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Yo: Look Beyond Your Tech for the Value You Create
6.26.14 -- Regardless of what you think about the rise, fall, and (perhaps) resurrection of messaging app Yo, its story illustrates something very clearly—technology companies make experiences, not products.

Startup Jobs, the Weekly Round-up
6.24.14 -- We know the job hunt can be stressful, so we've decided to help you out. So don't let the search get you down... Just keep swimming.

The Benchmark Study for N.C.'s Future in Entrepreneurship
6.4.14 -- If the first half of 2013 was all about IPOs in North Carolina's startup community, then the second half was all about venture capital.

Want to Build Relationships with Investors? Become a Source of Deal Flow
4.3.14 -- As a CEO, the three things you must do well are: set the overall strategy and vision of the company, hire the best team and make sure there's enough money in the bank according to Union Square Ventures investor Fred Wilson.

How Deals Got Done at the March ExitEvent Startup Social
3.26.14 -- Monday night was the 29th(!) ExitEvent Startup Social, and by 5:45 p.m. on what turned out to be an fantastic evening, weather-wise, entrepreneurs and investors started trickling in to FullSteam brewery in downtown Durham.

Startup Summit Kicks Off Internet Summit 2013
11.14.13 -- Last year marked the first Startup Summit, an entrepreneurial add-on to Internet Summit. This year, it was back again, spread over two days and conveniently scheduled to start just after The Startup Factory Showcase.

Teen Tech Camp Hosts Future Developers
8.9.13 -- Refresh The Triangle and Durham County Library are teaming up to sponsor a Teen Tech Camp led by the Triangle's very own Julia Elman and Sarah Kahn.

Rediscovering Durham's Startup Scene 10 Years Later
4.22.13 -- Durham was awful in 2003. As an unpopular 18-year-old nerd, I was somewhat biased and hell-bent on getting out. Downtown was a place of abandoned brick buildings where people didn't want to go — especially after dark.

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.

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.

When 16-Hour Days Just Aren't Enough
8.8.12 -- A week or so ago I wrote an article called Startup Isn't a Lifestyle, which basically broke down into a gentle but firm suggestion that calling yourself an entrepreneur doesn't make you an entrepreneur. Note that there's no link to that article.

Southern Capitol Ventures Entrepreneurs Series Recap
8.1.12 -- How do I know that Entrepreneurs Series was worth it? A) I was there at 7:30 in the morning. B) I took five pages of notes. C) I learned something.

It's an Honor Just to be Nominated
5.21.12 -- Look, I'm not kidding around here. I'm officially lobbying hard for your vote for me as Yardmaster in the first ever WRAL Tech Wire Full Steam Ahead awards.

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