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First ExitEvent Startup Social Charlotte Uncovers A Thriving Early Scene

Posted by | Mar 19, 2013

Color me impressed. Having lived in Charlotte for a year and having made the occasional trip back for things that don’t happen in the Triangle like Police reunion concerts, I’d been of the mind that the Charlotte startup scene would remain under wraps for as long as the Queen City was considered a banking town. And it still is a banking town. Make no mistake. Charlotte is still suits and Fortune 500s, but the startup community decided to shrug that off and go ahead and develop anyway. I won’t lie to you, I worried about the Charlotte Social, even...

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5 Reasons You Should Be At the ExitEvent Startup Social Charlotte Tonight

Posted by | Mar 13, 2013

Whether or not you’re at the spectacular Southeast Venture Conference today, if you happen to be in Charlotte and happen to be a working entrepreneur, drop your plans for the 5:30 window and head over to Packard Place (map), a short three-block walk from the Ritz Carlton (site of SEVC). You can get a lot of information about the Social by reading the anecdotes and the feedback on the Social page itself. But I value your time, so here’s a quick five reasons, maybe not the most important, maybe not the sexiest, but five good reasons for you to...

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