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A Google Docs interview with Richard Simms, co-founder of Tech Talent South

Jeff Hilimire

Right now, we run programs here in Atlanta (where we started the company) as well as in Raleigh, Charlotte, and Asheville, NC. I was doing an early-stage startup in Chicago and Betsy was running a physical product development company in Charlotte that she’d recently sold. We already have!

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[US] Rutgers Partners H360 Capital And NJIT To Attract Tech Companies To Newark

YoungUpstarts

Rutgers’ Center for Urban Entrepreneurship & Economic Development (CUEED) , has announced a partnership with a minority-run early stage venture capital firm, H360 Capital , and NJIT’s Enterprise Development Center (EDC) , to attract technology companies to Newark, New Jersey.

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When Burglars Strike Your Business: Tips to Get Back on Track

The Startup Magazine

The actions you take in the early stages are crucial to getting your business up and running again to minimize the long-term consequences to your business. A study by UNC Charlotte found that fifty percent of burglars would not intrude a property with a visible burglar alarm. Source: Pixabay. Call the police.

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MANAGING DIRECTOR OF TECHSTARS AUSTIN

Austin Startup

Early stage sales and product-market fit are topics that I love talking about,” said Schwartzfarb. I’ve spent my entire career helping to build early stage companies and I feel very fortunate to share my experience with founders everywhere.” 24: Charlotte, NC?—? New York City, NY Sept. 10: Techstars New York?—?New

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2 amazing stories from Steve Martin’s book, Born Standing Up, that start-ups should learn from

Jeff Hilimire

I think about the things that I had to do when starting my first company, and even in the early stages of Dragon Army. As an example, we went up to Charlotte to do a lunch-and-learn earlier this year. We had about that many people on our invite list in Charlotte, with just over 20 people confirming they’d be there.

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U.S. Venture Capital Has Its Biggest Quarter Since Dot-Com Days

allthingsd.com

In the largest sector, Internet, median deal size increased at every stage of funding for the first time ever, CB Insights said. Venture capitalists were particularly aggressive on early-stage investments in the second quarter. Robert Half Technology - Charlotte, NC. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Bentonville, AR. Web Designer.

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Episode 112: Profitable Relationships with Dave Kerpen

Mike Michalowicz

Dave is a Venture Partner at Gen Y Capital Partners an early-stage venture firm, which is leveraging Gen Y to support Gen Y. Dave is proud of my Likeable business accomplishments but prouder of Charlotte and Kate, my two daughters. Show Links. Website: [link] , [link] , [link] , [link] , [link]. Corporate Partners .