My Picks for the Full Steam Ahead Awards 10.31.13 -- Last week, I took some time away from the grind to attend the WRAL TechWire Full Steam Ahead Awards, ironically hosted at the FullSteam Brewery in downtown Durham.
How Spreedly Raised $300K in 10 Days on AngelList 6.18.13 -- Spreedly just closed a $300K round that went from introduction via AngelList to money transfer in 10 days.
Durham-Based Spreedly Raises Round, Pivots to Core Product 3.4.13 -- Most of the time when a startup pivots, it's because they're forced to -- either the model isn't as viable as they originally hoped or the execution is something that they can't support or the customers just aren't there.