On quitting entrepreneurship: Bandwidth director chronicles decision to hang up startup hat
In 2021, Angela Connor made the difficult decision to shut down her PR firm to rejoin the corporate world. Here’s her story.
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Cofounder or not a cofounder: Making the case for equity or not
Being a cofounder is about more than just being there at the beginning. And handing someone the wrong role can turn into a costly mistake.
Let’s talk about how to avoid that.
Advice for entrepreneurs: How to decide which meetings to take
Editor’s note: Joe Procopio writes a column about entrepreneurship exclusively for WRAL TechWire. His posts are published on Tuesdays. Joe is the Chief Product Officer at Get Spiffy and the founder of teachingstartup.com. Joe has a long entrepreneurial history in the Triangle that includes Automated Insights, ExitEvent, and Intrepid...
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Comms during war (and peace): Lessons from Ukraine’s Zelenskyy
What can folks fortunate enough NOT to be involved in a horrific war can learn from the reigning Greatest Communicator in the World? Let’s take a look.
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Mindgames: You want more customers, here’s how to get inside their heads
If you want to acquire more customers, you have to satisfy more customer needs. Oh, and you have to do it without asking what those needs might be. And finally, those needs will change, probably from day to day. Does that sound about right? Let’s take a look.
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New startups continue to generate jobs even in pandemic, recessions, study finds
A new working paper from the Kauffman Foundation finds that startup job creation typically unaffected by economic downturns, whereas young and established firms fluctuate along with recessionary periods. What’s that mean for NC?
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Students from Wilmington and Charlotte to compete in virtual “Teen Mogul” competition
Students from eight school districts across the county, including two in North Carolina, will pitch business plans virtually to Shark Tank’s Daymond John and actor Nick Cannon, with $10,000 on the line.
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Established entrepreneur builds national business in Chapel Hill
Local entrepreneur Lilianna Cantrell started Sweetie Pie Organics through Launch Chapel Hill, and her product now helps breastfeeding women across the country.
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Chapel Hill company innovates with reusable water bottles
Three Chapel Hill students are the minds behind QUVI, an innovative way to sanitize water bottles.
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