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The GrepBeat Podcast — 254 episodes

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Monday Mix: NEW's Investor BUZZ IN with Our GrepBeat Happy Hour, and Much More!

2

Friday Fix: ConvergeSouth, Fizz Studio, a QuantumBloom Catch-Up, and More!

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Monday Mix: LiLa, Strength in Numbers, Test Flight Pitch Practice, and Much More!

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Friday Fix: Koolbridge Energy, Path Intelligence, The Download, and More!

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Monday Mix: NC IDEA Deadlines, ConvergeSouth, NEW’s AI Roundtable, and More!

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Friday Fix: Giving Week, RCOAST, XTND, and Much More!

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Monday Mix: PitchBreakfast, First Flight's Itineraries, Free Coworking, and More!

8

Friday Fix: GrepBeat's Week of Giving, Ensembled, PitchMap, Utilyst, and Theralinq

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Monday Mix: Week of Giving, AI Implementation with Offline, CO.STARTERS Application, and More!

10

Friday Fix: Solvata, Kinove Lab, RCOAST, and More!

11

Monday Mix: Claude Meetup, Test Flight Pitch Practice, One Million Cups, and More!

12

Friday Fix: Kathedra, The Alchemy Lab, Climbit, and More!

13

Monday Mix: Startups to Watch Nominations, LAUNCH/KPMG, LaunchCLT, and More!

14

Friday Fix: Amissa, Insight Twin, LiLa's Anniversary, and More!

15

Monday Mix: NC IDEA Grant Info Sessions, DEEEEEP DIVE, GRO12 Application Deadline, and More!

16

Friday Fix: The Download with Chris Halligan, Extellis, Trybl, and More!

17

Monday Mix: AI-First Startups, Brews and Bytes, an Agent AMA, and More!

18

Friday Fix: Fixxr, Looks AI, and RoboLeanX

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Monday Mix: AI Unfiltered, PitchBreakfast, NC TECH Awards, and Much More!

20

Friday Fix: GRO11, SPRTN Technologies, ChampOS, and More!

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Monday Mix: NC TECH Awards, AI Lunch and Learn, One Million Cups, and More!

22

Friday Fix: Sensible, SenterME, RIoT's RAP XXII, and GRO11

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The Side Quest: Bill Spruill of 2ndF

24

Monday Mix: GRO11, RIoT Founder Showcase, Insights for Climate Innovators, and More!

25

Friday Fix: FIG Conference, SteadyTrail, RDU Labs, and More!

26

The Side Quest: Jeff Welch of Duke New Ventures

27

Monday Mix: Juneteenth at Code the Dream, One Million Cups, and More

28

Friday Fix: Our Grep-a-Palooza Recap, AI for Women Conference, and More!

29

The Side Quest: Erik Troan of Pendo

30

Monday Mix: Charlotte Fintech Week, One Million Cups, and More!

31

Friday Fix: Grep-a-Palooza 2026, "In The Soup" Finale, and Much More!

32

The Side Quest: All Things Grep-a-Palooza 2026!

33

In The Soup: Lessons From Launch

34

Monday Mix: Grep-a-Palooza 2026, LiLa, and More!

35

Friday Fix: Grep-a-Palooza's 2026 Lineup, Seed the South, and More!

36

The Side Quest: Byron Revels of Abra

37

In The Soup: SEO in a World of AI

38

Monday Mix: LiLa AMA, Re-Activate EdTech, and 1 Million Cups

39

Friday Fix: Grep-a-Palooza's Pitching Companies, GrepBeat Downstairs, and Much More!

40

The Side Quest: Amanda Stockwell of The Seed List

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In The Soup: Our Guide to Applying for Grants

42

Monday Mix: GrepBeat Downstairs, Seed the South, and More!

43

Friday Fix: GrepBeat is Hiring, NALA Membranes, NC Tech, and More!

44

The Side Quest: Zack Mansfield of Conductor Capital

45

In The Soup: What Fundraising Can do to Your Cap Table

46

Monday Mix: TechFest NC, AI Innovation Symposium, and UNCW's Innovate & Elevate

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Friday Fix: Beakpoint, Challenging Forces, Swik AI, and More!

