It’s 2024. It’s time to lead with value. Full stop. Why am I talking about this? Let me set the scene. It’s Sunday afternoon in downtown Raleigh. More than 100 Triangle Leaders are gathered. Dynamic conversations abound. And somehow I found myself in the middle of it. What was...
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VinFast, the Vietnamese electric vehicle maker building a factory in Chatham County, will begin selling cars in the Triangle on Thursday. Leith Automotive, located in Cary, will be the home of the company’s first non-factory-owned dealership in the United States. At 2000 Auto Park Blvd., Leith Vinfast will introduce...
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As remote working becomes the norm in the wake of the pandemic, and people become disgruntled with the cost of living and high taxes in places like California, a growing list of techies are fleeing big metros. Topping their relocation lists: North Carolina.
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So why did these tech executives and thought leaders decide to move to the Triangle? Several share their stories with WRAL TechWire correspondent Chantal Allam.
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The pandemic has triggered a tech migration, and local VCs and execs say the Triangle is among the top beneficiaries. Find out more here.
Read MoreWRAL TechWire’s continuing expansion of startup, tech and life science coverage as well as related workforce and economic development includes several features focusing on events and an interactive calendar. We believe this is the most comprehensive collection of information about what’s happening as the state’s entrepreneurial ecosystem continues to grow. Enjoy!
Read MoreThis story was originally published in July 2015 before organizers rescheduled the Startup Weekend to February 2016. It has been updated to reflect the change. Startup Weekends are known for inspiring people over the 54 hours that they take place. But tuning into social impact is something that has come to fruition recently in Startup Weekends in places like Pakistan, South Africa, India and Argentina. And now—the Triangle. Between 50 and 100 innovators will gather at RTP’s The Frontier February 5-7 for the first local Startup Weekend Social Impact. Business ideas dreamt up over the weekend will have one thing in common—...
Read MoreSo, I’m from Ohio. Cincinnati actually. And it won’t take longer than 10 minutes of conversation for me to relate a business, person, landmark, food or product back to my hometown in some way, much to the dismay of my Floridian husband. I introduce myself this way because it’s taken some time for me to feel love for the Triangle like I feel for home. But when Adam Klein called me six weeks ago and offered me an opportunity that would connect me even more to this place, something hit me. I actually like it here. And Adam’s pitch...
Read MoreI found it a little odd when I got an invitation to Lone Rider for a Silicon Valley Bank sponsored get-together last night. Not odd in the sense that Lone Rider would be doing something that involved startups, I haven’t figured out how to get my name on a card in that brewpub, even though there is already a Joe P. card there and, according to said card, he goes by the nickname of “Sizzle.” If that’s not me then who exactly is it and how did he steal my identity? It wasn’t that Silicon Valley Bank would be...
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