Entrepreneur // business, businessplan, entrepreneurship, GRO, NC, north carolina, Startup, Tech Using Crowdfunding to Fund Your Startup Startup founders often ask me about using crowdfunding as a fundraising strategy to launch their startup. For many consumer products companies, this may be a good path to test product concepts. However, for those that want to raise equity, the misconception that crowdfunding is the easier path, vs the traditional path of finding friends and family, […]
CED News/Events, Entrepreneur // Board of Directors, BOS, Conference, entrepreneurship, north carolina, Startup What’s the big deal? Business of Software Conference USA 2022 This week I got to experience the Business of Software (BOS) Conference for the first time. A handful of our local tech entrepreneurs; Bill Spruill, James Avery, and Carl Ryden have all touted this event as a must-attend for every software founder/CEO. They said it’s not like any other conference I’ve ever attended and I […]
Entrepreneur, Partners Startup Spotlight: Ivy Clinicians Ivy Clinicians is a new platform that will simplify how physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants connect to the right career opportunity. CED interviewed emergency physician and co-founder, Leon Adelman, to learn more about Ivy as they scale their platform towards additional specialty categories. Read on to find out how Ivy will connect clinicians to […]
Entrepreneur, Partners Startup Spotlight: Vino Technologies Vino Technologies is a young computer software company founded in 2021. CED interviewed Jarrod Overson, President of Vino, to talk about their technology and its value proposition. What interested you in founding a startup, and where did the Vino name originate? Ever since I was a kid, I loved making things work better. I learned […]
Entrepreneur, Partners Entrepreneur Spotlight: John Kaiser, Evecxcia CED recently spoke with CEO John Kaiser of Evecxia Therapeutics to learn more about its mission to assist people with mental illness. Read on to learn more about this Research Triangle Park-based company and how their research is aimed at the two-thirds of mental illness patients who do not adequately respond to traditional antidepressants. What […]
Entrepreneur, Partners Two Triangle Founders who Built a Company while Contributing to the Success of their Peers Exits and funding events create a contagious buzz among media sources and give a community a great cause for celebration. However, there is often less emphasis on a founder(s) journey to get to that milestone, along with their impact on the entrepreneurial community over time. Shutterfly acquires Durham-based startup, Spoonflower When the announcement of Spoonflower’s […]