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The Side Quest: Eric Boduch of 24 and Up

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In The Soup: Getting Plugged in With a New Ecosystem

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Monday Mix: Grep-a-Palooza Pitch Deadline, Knox Street May Sessions, and More!

51

Friday Fix: Truentity Health's $3.5M, StreetFair's Acquisition, HiveTracks and More!

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The Side Quest: Paul Rava of Roboro

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In The Soup: How Much Product Research Do You Really Need to Do?

54

Monday Mix: Grep-a-Palooza Early Bird Deadline, Post-RDSW Open Space, and More!

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Friday Fix: RDSW Happy Hour, Side Quest Season 2, and Much More!

56

The Side Quest: Chris Heivly of Build The Fort and Raleigh-Durham Startup Week

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In The Soup: All Things Product Feedback!

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Monday Mix: All Things RDSW

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Friday Fix: GrepBeat Giving Programs, RDSW Preview, and Lucid Bots

60

In The Soup: Navigating Expectations as a Portfolio Company

61

Monday Mix: Startup Law 101, NC Biotech, and One Million Cups

62

Friday Fix: Grep-a-Palooza's Startup Bazaar, Topper Stopper, and More!

63

In The Soup: How to Manage Building a Team and Your Family

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Monday Mix: IDEAFest, Duke Startup Showcase, and More!

65

Friday Fix: DayOf, GlamourBae, and In The Soup!

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In The Soup: April Fools! Building Your Early Team...Again?

67

Monday Mix: Grep-a-Palooza Very Early Bird Tickets, Andrews Launch Accelerator, and More!

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Friday Fix: Venture Connect 2026, Teela, Phrayz, and Serv Technologies

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Monday Mix: Venture Connect, All Things AI, and More!

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Friday Fix: RoundUp, Venture Connect 2026, and The Side Quest

71

The Side Quest: Lister Delgado of IDEA Fund Partners

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Monday Mix: March Madness, Brews & Bytes, and One Million Cups

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Friday Fix: Grep-a-Palooza, Optionnaire, and Launch/KPMG

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The Side Quest: Nick Jordan of Smashing Boxes

75

In The Soup: In The Soup: Live! Shaping Communities as a CEO

76

Monday Mix: LiLa, Seed The South, a DEEEEEP Dive, and More!

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Friday Fix: Plantd, Momnt, and Eventure Map

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The Side Quest: Pete McEntegart AKA Pete Smack

79

In The Soup: Splitting Equity Between Cofounders

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Monday Mix: LiLa, FinTech Awards, and One Million Cups

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Friday Fix: The Download, Rewarded Interest, and Smashing Boxes

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The Side Quest: Krista Covey of First Flight Venture Center

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In The Soup: Building an Effective Team in Your Early Days

84

Monday Mix: Application Deadlines, Duke Climate Summit, and Triangle Ecommerce

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Friday Fix: Anumá Aerospace, BEAMRaiL, and Cubo

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The Side Quest: Business Perspectives and Puppy Pandemonium with Tim McLoughlin

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In The Soup: Wellness Initiatives and Boosting Company Growth

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Monday Mix: A Cybersecurity Symposium, One Million Cups, and More!

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Friday Fix: Voice Back, Trinitite, Fractional AI, and Podcasting

90

In The Soup: Going Global! Managing a Transnational Team

91

Monday Mix: Triangle Startup Collective, Outlook for Tech, and More!

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Friday Fix: Rising Stars, AxNano Investment, Frolly, and Home Dock

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The Side Quest: Growing (and Snowing!) in Durham with Jason Caplain

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In The Soup: Has AI Become a Red Flag in Company Branding?

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Monday Mix: Rising Stars 2026, Test Flight Pitch Practice, and More!

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Friday Fix: Founder Readiness Institute, Windlift Catch-Up, and New Podcasts

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The Side Quest: Strengthening Safety Nets and Going Analog with Ryan O'Donnell of Sunlight

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In The Soup: What Does it Really Mean to be Investor Ready?

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Monday Mix: Deadlines, One Million Cups, and the Triangle Startup Collective

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Friday Fix: Ariso, Bull City Venture Partners, and Podcast Pandemonium!

