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In A World Where Data is Vulnerable, New RestorePoint CEO Dave Albano is Stepping Up to Protect It

In A World Where Data is Vulnerable, New RestorePoint CEO Dave Albano is Stepping Up to Protect It

As recent high-profile hacks (Atlanta-based Equifax comes to mind) indicate, protection of secure data is top of mind for every consumer — and thus, important for every company who takes in any sort of data from customers. Atlanta-based RestorePoint provides data protection as a service; storing, protecting, and backing up a

Durham's Startup Leaders Are Using Inclusive Programs to Bring Back Black Wall Street

Durham's Startup Leaders Are Using Inclusive Programs to Bring Back Black Wall Street

In the early 1900s, downtown Durham's Parrish Street was a thriving entrepreneurial hub for African American-owned businesses and financial services — so much so that it earned the name 'Black Wall Street'. Today, with the help of players in the Triangle, North Carolina startup community, that legacy

Tech Talent: This Junior Programmer Says 'Hello World' Following His Bootcamp Stint

Tech Talent: This Junior Programmer Says 'Hello World' Following His Bootcamp Stint

Jacob Askew has always held a strong work ethic — from his job as a chef at a local restaurant to putting on a designer hat at a small startup. However, it took a while for his career journey to click, which is how he found himself back in his first

Jamie Hamilton

Jamie Hamilton Is Seeding Southern Startups With A New Investment Model

If you want to invest in an early-stage startup, there are a few traditional routes to take: becoming a limited partner (LP) in a venture fund, investing as an angel, or contributing to a 'friends and family round.' Jamie Hamilton, a long-time early-stage technology investor, has extensive experience

David Cummings to New Entrepreneurs — Try More Things, Take More Risks

David Cummings to New Entrepreneurs — Try More Things, Take More Risks

For eight years, entrepreneur and investor David Cummings posted on his blog — a usually-pithy couple of paragraphs on a lesson he wanted to impart, observation or commentary — each and every single day (yes, including weekends). With impressive regularity and valuable content, Cummings built up a sizable dedicated audience that looked

Randi Zuckerberg

Why Randi Zuckerberg Thinks Techpreneurs Are "Missing Out" On the South

Randi Zuckerberg, the technology executive and entrepreneur behind Zuckerberg Media, doesn't do things in the traditional way. A strong advocate for STEM education, particularly for females, Zuckerberg has firsthand experienced being an outlier — she describes how, in her early days in Silicon Valley, she was often the only