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The GrepBeat Podcast — 238 episodes
Monday Mix: AI-First Startups, Brews and Bytes, an Agent AMA, and More!
Friday Fix: Fixxr, Looks AI, and RoboLeanX
Monday Mix: AI Unfiltered, PitchBreakfast, NC TECH Awards, and Much More!
Friday Fix: GRO11, SPRTN Technologies, ChampOS, and More!
Monday Mix: NC TECH Awards, AI Lunch and Learn, One Million Cups, and More!
Friday Fix: Sensible, SenterME, RIoT's RAP XXII, and GRO11
The Side Quest: Bill Spruill of 2ndF
Monday Mix: GRO11, RIoT Founder Showcase, Insights for Climate Innovators, and More!
Friday Fix: FIG Conference, SteadyTrail, RDU Labs, and More!
The Side Quest: Jeff Welch of Duke New Ventures
Monday Mix: Juneteenth at Code the Dream, One Million Cups, and More
Friday Fix: Our Grep-a-Palooza Recap, AI for Women Conference, and More!
The Side Quest: Erik Troan of Pendo
Monday Mix: Charlotte Fintech Week, One Million Cups, and More!
Friday Fix: Grep-a-Palooza 2026, "In The Soup" Finale, and Much More!
The Side Quest: All Things Grep-a-Palooza 2026!
In The Soup: Lessons From Launch
Monday Mix: Grep-a-Palooza 2026, LiLa, and More!
Friday Fix: Grep-a-Palooza's 2026 Lineup, Seed the South, and More!
The Side Quest: Byron Revels of Abra
In The Soup: SEO in a World of AI
Monday Mix: LiLa AMA, Re-Activate EdTech, and 1 Million Cups
Friday Fix: Grep-a-Palooza's Pitching Companies, GrepBeat Downstairs, and Much More!
The Side Quest: Amanda Stockwell of The Seed List
In The Soup: Our Guide to Applying for Grants
Monday Mix: GrepBeat Downstairs, Seed the South, and More!
Friday Fix: GrepBeat is Hiring, NALA Membranes, NC Tech, and More!
The Side Quest: Zack Mansfield of Conductor Capital
In The Soup: What Fundraising Can do to Your Cap Table
Monday Mix: TechFest NC, AI Innovation Symposium, and UNCW's Innovate & Elevate
Friday Fix: Beakpoint, Challenging Forces, Swik AI, and More!
The Side Quest: Eric Boduch of 24 and Up
In The Soup: Getting Plugged in With a New Ecosystem
Monday Mix: Grep-a-Palooza Pitch Deadline, Knox Street May Sessions, and More!
Friday Fix: Truentity Health's $3.5M, StreetFair's Acquisition, HiveTracks and More!
The Side Quest: Paul Rava of Roboro
In The Soup: How Much Product Research Do You Really Need to Do?
Monday Mix: Grep-a-Palooza Early Bird Deadline, Post-RDSW Open Space, and More!
Friday Fix: RDSW Happy Hour, Side Quest Season 2, and Much More!
The Side Quest: Chris Heivly of Build The Fort and Raleigh-Durham Startup Week
In The Soup: All Things Product Feedback!
Monday Mix: All Things RDSW
Friday Fix: GrepBeat Giving Programs, RDSW Preview, and Lucid Bots
In The Soup: Navigating Expectations as a Portfolio Company
Monday Mix: Startup Law 101, NC Biotech, and One Million Cups
Friday Fix: Grep-a-Palooza's Startup Bazaar, Topper Stopper, and More!
In The Soup: How to Manage Building a Team and Your Family
Monday Mix: IDEAFest, Duke Startup Showcase, and More!
Friday Fix: DayOf, GlamourBae, and In The Soup!
In The Soup: April Fools! Building Your Early Team...Again?
Monday Mix: Grep-a-Palooza Very Early Bird Tickets, Andrews Launch Accelerator, and More!
Friday Fix: Venture Connect 2026, Teela, Phrayz, and Serv Technologies
Monday Mix: Venture Connect, All Things AI, and More!
Friday Fix: RoundUp, Venture Connect 2026, and The Side Quest
The Side Quest: Lister Delgado of IDEA Fund Partners
Monday Mix: March Madness, Brews & Bytes, and One Million Cups
Friday Fix: Grep-a-Palooza, Optionnaire, and Launch/KPMG
The Side Quest: Nick Jordan of Smashing Boxes
In The Soup: In The Soup: Live! Shaping Communities as a CEO
Monday Mix: LiLa, Seed The South, a DEEEEEP Dive, and More!
