by Jeff Kaplan | Jul 29, 2015 | Happenings
Partner with top talent to launch our city’s next big startup at Asheville Startup Weekend August 28-30, a fast-paced, high-intensity initiation into venture creation. The organizers of Asheville Startup Weekend have been busy planning their epic late summer...
by Jeff Kaplan | Jul 29, 2015 | Happenings
A recent investment by the Asheville Angels, newborn health screening startup Baebies is preparing to scale. The 2-year-old Durham-based biotech company recently raised $13 million in financing. Baebies’ technology screens newborn babies for 200 genetic...
by Jeff Kaplan | Jul 29, 2015 | Happenings
A podcast by and about a podcast startup? In the hands of a lesser mortal it would certainly be un-listenable. But Alex Blumberg, co-host of NPR’s Planet Money and producer on This American Life, has just the knack for experiencing and sharing all kinds of...
by Jeff Kaplan | Jul 28, 2015 | Happenings
Brad Feld, legendary startup guru, writes a highly insightful blog. As the language of startups has become so pervasive, a recent post tackles the unfortunate compulsion of many would-be Zucks to use terms like “pivot” and “MVP” excessively....
by Jeff Kaplan | Jul 22, 2015 | Happenings
Asheville’s startup community is on the rise. While many ventures still fly under the radar, they’re making headway and collectively building our high-growth future. We feature 50 of them, from high-tech to innovative, such as Cloud for Good, The Cheat...
by Jeff Kaplan | Jul 22, 2015 | Happenings
Former team leader of Disruptive Market Innovations at Proctor & Gamble, George Glackin developed a breakthrough innovation playbook. Now he’s sharing those insights with Asheville startups in his new hometown. In this recent 1 Million Cups presentation,...
