On the horizon: A look at 60+ events across NC in November
Several new technology and life science events have been announced around North Carolina for the month of November. Here’s our update.
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Civic tech conference NC Open Pass Civic Camp is back for its eighth year
Civic Camp is an annual civic tech event that brings citizens, government change agents, and businesses together to openly innovate and improve our communities.
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Venture capitalist who launched a fund while homeless to keynote Innovate Raleigh Summit
From homeless to venture capitalist, Arlan Hamilton will soon share her inspiring story in the Triangle.
Read MoreHere’s your chance to talk with Bridget Harrington, Innovate Raleigh’s new executive director
Innovate Raleigh’s new executive director Bridget Harrington is soliciting ideas and perspectives on the role the organization can play to drive innovative cultural and entrepreneurial development in the city.
Read MoreState of Startups: In Raleigh, the ecosystem boom of new ventures, programs, facilities continues
The state of startups in Raleigh is solid, with major expansions underway and increasing national interest in the local startup ecosystem. In the latest of WRAL TechWire’s “State of Startup” series, the focus is on the Capital City.
Read MoreInnovate Raleigh names entrepreneur as executive director
RALEIGH – Bridget Harrington, an entrepreneur and a former employee in financial services for KPMG, will soon be the executive director of Innovate Raleigh. Harrington assumes the job on Dec. 19. “With more than 15 years of finance, operations, and marketing experience, Bridget brings extensive knowledge that will foster the growth of our entrepreneurial community,” Jason Widen, who is a co-founder of Innovate Raleigh, explains. “Bridget draws upon two decades of experience as a marketing leader, business strategy consultant, and successful entrepreneur. She co-founded, built, and sold Syndicate Media Group, a marketing and communications firm. Most recently she has worked...
Read MoreEntrepreneurism: This Isn't a Fad, It's Progress
So yesterday I took a couple hours out of what’s been a massive workload to shoot over to the Grandover Resort in Greensboro for the Raleigh Chamber’s Summer Leadership Conference. I sat on a panel to talk about innovation (I’m for it, by the way) with Raleigh City Councilperson/Innovate Raleigh board member Mary Ann Baldwin and Bull City Forward founder/Hub Raleigh co-founder Christopher Gergen. The moderator was Tom Rabon, formerly of Red Hat and now with startup New Kind. The topic assigned to me was the future of innovation as it pertains to entrepreneurs. So this is some of...
Read MoreRaleigh, What Are You?
At Innovate Raleigh last Wednesday night I heard (actually, I walked in late, but I got the recap) a really interesting discussion on the usage of space. Not space like Luke-Skywalker-Buzz-Lightyear space, but space like “Where should I put this filing cabinet?” space. Space is at a premium in downtown Raleigh and it could be argued that the concept needs innovation. It just wasn’t what I was expecting. Raleigh is chock full of startups, and usually (and to be very clear I mean usually) startups and innovation go hand in hand. Startups are the puppy dogs nipping at innovation’s...
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