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Durham's Startup Leaders Are Using Inclusive Programs to Bring Back Black Wall Street

Durham's Startup Leaders Are Using Inclusive Programs to Bring Back Black Wall Street

In the early 1900s, downtown Durham's Parrish Street was a thriving entrepreneurial hub for African American-owned businesses and financial services — so much so that it earned the name 'Black Wall Street'. Today, with the help of players in the Triangle, North Carolina startup community, that

Tech Talent: This Junior Programmer Says 'Hello World' Following His Bootcamp Stint

Tech Talent: This Junior Programmer Says 'Hello World' Following His Bootcamp Stint

Jacob Askew has always held a strong work ethic — from his job as a chef at a local restaurant to putting on a designer hat at a small startup. However, it took a while for his career journey to click, which is how he found himself back in his first

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Jamie Hamilton Is Seeding Southern Startups With A New Investment Model

If you want to invest in an early-stage startup, there are a few traditional routes to take: becoming a limited partner (LP) in a venture fund, investing as an angel, or contributing to a 'friends and family round.' Jamie Hamilton, a long-time early-stage technology investor,

David Cummings to New Entrepreneurs — Try More Things, Take More Risks

David Cummings to New Entrepreneurs — Try More Things, Take More Risks

For eight years, entrepreneur and investor David Cummings posted on his blog — a usually-pithy couple of paragraphs on a lesson he wanted to impart, observation or commentary — each and every single day (yes, including weekends). With impressive regularity and valuable content, Cummings built up a sizable dedicated audience that

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Blue Ridge CMO Todd Craig On Scaling A SaaS Company With Smart Marketing Strategy

Compelling content and branding can be instrumental in driving sales, revenue, and ultimately success of any company, and all of that rests on the shoulders of the marketing team. Thus, it's critical for a scaling company to have a tested, knowledgable marketing lead to not only pull in

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Here's What Hackers Want — And How to Make it Hard For Them

Given the multiple multi-national cyber attacks that have struck servers around the world in the last few weeks, companies would do well to take some time to focus on implementing some cybersecurity measures. Thwarting hackers requires understanding what they want — thinking of your network as a virtual representation of

Tech Finance Veteran Joins Rubicon As New CFO To Take Trash Platform Global

Waste industry solutions provider Rubicon Global has brought on a new CFO to manage the company's financial operations as they continue to scale their platform. Chad Gold served as CFO overseeing financial operations at Ariba, a cloud-based software company, following its $4.3 billion acquisition by SAP