TRIANGLE STARTUP WEEKEND

TRIANGLE STARTUP WEEKEND EXITEVENT ARTICLES

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.

Can Raleigh be the Place for Makers?
3.18.14 -- Three men planning the first-ever Triangle Maker Startup Weekend were wandering around N.C. State's campus one recent night when they stumbled on an event at the college's Crafts Center.

Why the Carolina Challenge Might Be the Best Startup Pitch Event in the Triangle
11.22.13 -- I wasn't going to go to another startup event. Really. But then the Pitch Party, hosted by the Carolina Challenge, was on Thursday night, right in my backyard, Chapel Hill.

Chapel Hill's Triangle Startup Weekend Has More Than Good Looks
11.18.13 -- Triangle Startup Weekend has been making rounds throughout the Triangle for a while, but Friday, Saturday, and Sunday marked the event's first stop in Chapel Hill.

Triangle Startup Weekend Comes to Chapel Hill in November
11.6.13 -- ExitEvent is a community sponsor of the November 15th - 17th Triangle Startup Weekend in Chapel Hill, and our November Startup Social is scheduled for the following evening.

NEXT Comes to the Triangle to Push Startup Customer Development
8.22.13 -- NEXT is coming to the Triangle to put emphasis on customer acquisition and development.

Why Triangle Startup Weekend Was a Success
7.15.13 -- Triangle Startup Weekend, the 54 hour launch-a-company event that happened this past Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, was a success. David, a developer I met while there, is one reason why.

Triangle Startup Weekend Returns To Durham
7.8.13 -- On Friday, July 12, the Triangle's newest entrepreneurial coworking space, American Underground @ Main St, will be packed and buzzing with the energy of 150+ of the Triangle's veteran and new entrepreneurs.

Startup Weekend and Startup America Partner to Create UP Global
5.23.13 -- For the past 4 years, I have considered myself extraordinarily fortunate to have been involved as an organizer/facilitator of Triangle Startup Weekend and regional champion with Startup America, helping to launch Startup NC.

Vanity Metrics and the Startup Community
3.13.13 -- I've learned a lot in my 3 short years of organizing Triangle Startup Weekend (TSW). For one, you can get a lot done in 54 hours if you just focus on doing things rather than talking about what you plan to do.

Planting the Seeds of the Triangle Ed Tech Community
3.5.13 -- A few weeks ago, I wrote about the opportuny the upcoming Triangle Startup Weekend EDU has to spur innovation in the education space. Since then, we've had an exciting mix of educators and entrepreneurs sign up to participate.

Triangle Startup Weekend Takes On Education
1.23.13 -- Education as an institution has barely changed over the past 100 years. Forget innovation and improvement - teachers are more overworked than ever and our country's educational institutions struggle to keep up with the rest of the world.

Startup Funding: 7 Mistakes to Avoid on an Application
1.17.13 -- Just about every day I'm presented with at least one question from an entrepreneur looking to learn more about the funding process. How do you get introductions to venture capitalists? What do you say when you finally get in front on one?

Adzerk, Shoeboxed, American Underground, and Durham Chamber Team Up for Epic Durham Hack Day
9.4.12 -- A couple months ago, I detailed the how-to and the why-for of Automated Insights' First Annual Hackathon. Pros: A handful of new services and upgrades that rolled straight into production. Cons: The smell of the room on day 2.

Exclusive: What You'll See Tonight at the Startup North Carolina Launch Event
8.20.12 -- In italics is Joe Procopio: ExitEvent troublemaker and minor player in the formation of the Startup NC Triangle team. In non-italics is Mital Patel: Organizer of the Startup NC Triangle Launch Event.

Exclusive: Startup North Carolina Program and Launch Details Emerge
7.31.12 -- Two weeks ago I documented the journey of Startup North Carolina that started from a blog post over a year ago. Now, with the official launch and dual-city event (Durham and Charlotte) a mere three weeks away, the program is closing in on reality.

The Top Two Things Early Stage Startups Need the Most
7.23.12 -- Back in April, I was driving home from an all-too-rare vacation, obviously thinking about work and ignoring the faint dialogue of the 20th in-car showing of Despicable Me when I got hit with inspiration.

Startup North Carolina Launching August 20th
7.16.12 -- The launch, and everything that follows, will be a bottom-up effort. There will be no board of directors or leadership committee, and participation will be based on amount of effort offered.

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