Friday Fix: Plantd, Momnt, and Eventure Map
The Side Quest: Pete McEntegart AKA Pete Smack
In The Soup: Splitting Equity Between Cofounders
Monday Mix: LiLa, FinTech Awards, and One Million Cups
Friday Fix: The Download, Rewarded Interest, and Smashing Boxes
The Side Quest: Krista Covey of First Flight Venture Center
In The Soup: Building an Effective Team in Your Early Days
Monday Mix: Application Deadlines, Duke Climate Summit, and Triangle Ecommerce
Friday Fix: Anumá Aerospace, BEAMRaiL, and Cubo
The Side Quest: Business Perspectives and Puppy Pandemonium with Tim McLoughlin
In The Soup: Wellness Initiatives and Boosting Company Growth
Monday Mix: A Cybersecurity Symposium, One Million Cups, and More!
Friday Fix: Voice Back, Trinitite, Fractional AI, and Podcasting
In The Soup: Going Global! Managing a Transnational Team
Monday Mix: Triangle Startup Collective, Outlook for Tech, and More!
Friday Fix: Rising Stars, AxNano Investment, Frolly, and Home Dock
The Side Quest: Growing (and Snowing!) in Durham with Jason Caplain
In The Soup: Has AI Become a Red Flag in Company Branding?
Monday Mix: Rising Stars 2026, Test Flight Pitch Practice, and More!
Friday Fix: Founder Readiness Institute, Windlift Catch-Up, and New Podcasts
The Side Quest: Strengthening Safety Nets and Going Analog with Ryan O'Donnell of Sunlight
In The Soup: What Does it Really Mean to be Investor Ready?
Monday Mix: Deadlines, One Million Cups, and the Triangle Startup Collective
Friday Fix: Ariso, Bull City Venture Partners, and Podcast Pandemonium!
The Side Quest: Building Your Brand and Boosting Small Businesses with Complete Breakfast
In The Soup: Going Viral! How Social Media Can Help Your Startup
Monday Mix: One Million Cups x2, LiLa, and NC IDEA Grant Info Sessions
Friday Fix: The Side Quest's First Episode, The Download, and Complete Breakfast
The Side Quest: Claw Machines and Business Beginnings with Chris Geiss
In The Soup: All About Accelerators
Monday Mix: NC IDEA Grant Info Sessions, a Venture Strategy Panel, GRO Deadline, and More!
Friday Fix: A Scale Social Catch-Up, STEMZ, and In The Soup's Winter Season
In The Soup: Back To Basics! Getting Started on Your Founder Journey
Monday Mix: One Million Cups, Spring Grant Cycles, and More!
Friday Fix: New Years Traditions with GrepBeat
Monday Mix: Happy (Almost) New Year from GrepBeat!
Friday Fix: Holiday Traditions with GrepBeat
Monday Mix: Happy Holidays From GrepBeat!
Friday Fix: Majentics, Gamrly, GrepBeat's Top Stories, and More!
Monday Mix: RTP EdTech Meetup, Founders Local Pitch Practice, and One Million Cups
Friday Fix: Opine, NC TECH Awards, LiLa with Kahmino, and More!
In The Soup: How do you Recharge Over the Holiday Break?
Monday Mix: NC Tech Awards, a NEW DEEEEEP Dive, and GrepBeat Book Club
Friday Fix: The Horse Concierge, APPROVE, Shuttlebee and Our Holiday Happy Hour
Monday Mix: GrepBeat's Holiday Happy Hour, LiLa, and an AI Launchpad Event
Monday Mix: One Million Cups, GrepBeat Updates, and Thanksgiving!
Friday Fix: NC IDEA Summit, Asobo Education, and RO-bot
Monday Mix: NC IDEA Summit, Recipe For the Raise, and Venture135
Friday Fix: GRO10 Demo Day, Roam, BearBull and FlashPath
Monday Mix: gWEN Beyond VC Grants, LiLa, Seed2Grow, and More!
Friday Fix: Atlantic Fish Co., Vega Health, and DocuLingo
Exit Stories: Go-To-Market Strategy in an Ever Changing World
In The Soup Live: Off-Road, Tromml and the Rebelle Rally Race
Monday Mix: SEA Change, Intro into Agentic AI, and Test Flight Pitch Practice
Friday Fix: Grep-o-Ween, VRV Athletics, and Podcasts Galore!
