IDEA Announces Fall 2012 Startup Grant Winners 11.29.12 -- The last time I wrote about NC IDEA handing out up to $50K to deserving startups, I put the rest the idea that it's the best kept secret in the North Carolina startup scene. It's just no longer a secret.
Groundwork Labs Announces Underground Summer 2013 11.20.12 -- Groundwork Labs announces Underground Summer 2013 - a free program that provides selected college student entrepreneurs will office space and mentorship during their summer vacation.
American Underground Makes a 15-Year Startup Bet 11.15.12 -- American Underground, Durham's startup center located underneath the American Tobacco Campus, will be expanding a block-and-a-half away to 201 West Main Street with 40 private offices and 70 co-working desks.
Duke Showcases Homegrown Startups with the InCube Demo Day 10.30.12 -- With nearly 100 Triangle-area entrepreneurs, investors and students in attendance, 13 InCube companies presented themselves to a panel.
What You'll Hear at Startup Summit 10.25.12 -- So not too long ago, I wrote about how the week of November 5th is going to be a very productive week of startup and technology goodness, kicking off with the ExitEvent Startup Social the night of Monday, 11/5 and wrapping up with the IS Rocks music fest
NC IDEA Announces the Elite 23 10.5.12 -- I swear I didn't know that NC IDEA announced finalists for its twice-annual $50K grant cycle. However, when I asked Andrea Cook about it she assured me that they did do this, I just wasn't paying attention. That can happen.
Triangle Startup Factory Picks Six Startups for Fall Session 8.28.12 -- Chris Heivly and I hadn't chatted for more than two minutes since the TSF demo day back in June (which happened to be one of the first articles we ever ran). This is pretty much my fault.
Going to School With Groundwork Labs 7.12.12 -- Groundwork Labs is the first glass panel you see when you descend the stairs that lead from American Tobacco Campus into American Underground, going from the above-ground, more buttoned-up professional world into the creative, chaotic, more mysteriou
NC IDEA Announces Spring 2012 Grant Winners 6.7.12 -- It looks like the best kept secret for North Carolina startups is no longer best kept. Truth be told, it was never really much of a secret, just an awesome thing that every startup in the state should take advantage of.
Startup Stampede III 5.31.12 -- For as long as I've known Adam Klein at the Durham Chamber, I've heard important people say nice things about him. I've documented my jealousy quite clearly in previous articles.