Is the startup fire that has risen in ferocity over the past five years about to burn out – or at least cool off? Scot Wingo, co-founder of ChannelAdvisor who now runs a new startup, Spiffy, and is an active angel investor, snuffed the idea of a cool down....
Read MoreEditor’s note: In the third of WRAL TechWire’s “State of Startups” series that will examine how North Carolina’s entrepreneurial ecosystem is performing from the coast to the mountains, what’s happening in Winston-Salem is profiled in detail by Jason Parker, WINSTON-SALEM – “As a city, we’re transforming ourselves,” declares Karen Barnes, executive director of Venture Café, one of Winston-Salem’s hottest new success stories. “We’ve shown remarkable resilience and grit in reshaping our future.” And there are marks of true collaboration amongst stakeholders. According to Barnes, all six colleges and universities within Winston-Salem recently pledged between $25,000 and $100,000 per year...
Read MoreEditor’s note: Greensboro has a long history of supporting startup businesses and entrepreneurs. As 2017, progress continues to be made, but there are challenges, executives tell WRAL TechWire’s Jason Parker. This is the second of the “State of Startup” series that is examining in detail the entrepreneurial ecosystem across North Carolina GREENSBORO – The current state of the startup economy in the Triad is ‘it’s okay – we’re getting there’,” says Sara Pilling, director of operations for HQ Greensboro. According to Pilling, while progress has been made, there is a lot more that has to be done to make...
Read MoreSince the so-called “Great Recession” in 2009, the number of startups across North Carolina has soared in numbers long-time economic developers and investors say they have never seen – nor really expected. But as 2017 draws to a close, are there signs of startup fatigue? That’s what writers, analysts and investors were asked to explore in a new series, “The State of Startups,” which begins today with the first of a three-part report from TechWire veteran contributor Jason Parker about what’s happening in the Triad. “State of Startups” is the first major project for a “new” WRAL TechWire that...
Read MoreEditor’s note: Across Winston-Salem and Greensboro, a startup ecosystem continues to grow with more new ventures, coworking spaces and programs with the goal of turning new ventures into profitable enterprises. In the first of a multi-part series focusing on North Carolina’s startup ecosystem – with three reports focusing on the Triad – WRAL TechWire’s Jason Parker provides an in-depth look at what one leader describes as “mega momentum.” WINSTON-SALEM – The Piedmont-Triad is a dynamic region with a history of manufacturing. For many years, the story of economic growth and subsequent economic decline was a story of the manufacturing,...
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