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North Carolina Startup Accelerator Ecosystem: Asheville and the Case for 1Mby1M
While Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham, and Wilmington dominate North Carolina’s startup narrative, the state’s entrepreneurial heartbeat extends well beyond these metros. In fact, the smaller cities — Asheville, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and the broader Piedmont region — reveal both the promise and pitfalls of the state’s current accelerator ecosystem.
North Carolina Startup Accelerator Ecosystem: Charlotte where Fintech Ambition Meets Bootstrapped Pragmatism
Charlotte is one of America’s great financial centers—home to Bank of America, Truist, and a cluster of financial institutions that anchor a powerful fintech ecosystem. The city has long been a magnet for finance and insurance professionals. Today, it’s also cultivating a new generation of tech entrepreneurs who are applying digital innovation to one of
North Carolina Startup Accelerator Ecosystem: The Research Triangle Innovation Engine
The Research Triangle—anchored by Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill—is the beating heart of North Carolina’s innovation economy. With three world-class universities, a deep technical talent pool, and an increasingly sophisticated support ecosystem, it’s no surprise that the region has become a magnet for startups.
North Carolina Startup Accelerator Ecosystem: The Myth of Venture Scale in the Research Triangle
North Carolina has emerged as one of America’s most dynamic startup regions, with Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill forming the backbone of what many call the “Southern Silicon Valley.” The Research Triangle hosts world-class universities—Duke, UNC, and NC State—and a thriving ecosystem of incubators, investors, and accelerators. It is home to innovation across life sciences,
Bootstrapping Using Services from North Carolina: Ateb CEO Frank Sheppard (Part 4)
Sramana Mitra: How fast were you able to course correct on that? I imagine that when you saw that things were not working out, you fired the CEO. When did that happen? Frank Sheppard: Late 2003, I believe. We were probably short of bankruptcy, but like all good entrepreneurs, we were too stupid to do
Bootstrapping Using Services from North Carolina: Ateb CEO Frank Sheppard (Part 1)
Frank and his co-founders have built a sizeable bootstrapped business in North Carolina. Read on to learn what has worked for Ateb and what you can learn from them. Sramana Mitra: Let’s go to the very beginning of your story. Where do you come from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of
Deal Radar 2009: RadarFind
As the House of Representatives prepares to vote on its new bill to rein in health costs, entrepreneurs across the country continue to do their part to make the lumbering, disjointed health system more efficient. The latest such company in the Deal Radar spotlight is RadarFind Corporation, which develops integrated real-time location systems (RTLS) for
