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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. Did you grow up thinking you’d be an entrepreneur? How has that worked so far, having a partner in a different city? Love it, and it seems to be a fairly hot industry right now. We already have!

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Austin’s secret sauce… it’s the WHY

Austin Startup

After an exhaustive search, they narrowed it down to three finalist cities: Austin, Boston and Raleigh. Breyer Capital’s Chinese partner IDG Capital, where Jim is Co-Chairman, led some of the first investments in Chinese companies Tencent, Baidu, and Xiaomi. Why did Austin win out? Why Amy Sun?

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Never Mind the Valley: Here's Research Triangle

ReadWriteStart

But the concentration of tech research and development extends beyond the bounds of just the research park itself, and the surrounding Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and Cary, North Carolina metro areas are commonly labeled together as the Research Triangle, or "The Triangle.". There are also numerous regular networking events in the area.

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MANAGING DIRECTOR OF TECHSTARS AUSTIN

Austin Startup

Schwartzfarb describes “Sell More Faster” as the indispensable guide for entrepreneurs seeking product-market fit, building their sales team, developing a growth strategy and chasing accelerated, repeatable selling success. “I 23: Raleigh, NC Sept. ABOUT TECHSTARS: The Techstars Worldwide Network helps entrepreneurs succeed.

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Why you should pay attention to these 8 emerging tech hubs

The Next Web

Accelerator facilities like Dog Patch Labs , launched by leading US venture capital firm Polaris Venture Partners, host music discovery platform Seevl , Guitar Hero-like software Riffstation and big data management tool Logentries , to name a few. Raleigh, North Carolina. Entrepreneur Insider Analysis and Opinion Lists'

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Duke’s Shoeboxed Gets $1.4M in Funding

Campus Entrepreneurship

Duke University born Shoeboxed (an online service for managing receipts) was profiled in the WSJ as a must have for entrepreneurs recently. The company’s investors include Bethesda, MD-based Novak Biddle Venture Partners. The next Internet Summit is in November in Raleigh, NC. million in financing. has raised $1.43