Startup Spotlight: FlexGen is powering up with $100M, ‘tremendous growth curve’
Last week, Durham startup FlexGen announced it had raised $100 million in a Series C fundraise. WRAL TechWire goes beyond the deal with the firm’s CEO.
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Numbers crunching & success: How to create a successful startup growth plan using data
The biggest mistake any entrepreneur can make is abandoning what they know to be true about their own business to follow someone else’s can’t-miss growth plan. Let’s take a look.
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Startup founders beware: The failure of better mouse traps
The real truism of the mousetrap should read, “the entrepreneurs who convince the market that their mousetrap is better will win”. “Having” and “convincing” are two very different things and require different skill sets.
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Startup Spotlight: Raleigh’s Reveal Mobile raises nearly $720,000 – more could follow
Raleigh startup Reveal Mobile has raised nearly $720,000 in working capital from 37 investors, and more funding could be on the way.
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Startup Spotlight on inclusive innovation: How to build inventive partnerships, collaborations
Editor’s note: This story was written by Shellie Edge of Innovate Carolina; photography by Sarah Daniels, Innovate Carolina. Startup Spotlight is a regular feature at WRAL TechWire, including as part of our Startup Monday package which includes Triangle Startup Guide updates, calendars of events and an exclusive guide to...
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Startup Spotlight: Lack of capital is no longer the biggest problem startups face – it’s talent
I believe that “talent acquisition and retention” has now surpassed lack of capital as the single biggest challenge startups face today. Here’s why.
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Startup Spotlight: Diversity, equity, inclusion becoming a higher priority at VC firms but progress is slow
The venture capital industry is slowly and steadily addressing long-stand issues such as lack of diversity, according to a new survey. And a key to improving representation for women as well as people of color is a firm having a committed DEI, or diversity, equity and inclusion, policy.
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In case you missed our Startup Monday package, here’s a recap
In case you were taking off for Labor Day and tuning out the news on Monday you may have missed our weekly Startup Monday package – a collection of exclusive stories, calendar previews and our latest Startup Guide. Never fear. Here’s a recap of the headlines.
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Startup Monday: A complete guide to Triangle meetups
Scores of organizations hold regular meetups across the Triangle. Here is the latest list as part of our Startup Monday report.
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