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The Side Quest: Building Your Brand and Boosting Small Businesses with Complete Breakfast

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In The Soup: Going Viral! How Social Media Can Help Your Startup

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Monday Mix: One Million Cups x2, LiLa, and NC IDEA Grant Info Sessions

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Friday Fix: The Side Quest's First Episode, The Download, and Complete Breakfast

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The Side Quest: Claw Machines and Business Beginnings with Chris Geiss

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In The Soup: All About Accelerators

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Monday Mix: NC IDEA Grant Info Sessions, a Venture Strategy Panel, GRO Deadline, and More!

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Friday Fix: A Scale Social Catch-Up, STEMZ, and In The Soup's Winter Season

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In The Soup: Back To Basics! Getting Started on Your Founder Journey

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Monday Mix: One Million Cups, Spring Grant Cycles, and More!

111

Friday Fix: New Years Traditions with GrepBeat

112

Monday Mix: Happy (Almost) New Year from GrepBeat!

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Friday Fix: Holiday Traditions with GrepBeat

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Monday Mix: Happy Holidays From GrepBeat!

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Friday Fix: Majentics, Gamrly, GrepBeat's Top Stories, and More!

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Monday Mix: RTP EdTech Meetup, Founders Local Pitch Practice, and One Million Cups

117

Friday Fix: Opine, NC TECH Awards, LiLa with Kahmino, and More!

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In The Soup: How do you Recharge Over the Holiday Break?

119

Monday Mix: NC Tech Awards, a NEW DEEEEEP Dive, and GrepBeat Book Club

120

Friday Fix: The Horse Concierge, APPROVE, Shuttlebee and Our Holiday Happy Hour

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Monday Mix: GrepBeat's Holiday Happy Hour, LiLa, and an AI Launchpad Event

122

Monday Mix: One Million Cups, GrepBeat Updates, and Thanksgiving!

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Friday Fix: NC IDEA Summit, Asobo Education, and RO-bot

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Monday Mix: NC IDEA Summit, Recipe For the Raise, and Venture135

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Friday Fix: GRO10 Demo Day, Roam, BearBull and FlashPath

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Monday Mix: gWEN Beyond VC Grants, LiLa, Seed2Grow, and More!

127

Friday Fix: Atlantic Fish Co., Vega Health, and DocuLingo

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Exit Stories: Go-To-Market Strategy in an Ever Changing World

129

In The Soup Live: Off-Road, Tromml and the Rebelle Rally Race

130

Monday Mix: SEA Change, Intro into Agentic AI, and Test Flight Pitch Practice

131

Friday Fix: Grep-o-Ween, VRV Athletics, and Podcasts Galore!

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Exit Stories: Legal Advice All Founders Should Know (Part 2)

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In The Soup: Founder Break Up Stories

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Monday Mix: RAP Pitch Night, NEW Brews + Bytes, and Launch CLT

135

Friday Fix: Botsi, Launch KPMG, and MindRev

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Exit Stories: Legal Advice All Founders Should Know Part 1

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In The Soup: Minding the Money - When Your Startup Needs a CFO

138

Monday Mix: Launch KPMG, LiLa, and WilmingtonBiz

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Friday Fix: RIoT Demo Night, Students Who Sit, and The Download

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Exit Stories: How to Succeed in Political Tech with BallotReady

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In The Soup: Navigating Being a Remote-First Founder

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Monday Mix: RIoT Demo Night, Pitch Please, and One Million Cups

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Friday Fix: Business of Software, FYTT, and Essential Personnel

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Exit Stories: Growing and Scaling in EdTech with Ardis Kadiu

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In The Soup: Taking a Capital Light Approach to Fundraising

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Monday Mix: Wilmington Happy Hour, Business of Software, and Triangle Tech Night

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Friday Fix: DEXIT, Business of Software, and Podcasting

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Exit Stories: NeedsList and Community Centered Tech

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In The Soup: Finding the Right Revenue Model

150

Monday Mix: Triangle Tech Night, Ocean Innovation, and a Funding Session

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Friday Fix: Book Launch Recap, Clara Copilot, and Franzy

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Exit Stories: Building Independently w/ Jonathan Crook

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In The Soup: Common Mistakes First-Time Founders Make

154

Monday Mix: Book Launch, Market Potential Session, and Charlotte Networking

155

Friday Fix: Hive Science, Msg2AI, and Ultisim

156

Exit Stories: Building the Brand w/ Allison Wood

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In The Soup: Funding Strategies from Founders

158

Monday Mix: Startups to Watch, Solopreneur Bootcamp, and a Summit for Women in Tech

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Friday Fix: Nonprofit Announcement, College Night, and Much More!

