Pathos Ethos

MATI Energy. Mobile Apps. Referrals. Harley Davidsons. A.I. Resumes. Mad Men.  What do all of these things have in common? They are a glimpse into the future of HR, thanks to a new event in the Triangle called DisruptHR RDU.  According to their website, DisruptHR is an, “Information exchange designed to energize, inform and empower executives, business leaders and people in the HR field.” After hosting 400+ talks in 40+ cities, DisruptHR came to Raleigh for it’s inaugural kick-off event held at The Nest Raleigh.  Cody Johnson, founder of ZenWorkforce and co-organizer of the event, said “Collaboration between 3 strong startups [ZenWorkforce,...

In honor of the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March, Minister Louis Farrakhan in October issued a call to action to the Black community heard around the world, “Justice or Else!” One particular “or Else” is an economic boycott during the holiday season to bring attention to the blatant disrespect of human and civil rights against the African American community.  But since the African American community contributes so much to the economy, the theory of some Durham entrepreneurs is to leverage cultural buying power to place an ask on a system, rather than boycotting the holiday shopping season altogether. ...

This piece was originally published on LinkedIn and is the first part of “The Five Part Guide to Start-Up Hiring” by the CEO of the “Uber of Recruiting.” Check out the introduction here.  Contrary to popular belief, the visionary founder who single-handedly wills a unicorn into existence isn’t real. You need a great founding team to bring your idea to life. Building a team of passionate people should be one of your top priorities as a start-up CEO.    To help you build your founding team, I’ve explained in detail how we have done it at EmployUs. I hope this guide will...

A version of this piece was originally published on the Venn Works blog. By all measures the 2015 CED Tech Venture Conference—#ScalingUp—was a good news event.  This annual conference brought together entrepreneurs and investors to showcase promising upstart companies and facilitate networking and deal-making. It also provided a bit of flag-waving for the all-stars—those entrepreneurs who already scaled-up, made it big and now get to share their wisdom earned on the path to success. CED also shared these vital stats about the N.C. startup community.  More than 50 venture capitalists—including world-famous Sequoia Capital—attended the conference, firmly establishing RDU as a must-visit region on VC...

Patrick O’Neil is a corporate marketing and communication executive living in the Triangle. He’s worked with all types of companies and people, including entrepreneurs, race car drivers, CEOs, hamburger company mascots, technologists, education innovators and an ironman nun triathlete. He recently started a blog called Venn Works, where this piece was first published. I love a good conference. You know the sort—dynamic speakers, flowing content, a few surprises and maybe even a photo-op. At the recent CED Tech Venture Conference in Raleigh, I didn’t get the photo-op—but I heard many great startup stories, saw interesting ideas and learned more about what’s happening...