by Jeff Kaplan | Apr 29, 2015 | Happenings
In the first of a series of anticipated mobile app releases by Asheville startups this spring, VirtualJobShadow launched a new career app for its existing customer base of educational institutions, with another version for the consumer market coming soon. The app...
by Jeff Kaplan | Apr 24, 2015 | Happenings
How do you go from 0 to 416,000+ FB fans in just two years? That’s the secret sauce for local e-commerce company Sweet Blossom Gifts. The startup specializes in personalized and custom handcrafted jewelry and gifts made by talented independent artisans across...
by Jeff Kaplan | Apr 24, 2015 | Happenings
“Finance is being disrupted. Impact investing is going local. Main Street is making a comeback. And entrepreneurship is the new economic development. This creative ferment requires a new content platform to make sense of it all, and that’s why we created...
by Jeff Kaplan | Apr 24, 2015 | Happenings
Asheville-based Plum Print raised $1 million earlier this year and contributed to North Carolina’s record Q1 in venture capital financing. Twelve startups raised nearly $115 million, making it the best Q1 since before the 2008 recession. And it continues a trend...
by Jeff Kaplan | Apr 24, 2015 | Happenings
It’s OK to admit you have no idea what the Cloud is and why it matters. Good news is that local tech company RISC Networks does. An industry-leading provider of cloud discovery analytics, RISC has been recognized by Gartner as a “Cool Vendor”...
by Jeff Kaplan | Apr 24, 2015 | Happenings
How do you get your startup valued at over $1 billion? For starters, you read this book. A new study is out on Exponential Organizations, or ExOs, which are companies that grow at a minimum of 10x better than their peers in the same industry. Among the top of the...