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Exit Stories: The Radius8 Journey w/ Brendan Phelan

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In The Soup: From Blueprint to Box, the Process of Physical Production

162

Monday Mix: #910 Day, Scale & Celebrate, Startup Sprint and Mentor Matchmaking

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Friday Fix: Sideline Education, Placeable, and Bionic Health

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Exit Stories: What Matters Most on a Path to Exit w/ Michael Purcell

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In The Soup: Individual Angels and What They Look For

166

Monday Mix: LiLa, ConvergeSouth, and a Product Jam

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Friday Fix: The Download, Zinnia, and Just Her Rideshare

168

In The Soup: Reheated, All Things AI

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Monday Mix: NCIDEA Grants, 1 Millions Cups, and an AI Masterclass

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Friday Fix: Demo Days, Capwave, WeGo Golf, and In The Soup: Reheated

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In The Soup: Reheated, Relationships in The Startup World

172

Monday Mix: RIoT Underground Live, Andrews Launch Accelerator, FCAT Demo, and More!

173

Friday Fix: BrightView Technologies, Squadies, STEM PLUG, and Summer Sanity

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Monday Mix: Breakfast Pitches, 1 Million Cups, and a Startup Ideas Seminar

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Friday Fix: NeoPay, The Wall Printer, and GrepBeat Book Club

176

Monday Mix: Test Flight Pitch Practice, Content Creators Meetup, and GrepBeat Book Club

177

Friday Fix: Elephants, BreakingT, and Softsellr

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Monday Mix: Pitch Practice, a DEEEEEP DIVE, and So Many Deadlines!

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Friday Fix: Mindr Follow-Up, Craine Technology Labs, and Tesslate

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Monday Mix: AI Workshop, 1 Million Cups, and the NC Tech Awards

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Friday Fix: Previewed, Salus CM, and Startups to Watch Nominations

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Monday Mix: LiLa 1 Year Anniversary, Cybersecurity Summit, gWen, and More!

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Friday Fix: BuilderComs, The Download, and Auxiom AI

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Monday Mix: gALPHA, Wilmington Biz After Hours, and Triangle Women in STEM

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Friday Fix: Startups to Watch, Carbonix AI, and Path

186

Monday Mix: SEA Change Accelerator, an NC State Panel, and First Flight Pitch Practice

187

Friday Fix: CED's GRO9, Agenda Keeper, and Druid

188

Monday Mix: GRO Demo Day, Small Business Expo, and 40 Under 40 Awards

189

Friday Fix: Reap, Auditrol, and a Duke Startup Standout

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Monday Mix: RIoT Developer Day, AI Panels, and the Hornets Innovation Summit

191

Friday Fix: Grep-a-Palooza, FCAT's 2025 Cohort, SWELL Systems, and Medicporter

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In The Soup Live: Great Founders Come From Everywhere

193

Monday Mix: Networking, One Million Blue Cups, and Triangle Tech Night

194

Friday Fix: Grep-a-Palooza, The Download, and Finplanly

195

In The Soup: Preparing for Grep-a-Palooza 2025

196

Monday Mix: Grep-a-Palooza, LiLa, and Wilmington Climate Tech

197

Friday Fix: Afuse, GridSeer, and Arcet—And Under 1 Week Till Grep-a-Palooza

198

In The Soup: The Realities of Selling into Industries with Long Sales Cycles

199

Monday Mix: Memorial Day, Date Palindromes, an AI Summit, and Grep-a-Palooza Pricing

200

Friday Fix: Launch/KPMG at Grep-a-Palooza, a beach BUZZ IN, and Counterforce Health