Exit Stories: Legal Advice All Founders Should Know (Part 2)
In The Soup: Founder Break Up Stories
Monday Mix: RAP Pitch Night, NEW Brews + Bytes, and Launch CLT
Friday Fix: Botsi, Launch KPMG, and MindRev
Exit Stories: Legal Advice All Founders Should Know Part 1
In The Soup: Minding the Money - When Your Startup Needs a CFO
Monday Mix: Launch KPMG, LiLa, and WilmingtonBiz
Friday Fix: RIoT Demo Night, Students Who Sit, and The Download
Exit Stories: How to Succeed in Political Tech with BallotReady
In The Soup: Navigating Being a Remote-First Founder
Monday Mix: RIoT Demo Night, Pitch Please, and One Million Cups
Friday Fix: Business of Software, FYTT, and Essential Personnel
Exit Stories: Growing and Scaling in EdTech with Ardis Kadiu
In The Soup: Taking a Capital Light Approach to Fundraising
Monday Mix: Wilmington Happy Hour, Business of Software, and Triangle Tech Night
Friday Fix: DEXIT, Business of Software, and Podcasting
Exit Stories: NeedsList and Community Centered Tech
In The Soup: Finding the Right Revenue Model
Monday Mix: Triangle Tech Night, Ocean Innovation, and a Funding Session
Friday Fix: Book Launch Recap, Clara Copilot, and Franzy
Exit Stories: Building Independently w/ Jonathan Crook
In The Soup: Common Mistakes First-Time Founders Make
Monday Mix: Book Launch, Market Potential Session, and Charlotte Networking
Friday Fix: Hive Science, Msg2AI, and Ultisim
Exit Stories: Building the Brand w/ Allison Wood
In The Soup: Funding Strategies from Founders
Monday Mix: Startups to Watch, Solopreneur Bootcamp, and a Summit for Women in Tech
Friday Fix: Nonprofit Announcement, College Night, and Much More!
Exit Stories: The Radius8 Journey w/ Brendan Phelan
In The Soup: From Blueprint to Box, the Process of Physical Production
Monday Mix: #910 Day, Scale & Celebrate, Startup Sprint and Mentor Matchmaking
Friday Fix: Sideline Education, Placeable, and Bionic Health
Exit Stories: What Matters Most on a Path to Exit w/ Michael Purcell
In The Soup: Individual Angels and What They Look For
Monday Mix: LiLa, ConvergeSouth, and a Product Jam
Friday Fix: The Download, Zinnia, and Just Her Rideshare
In The Soup: Reheated, All Things AI
Monday Mix: NCIDEA Grants, 1 Millions Cups, and an AI Masterclass
Friday Fix: Demo Days, Capwave, WeGo Golf, and In The Soup: Reheated
In The Soup: Reheated, Relationships in The Startup World
Monday Mix: RIoT Underground Live, Andrews Launch Accelerator, FCAT Demo, and More!
Friday Fix: BrightView Technologies, Squadies, STEM PLUG, and Summer Sanity
Monday Mix: Breakfast Pitches, 1 Million Cups, and a Startup Ideas Seminar
Friday Fix: NeoPay, The Wall Printer, and GrepBeat Book Club
Monday Mix: Test Flight Pitch Practice, Content Creators Meetup, and GrepBeat Book Club
Friday Fix: Elephants, BreakingT, and Softsellr
Monday Mix: Pitch Practice, a DEEEEEP DIVE, and So Many Deadlines!
Friday Fix: Mindr Follow-Up, Craine Technology Labs, and Tesslate
Monday Mix: AI Workshop, 1 Million Cups, and the NC Tech Awards
Friday Fix: Previewed, Salus CM, and Startups to Watch Nominations
Monday Mix: LiLa 1 Year Anniversary, Cybersecurity Summit, gWen, and More!
