Steve Blank
OCTOBER 5, 2009
We were on the University of North Carolina campus to meet with Fred Brooks and Henry Fuchs. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times Ardent would be my third technology company as a VP of Marketing (Convergent Technologies and MIPS Computers were the other two.)
Up and Running
JULY 5, 2016
While we may think of a major hub like Silicon Valley as a prime example of an entrepreneurial city, the reality is that these epicenters of growth may not always offer the most supportive climate for new businesses. So, where should you stick your flag in the ground? Nebraska Department of Economic Development: Starting a Business.
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ReadWriteStart
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
Finally, for those of you who need some additional infusion of courage, please study the story of Ryan Allis in North Carolina who bootstrapped his company iContact to $1 million in revenue and THEN raised venture capital to get to $40 million. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant. Discuss.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 27, 2013
California’s Silicon Valley and New York tend to hog the headlines as America’s most lauded hotbeds of innovation, but Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN) wants to prove that the country’s South also features plenty of innovative startups that can challenge for dominance in the global marketplace.
Mike Michalowicz
DECEMBER 8, 2014
in Economics from North Carolina State University (where she graduated Cum Laude), along with over 25 years of experience in administrative business systems, Cyndi Thomason is a senior-level executive with the proven ability to achieve significant results through leadership, teamwork and individual initiative. Backed by a B.A.
Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 25, 2015
Here’s an example permit for the city of Winston-Salem in North Carolina. Think about your own values and where you will be happy: Harold Hughes was told that if he wanted his technology startup Bandwagon to be successful, he’d have to move to Silicon Valley. The problem?
Steve Blank
JANUARY 17, 2016
Silicon Valley’s pay-it-forward culture means that others will help when you’re starting up. Looking to create their accelerator/incubator, Wayne and seven other founders rented a Silicon Valley house together one summer. North Carolina is big basketball country, a big basketball world like ACC, Duke, UNC.
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