What’s next at Innovate Raleigh? Interim leader steps down, search is on for replacement
The interim executive director of Innovate Raleigh, Clark Rinehart, has stepped down from the leadership role. Now, what’s next?
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Report: Triangle climbs to 8th best ’emerging’ startup ecosystem; Charlotte, Wilmington in top 60
The Research Triangle appears ranked among the world’s top 50 startup ecosystems, and is 8th in a ranking of 100 “emerging ecosystems.”
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Startup Grind’s NC reboot: Seeking director in Triangle, program paused in W-S
Startup Grind is seeking a new chapter director in the Triangle, a spokesperson confirmed to WRAL TechWire. Also, the Winston-Salem chapter has paused programming.
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No longer ‘interim,’ CED’s top exec will lead new strategic planning process
Kelly Rowell is the newly appointed president and CEO of CED. It’s a familiar role — she served in an interim capacity for the prior year. Here’s her vision – and her charge.
Read MoreLiz Tracy will teach in Prague and Vienna after stepping down as HQ Raleigh director
Liz Tracy, director and founding team member of HQ Raleigh and lead facilitator for the Citrix Accelerator, will be headed to Vienna and Prague for Raleigh-based Leadership exCHANGE, Tracy, with HQ Raleigh five and a half years, is leaving that position, but expects to remain engaged in the startup ecosystem in the Triangle when she returns.
Read MoreOpportunity vs. Necessity in Tech Entrepreneurship: A Counterpoint
John Cambier is a managing partner at IDEA Fund Partners, CFO of NC IDEA and an advisor to its grants program. He’s also a director on the boards of 71lbs of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Brightdoor Systems of Cary and Sarda Technologies of Durham. As I read the recent ExitEvent article “With Growing Economy and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Is North Carolina Bucking a National Trend?”, I felt the need to respond with some of my own views on the topic. First, the Kauffman Foundation is great, but the researchers there observe and serve a much broader universe of entrepreneurs than I...
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