Friday Fix: BuilderComs, The Download, and Auxiom AI
Monday Mix: gALPHA, Wilmington Biz After Hours, and Triangle Women in STEM
Friday Fix: Startups to Watch, Carbonix AI, and Path
Monday Mix: SEA Change Accelerator, an NC State Panel, and First Flight Pitch Practice
Friday Fix: CED's GRO9, Agenda Keeper, and Druid
Monday Mix: GRO Demo Day, Small Business Expo, and 40 Under 40 Awards
Friday Fix: Reap, Auditrol, and a Duke Startup Standout
Monday Mix: RIoT Developer Day, AI Panels, and the Hornets Innovation Summit
Friday Fix: Grep-a-Palooza, FCAT's 2025 Cohort, SWELL Systems, and Medicporter
In The Soup Live: Great Founders Come From Everywhere
Monday Mix: Networking, One Million Blue Cups, and Triangle Tech Night
Friday Fix: Grep-a-Palooza, The Download, and Finplanly
In The Soup: Preparing for Grep-a-Palooza 2025
Monday Mix: Grep-a-Palooza, LiLa, and Wilmington Climate Tech
Friday Fix: Afuse, GridSeer, and Arcet—And Under 1 Week Till Grep-a-Palooza
In The Soup: The Realities of Selling into Industries with Long Sales Cycles
Monday Mix: Memorial Day, Date Palindromes, an AI Summit, and Grep-a-Palooza Pricing
Friday Fix: Launch/KPMG at Grep-a-Palooza, a beach BUZZ IN, and Counterforce Health
In The Soup: Metrics to Track For as a Mission Driven Organization
Monday Mix: Seed The South, Pitch Practice, Coastal Awards, And FCAT Apps
Friday Fix: Pitch Competition Announcement, Troodie, and Wheel Price
In The Soup: VCs Break Down Key Elements for Evaluating Investment Opportunities
Monday Mix: State of Tech, LiLa, Book Club, And A BUZZ IN At The Beach
Friday Fix: Beam Dynamics, The Land Of Can, And Meridian
In The Soup: How Can a Founder Effectively Use a Development Shop
Monday Mix: Age Of AI, Charlotte Ecosystem, & Deadlines For FCAT & Grep-a-Palooza
Friday Fix: Warrant, Churn Assassin, Our Day, And Announcing Charlotte
In The Soup: How Is Generative AI Impacting Startups
Monday Mix: Brews, Bytes, Pitches, and Deadlines
Friday Fix: Featuring One Startup Each From The Triangle, Wilmington, And Charlotte
In The Soup: The Healthy Importance of Picking The Right Co-Founder
Monday Mix: RIoT's Fireside Chat, A Pitch Competition, and DEEEEEP Diving
Friday Fix: The Download, In The Soup, The Valuable App, And $5K Pitches
In The Soup: Impactful Strategies for Reducing Founder Mental Burnout
Monday Mix: VenturePack Challenge, State Of DEI Event, And 1 Million Cups
Friday Fix: Startup Features, In The Soup, and Raleigh-Durham Startup Week
In The Soup: Taking The Realistic Route For Your Mental Health As A Founder
Monday Mix: RDSW-Heavy Events, Plus New Ideas Coming Out Of Wilmington
Friday Fix: Startup Features, In The Soup's Return, And A New Campus Accelerator
In The Soup: All You Need To Know Before You Go To Raleigh-Durham Startup Week
Monday Mix: A Shorter Week of Events Tucked In Between Two Busy Weeks
Friday Fix: David & Kaitlyn Catch Up on News and with People, Live from Venture Connect
In The Soup Reheated: Prepping For Conference Season (Part Two)
Monday Mix: Venture Into Honest Talks, Connect Over Ideas, and Get Applying
Friday Fix: Startup Features, Conference Prep, And The Return Of GrepTank
In The Soup Reheated: Prepping For Conference Season (Part One)
Monday Mix: Kicking Off Conference Season with ATO AI and More Workshops
Friday Fix: Recapping This Week in GrepBeat (March 10-14)
In The Soup: How A Chattanooga Angel Is Inspiring & Educating Future Female-Led Founders and Funders
Monday Mix: Much Happenings in GrepBeat, New Happenings Regionwide
Friday Fix: Recapping This Week In GrepBeat (March 3-7)
In The Soup: How and Why To Get PR Marketing As A Tech Startup
Monday Mix: Pitch Money, Profitability and a Pretty Packed Week for Wilmington
Friday Fix: Recapping This Week In GrepBeat (Feb. 24-28)
In The Soup: Identifying and Supporting the Core Functions of Your Future CFO
Monday Mix: New Founder Strategies and New Founders from Meredith College
Friday Fix: Introducing the "Friday Fix"
In The Soup: How Will AI Influence The Future of Healthcare?
Monday Mix: Books, Brunches, Beers and Business of Women
In The Soup: New Year, New Ways to Manage Your Mental Health as a Founder
Monday Mix: Get Matched With An Investor Soon and Learn More About AI
In The Soup: The State of Climate Tech in a New Trump Administration
Monday Mix: Discover New Rising Stars, Learn About State of the Region
In The Soup: How Important is Cultivating Culture in Your Company's First Days?
Monday Mix: NC IDEA Grants are Open, and Rising Stars is Close
In The Soup: Presentation Tips for 2025
Monday Mix: Triangle Happy Hours and Wilmington Planning Parties
In The Soup: The Reality of Working With Government Contracts & Clients
Monday Mix: NC IDEA Talks Grants, LiLa Talks Investing, and Even More Talks
In The Soup: Is It Better to Build in Stealth or in Public?
Monday Mix: Week of Jan. 6 - A Week of New Growth for the New Year
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