Editor’s note: After spending eight hours in Wilmington for a speaking event, entrepreneur and prolific blogger Joe Procopio talks about why there’s so much buzz about Wilmington as a startup hub in a post he wrote for ExitEvent.
DURHAM, N.C. – Wilmington reminds me of Durham five years ago. It’s an exciting time to be there.
Last Wednesday, I was invited to speak at an entrepreneur event in downtown Wilmington hosted by Jim Roberts, formerly Director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UNC Wilmington and now leading the charge on a couple of Angel networks. Jim is also a serial connector, and set me up with meetings throughout the day.
I learned a lot of things. One thing I learned is that there are eight brewpubs in Wilmington, a few of them have been around for a while like Front Street, but most are brand new, like Iron Clad, where the event would be taking place later that evening.
If you don’t see the correlation between momentum in the local craft brew scene and momentum in the local startup community, you’re not paying attention. This is something I recognized immediately in Durham in 2011, which is why there was originally a “Beer” section in ExitEvent. …
In all seriousness, the components are starting to come together in Wilmington beyond the rise of craft breweries.
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