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Waking Up a Dormant Startup Ecosystem

Waking Up a Dormant Startup Ecosystem

I am often asked how we built the Wilmington North Carolina startup ecosystem in less than ten years. I was asked twice last week by cities in the Carolinas. According to the ecosystem author Brad Feld of Techstars, it can take 20 plus years to build a successful ecosystem to

CONTRIBUTOR THOUGHTS: 10 years later, Wilmington's startup ecosystem is buzzing

CONTRIBUTOR THOUGHTS: 10 years later, Wilmington's startup ecosystem is buzzing

Back in early 2021, Hypepotamus took a reporting trip up to Wilmington, North Carolina to better understand how startups are growing in the beach community. One of the ecosystem leaders of The Port City is Jim Roberts, Founder of the Network for Entrepreneurs in Wilmington (NEW) and the WALE Angel

What's Up With Wilmington, NC? The Small City With Surprisingly Strong Startup Roots

What's Up With Wilmington, NC? The Small City With Surprisingly Strong Startup Roots

It only takes a few moments of scrolling through Twitter or browsing the news in 2021 to be hit with a slew of “moving out of SF”-type headlines. As the pandemic made work from home — and work from anywhere — a reality for many industries, people have fled coastal tech-