Shannon Cuthrell

Since the early 2000s, female entrepreneurs have made significant headway in the startup world.  Reports show that 15 percent of early-stage investment is going to companies with a woman on the executive team. That’s up from 5 percent 15 years ago.  The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor found that entrepreneurship is becoming a top career choice for a growing number of women—there were 126 million active female entrepreneurs operating businesses in 67 cities around the globe in 2012, boosting job growth in those economies.  The local entrepreneurial scene has built its own momentum around female entrepreneurs with last year’s formation of the SoarTriangle mentorship...

As of today, there is one fundamental treatment for ADHD—medication.  Clinicians first started diagnosing ADHD and treating it with medication in the 1930s but since the 1990s, there has been a significant climb in the number of children diagnosed, causing a big demand for medication. And yet families of children with ADHD often struggle with the decision of whether to medicate their children, since it comes with a variety of unpredictable side effects, such as insomnia, which can lead to dangerous behaviors like serious substance dependence or even abuse.  But does medication have to be the only way to treat ADHD? What...

For the first time since he underwent brain surgery to remove a tumor three months ago, Scott Moody, co-founder and CEO of K4Connect, sat before a room full of entrepreneurs and 1,250 online viewers Tuesday night to share about the triumphs and trials of his most recent startup journey. It was the kickoff of a new organization in the Triangle called Verge NC, one that grew so large a following in its home base of Indianapolis that it drew the attention of local entrepreneur and event organizer Will Hardison. He’s starting the organization’s first chapter outside Indianapolis and rebranding his popular StartupAndPlay event...

11 Southeast entrepreneurs have made it their mission in business not just to make money, but to improve access to healthcare for all.  These 11 healthcare startups gathered with enthusiasm last Thursday at the first SOURCE Pitchfest at Research Triangle Park. What unites these companies is a commitment to enrich the lives of low-wealth members of society using technology. They were surrounded by impact investors and healthcare industry leaders eager to hear their solutions for some of society’s biggest challenges. The host of the event, SOURCE (Solutions from Our Country’s Entrepreneurs) Initiative, was founded last year as a collaboration between Durham-based Investors’ Circle, the world’s...