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At Startup Grind, Cofounders capital founder says data is future of tech in NC

David Gardner is betting that the most successful companies in technology both now and into the future will be the ones controlling, gathering and organizing the most data. He’s invested more than $7 million of his own money into companies with that kind of promise. Data is certainly a buzz term in technology today. But Gardner backs up his claims with real examples of how companies in his portfolio at Cofounders Capital are already winning customers and partnerships as a result of the powerful data they are collecting, analyzing and sharing. He shared his thoughts as keynote speaker at...

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Black Wall Street Homecoming returns to Durham

Black Wall Street Homecoming began as a way to engage North Carolina Central University alums and students around Durham’s entrepreneurial heritage prior to their annual celebration on campus. Now, the three-day event draws a national lineup of speakers and some of the most active venture capitalists funding black and other diverse founders around the nation. There are opportunities for idea stage and more mature entrepreneurs from Durham or elsewhere to pitch, network and learn strategies for operating, funding and growing their businesses. VIDEO: Watch a preview of the event at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxOhZrXSezU Co-organizer Talib Graves-Manns likens the caliber of programming...

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Reflections on ExitEvent’s 6-Year Run

This is the piece I always dreaded to write—The piece that admits how difficult it is to operate a niche local media company at a profit, let alone at break even. When I took this job, I felt confident our dedication to telling the stories of startups and focusing...

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Civic Tech, Marketing Tech, Biotech VC Raise Funds This Week

Each week, we’ll round up startup news from the UNC journalism students behind North Carolina Business News Wire. To read all of the students’ work covering public and private companies around the state, sign up for the daily newsletter. ————————————– Raleigh-based PublicInput, EducationNC receive grant By Jack Molloy PublicInput.com and Education...

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