Tech on Tap: Top tech stories of 2018
Jason Eder, Michael Baylor, and Laura Blake curate the top stories of 2018 in NC tech and innovation.
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Tech on Tap: Sprout CEO makes significant moves, people want to leave the Bay area, and privacy issues versus privacy innovation
Jason, Michael and Laura talk about the top stories on tap, the latest news from Amazon HQ2, and tease a new conversation with Robbie Allen of Infinia ML. The deep dive for the week is centered around privacy issues with Facebook and privacy safeguards announced by Apple at WWDC.
Read MoreSprout Pharmaceuticals relaunches ‘female Viagra’ at much lower price
Sprout Pharmaceuticals is relaunching the “little pink pill” Addyi – also known as the “female Viagra” at half the original price.
Read More‘State of Region’ event to highlight Triangle’s present & future (+ video preview)
Here’s a preview of “State of the Region,” an economic development event held on May 30 and hosted by Research Triangle Regional Partnership.
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Triangle woman, billionaire behind ‘female Viagra’ wants to ‘make women really rich’
Cindy Whitehead is an investor, mentor and women’s rights advocate, who has a specific goal: “to make women really rich.”
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RIoT director’s ‘State of the Region’ address: We are strong – we are getting stronger
The momentum is started to work together across government, academia and large and small business to be the next Silicon Valley. North Carolina is poised to make that happen, declares RIoT Executive Director Tom Snyder.
Read MoreSprout2: Reborn Sprout Pharmaceuticals draws 203 investors in $4.5M deal
Sprout Pharmaceuticals is getting back into business as Sprout2 with 203 investors lining up to launch the company that was sold just two years ago to Valeant Pharmaceuticals for $1 billion
Read More14 Questions for The Pink Ceiling Founder Cindy Whitehead
Cindy Whitehead has been selling stuff since high school. It started with convincing Fijians to start a cheerleading squad and evolved to selling cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, retail products on QVC and most recently, the Food & Drug Administration. The Raleigh entrepreneur and investor made a name for herself for lobbying the FDA to approve the first female-libido enhancing drug, her company’s brainchild Addyi. Just after the historic event happened in 2015, Whitehead sold her company Sprout Pharmaceuticals for $1 billion. She’s selling a different sort of product now—the experience and insights that came from 20 years building businesses. The Pink Ceiling...
Read MoreThe Triangle Startup Space Update Part Two: 2017 Openings
With seven new or expanded startup-friendly spaces opened in 2016 and at least 11 campuses coming or growing in 2017, it’s never been easier to find a unique place to work or build a company in the Triangle. For part two of our series on real estate dedicated to entrepreneurs and startups, we’re diving into the details behind the new spaces and expansions coming in the next 12 months. The biggest takeaway here is that co-working is going mainstream, entering new industries, touching new demographics and nearly every industry. Our estimate is that by year’s end, we’ll count more...
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