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• “The Facebook Developer” writes at Triangle Tech Talk about meeting Mark Zuckerberg’s sister Randi, who received the 2012 Woman of Achievement Award from Meredith College this week.
He writes: “Here was this significant figure, from possibly the most important technology company of our time (yes I said it) , and who by the way shares an un-contestable amount of DNA with the world’s second youngest billionaire, available to meet with anyone who chose to show up. I decided to do what any self-respecting entrepreneur would do: I pitched.”
Read more details here.
• Joe Procopio has the results from the Startup Challenge in Durham where student entrepreneurs from around the ACC competed for $10,000 in cash prizes. The big winners: Miami’s “Cohealo” overall and Duke’s Neurospire for the locals.
Read more details at Tech Journal South here.
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina is the only North Carolina firm on the “World’s Most Ethical Companies” list for 2012 from Ethisphere.
“Every day BCBSNC’s 4,000 employees are focused on how our collective efforts as a company help improve North Carolina’s health care system,” said Brad Wilson, CEO and president of BCBSNC. “Receiving this high honor from Ethisphere excites all of us to push even harder for excellence and continue our work of doing the right thing for our customers and community.”
Read more details here.
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