Sarah Headley

Hacking At Media's Most Pressing Problems

Posted by Sarah Headley | Jun 3, 2014

The dynamic duo seems to have started something special- they got a large, and quite enthusiastic, round of applause on the final day of the event Sunday, June 1. Clark and Glaser’s goal was for students to brainstorm innovative ideas that would solve the problems of local media outlets.They’re also passionate about teaching journalism students to think as entrepreneurs about their field. “I have a deep interest in the education part of journalism and how that’s changing,” Glaser told me. The event featured guest speakers who discussed the changing media industry and the opportunities it presented. Then three local...

After TSF Demo Day: Where They Were, Where They Are Now

Posted by Sarah Headley | May 29, 2014

Knomad The back storyAlex Carter (left) and Michael Crouch have been friends since childhood and attend N.C. State together. Last year, Carter had a consulting job at Deloitte in Atlanta and Crouch graduated from the Berkeley School of Law. But they both had a different calling—making it easier to find the best and most personally relevant of 90,000 podcast shows around the Internet and to increase the percentage of people who listen to podcasts above the current rate of 5 percent. Carter quit his consulting job and Crouch decided not to pursue a career in law. The pre-TSF planThe...

Hardware Startup Targets Under-served Android Users

Posted by Sarah Headley | May 22, 2014

In the years since they met, Forehand and Holtzman helped to spin out EFI’s eBeam business (interactive whiteboards) into a separate company called Luidia. Both left there in 2013, the year it was sold, and immediately began work on Nextand. Holtzman used TechShop facilities in his hometown to create the prototypes. Now, they’re raising $15,000 through a Kickstarter campaign to bring the project to life. They’ve raised $1,389 with 20 days left to go, and successful or not, they will tweak the design and launch the product in several months. The big question is whether the Android market will...

Open Data, Stone Soup Inspire TSW: Health DataJam

Posted by Sarah Headley | May 19, 2014

Imagine three hungry soldiers marching into a small, French village with empty bellies. In the book Stone Soup, the soldiers convince the somewhat greedy villagers to contribute small portions of food to their soup, which is made only of water and stones. The seemingly small contributions helped create a feast for the entire village. This classic tale written by author Marcia Brown influenced a compelling startup idea that took home first prize at last weekend’s Triangle Startup Weekend: Health DataJam edition. It’s the kickoff to several months of competition and business-building leading up to NC DataPalooza, a pitch competition...