Billy Warden

Editor’s note: Billy Warden and Greg Behr are co-founders of GBW Strategies, a Research Triangle-based communications firm that represents global brands as well as startups. RALEIGH, N.C. – Rocks and slingshots are no longer the preferred way for Davids to go up against Goliaths, but, from the Old Testament to today’s new technology, two items remain essential: courage and aim. The enduring importance of both has been obvious recently as investors and founders strategized at the Raleigh Innovation Summit, CED’s Tech Venture and recent gatherings in the American Underground. Courage is the first prerequisite because the odds, let’s face it,...

Editor’s note: Billy Warden and Greg Behr run the communications firm GBW Strategies in the Triangle. DURHAM, N.C. – Tech geeks and fashionistas go together like frayed flannel and fine fur. Yet they recently shared the pop culture catwalk – perhaps signaling a new era in the way we think about and consume gadgets. Two extravagant exercises in style and striving very nearly overlapped in September – Fashion Week in New York and the release of the new iPhone around the country. As usual, Fashion Week felt far away for most of us – less about what to wear this...

Editor’s note: Billy Warden and Greg Behr are Triangle-based marketers who also work with the American Tobacco District where the American Underground is located. DURHAM, N.C. – The startups in the American Underground have been busy making deals and hosting special guests. On July 10, TechCrunch is slated to visit for a networking “Meetup” event that has drawn more than 500 sign ups. Last month, Time Magazine columnist and bestselling author Joe Klein toured the Underground and met with many of its CEOs. Of the vibe at the Underground and the surrounding campus, Klein wrote, “There’s a jauntiness and...

Editor’s note: Billy Warden and Greg Behr, who handle media relations for The American Underground startup incubator at the American Tobacco Historic District, contributed the following article. DURHAM, N.C. – As new media companies roll out billion-dollar IPOs, four CEOs from the American Underground, the RTP startup hub, weigh in on whether the enthusiasm is on target or out of control. Jason Massey, Sustainable Industrial Solutions: We are absolutely in a new tech bubble! Anyone that tells you different is financially benefiting from it or was not around for the last Internet bubble. Having been in venture capital through...