201

In The Soup: Metrics to Track For as a Mission Driven Organization

202

Monday Mix: Seed The South, Pitch Practice, Coastal Awards, And FCAT Apps

203

Friday Fix: Pitch Competition Announcement, Troodie, and Wheel Price

204

In The Soup: VCs Break Down Key Elements for Evaluating Investment Opportunities

205

Monday Mix: State of Tech, LiLa, Book Club, And A BUZZ IN At The Beach

206

Friday Fix: Beam Dynamics, The Land Of Can, And Meridian

207

In The Soup: How Can a Founder Effectively Use a Development Shop

208

Monday Mix: Age Of AI, Charlotte Ecosystem, & Deadlines For FCAT & Grep-a-Palooza

209

Friday Fix: Warrant, Churn Assassin, Our Day, And Announcing Charlotte

210

In The Soup: How Is Generative AI Impacting Startups

211

Monday Mix: Brews, Bytes, Pitches, and Deadlines

212

Friday Fix: Featuring One Startup Each From The Triangle, Wilmington, And Charlotte

213

In The Soup: The Healthy Importance of Picking The Right Co-Founder

214

Monday Mix: RIoT's Fireside Chat, A Pitch Competition, and DEEEEEP Diving

215

Friday Fix: The Download, In The Soup, The Valuable App, And $5K Pitches

216

In The Soup: Impactful Strategies for Reducing Founder Mental Burnout

217

Monday Mix: VenturePack Challenge, State Of DEI Event, And 1 Million Cups

218

Friday Fix: Startup Features, In The Soup, and Raleigh-Durham Startup Week

219

In The Soup: Taking The Realistic Route For Your Mental Health As A Founder

220

Monday Mix: RDSW-Heavy Events, Plus New Ideas Coming Out Of Wilmington

221

Friday Fix: Startup Features, In The Soup's Return, And A New Campus Accelerator

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In The Soup: All You Need To Know Before You Go To Raleigh-Durham Startup Week

223

Monday Mix: A Shorter Week of Events Tucked In Between Two Busy Weeks

224

Friday Fix: David & Kaitlyn Catch Up on News and with People, Live from Venture Connect

225

In The Soup Reheated: Prepping For Conference Season (Part Two)

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Monday Mix: Venture Into Honest Talks, Connect Over Ideas, and Get Applying

227

Friday Fix: Startup Features, Conference Prep, And The Return Of GrepTank

228

In The Soup Reheated: Prepping For Conference Season (Part One)

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Monday Mix: Kicking Off Conference Season with ATO AI and More Workshops

230

Friday Fix: Recapping This Week in GrepBeat (March 10-14)

231

In The Soup: How A Chattanooga Angel Is Inspiring & Educating Future Female-Led Founders and Funders

232

Monday Mix: Much Happenings in GrepBeat, New Happenings Regionwide

233

Friday Fix: Recapping This Week In GrepBeat (March 3-7)

234

In The Soup: How and Why To Get PR Marketing As A Tech Startup

235

Monday Mix: Pitch Money, Profitability and a Pretty Packed Week for Wilmington

236

Friday Fix: Recapping This Week In GrepBeat (Feb. 24-28)

237

In The Soup: Identifying and Supporting the Core Functions of Your Future CFO

238

Monday Mix: New Founder Strategies and New Founders from Meredith College

239

Friday Fix: Introducing the "Friday Fix"

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In The Soup: How Will AI Influence The Future of Healthcare?

241

Monday Mix: Books, Brunches, Beers and Business of Women

242

In The Soup: New Year, New Ways to Manage Your Mental Health as a Founder

243

Monday Mix: Get Matched With An Investor Soon and Learn More About AI

244

In The Soup: The State of Climate Tech in a New Trump Administration

245

Monday Mix: Discover New Rising Stars, Learn About State of the Region

246

In The Soup: How Important is Cultivating Culture in Your Company's First Days?

247

Monday Mix: NC IDEA Grants are Open, and Rising Stars is Close

248

In The Soup: Presentation Tips for 2025

249

Monday Mix: Triangle Happy Hours and Wilmington Planning Parties

250

In The Soup: The Reality of Working With Government Contracts & Clients

251

Monday Mix: NC IDEA Talks Grants, LiLa Talks Investing, and Even More Talks

252

In The Soup: Is It Better to Build in Stealth or in Public?

253

Monday Mix: Week of Jan. 6 - A Week of New Growth for the New Year

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