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Why you should pay attention to these 8 emerging tech hubs

The Next Web

Raleigh, North Carolina. city for young families are all triggers for the flock of technology companies and university graduates to Raleigh. Over the past two decades, Raleigh has experienced the third-highest job growth and second-highest population increase in the country. research parks pioneering in IT and biotechnology.

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The 5 Best States In America For New Business

YoungUpstarts

With its moderate climate and the renowned Research Triangle of Raleigh, Chapel Hill and Durham, it is not surprising that North Carolina is one of the fastest growing states in the country. Government is a large employer—given the state’s proximity to Washington, D.C.—and North Carolina.

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Progress of Bitcoin in North Carolina

The Startup Magazine

For example, BitPay, one of the largest cryptocurrency payment processors in the world, is headquartered in Raleigh. This welcoming attitude has led to a number of Bitcoin-related businesses popping up in North Carolina. And last year, the first Bitcoin ATM was installed in Charlotte.

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Burnout « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

Recovery takes an awareness of what happened and… A plan to change the situation that got you there Filed under: Customer Development , ESL , Family/Career , Zilog | Tagged: Early Stage Startup , Entrepreneurs , Steve Blank « Rocket Science 5: Who Needs Domain Experts The Road Not Taken » 13 Responses Tim Raleigh , on July 20, (..)

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A Google Docs interview with Richard Simms, co-founder of Tech Talent South

Jeff Hilimire

Right now, we run programs here in Atlanta (where we started the company) as well as in Raleigh, Charlotte, and Asheville, NC. Right now, we’re running sessions in Raleigh and Asheville, in addition to Charlotte and Atlanta. So that begs the question, what happens when you open up in a 3rd city? We already have!

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Business Modeling is Process, not an Event

The Entrepreneurial Mind

When we expanded our health-care business from Raleigh into Charlotte, N.C., Businesses expanding into new products or new markets should also give careful consideration to the business model. I personally learned this lesson the hard way. However, we quickly found out that assumption was wrong.

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People Comparison Shop, Stupid

ConversionXL

Matt Winslow, co-founder of Dodo competitor Beacon Cases in Raleigh, N.C., Entrepreneur Magazine has a story of how someone looking for an iPad case sent out a tweet: “Looking @DODOsays iPad cases–and *this close* to pulling the trigger … Any opinions out there?” ” As it happened, there were.