Scot Wingo

Scot Wingo, founder and chair of ChannelAdvisor and a serial entrepreneur, provides an insider’s guide to the Triangle startup community at ExitEvent, including a look at funding opportunities from early to late stage, the universities, mentors and angels, and more. I recently wrote about Triangle Tweeners—those companies that are not early stage, but also not late stage. This was in response to an influx of new talented folks entering the Triangle and looking for a great company to join. Well, the response to that article was a bit overwhelming. Since then, I’ve had even more inbound folks ask about...

Editor’s note: Scot Wingo co-founded ChannelAdvisor and as CEO took the company public in 2013. In the latest post he wrote for ExitEvent, he discusses how to get “the startup engine going.” ExitEvent is a news partner of WRAL TechWire. MORRISVILLE, N.C. – Today’s post is Part 3 of a three-part answer. The original question was from Aaron, a web developer and he asked: I’ve always had so many ideas swirling around but never felt drawn towards any one idea over the others. How were you able to come up with 3 ideas that were able to create such...

Editor’s note: Scot Wingo is co-founder and CEO of ChannelAdvisor, a public company in Morrisville, N.C. that helps e-commerce retailers optimize sales across channels. Wingo and team took the company public in May 2013. This is a regular series, and you can read the kick-off post here for background. Ask him a question by commenting or emailing news@exitevent.com. Part Two—Evaluating your idea. This is part two of a three-part series that seeks to answer the question—“How do you come up with an idea for a software startup company?”—asked by Aaron, a local web developer. In Part One, I introduced the...