Duke’s Office for Translation and Commercialization Helps Launch 13 Startups and Receives Over $90M in Revenue in FY21 https://t.co/3iIv74SrIm #durhamnc#startups
Dr. Henry McKoy, director of entrepreneurship at NCCU, weighs in on his efforts for the Durham Global Equity Project, a project in parallel with the Hayti Reborn initiative to revitalize Durham's Hayti community. View his recent interview with @WNCN below.
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Congratulations to @DukeU alum @Uzoayo ’17 and his firm @ReleafAfrica on securing $4.2 million in funding to make farmers and food factories in Africa more efficient and profitable! 🎉
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“This idea of bypassing traditional financial institutions is intriguing for a segment of the population that’s largely not welcome in traditional finance,” Prof. @camharvey explains the trend of Black and Hispanic investors embracing #cryptocurrency. https://t.co/vpFk6ML5cw
Duke-NCCU Collaborations: In the “pitch” competition, @CeiFuqua and @NccuBusiness1 give young Black founders an opportunity to score the funding and guidance to move their ideas forward. https://t.co/FCEo1IcvHr @duke_fuqua@swfusi
The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Live on Wednesday, Prof. Peng Sun will discuss his recent research that explores truth in #InformationDesign in the context of policy choice and controlling infections.
Join 8/4 @ 12:30 pm ET: https://t.co/8vR7osibxR
Congratulations to @CeiFuqua and @nccu on the success of ‘pitch: A competition for Black student-founders.' Fidelity was proud to sponsor this event, which featured an impressive roster of innovative Black-led businesses. #BlackStudentPitch#FidelityAssociate#FidelityNC
The Triangle's universities play an important role in cultivating a diverse and inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem here, Prof. @ProfJNJones said in a recent meetup of local founders and academics. @wraltechwire https://t.co/UDax1Ylplo
SAVE THE DATE: Head's up to my Triangle friends - I'm going to co-host a Clubhouse event with @revolution 's 'Rise of the Rest' team to talk Triangle Tweeners! Feb 19 at 4pm. If you need a clubhouse invite (iOS only) let me know.
Event details: https://t.co/jnhuVXbgOh
This is going to be a great conversation on Raleigh-Durham startups with my @RiseOfRest colleagues: @SteveCase@jamierodota@AnnaMasonDC and many others from the local ecosystem. https://t.co/BiAcoFuTbx
What do we mean when we talk about #energystorage? The latest podcast episode from @sustaindefined gives you all the details--and features @DukeFuqua MEM/MBA student Shannon Parker @separker20. Check it out: https://t.co/q1SJaQeQTr
.@DukeU and @NCCU are teaming up for "pitch,” a competition matching students and recent alumni with investors who are committed to investing in Black-founded and Black-led businesses. @CeiFuqua is part of the effort. https://t.co/QtQMr02jyE
"It's easy to imagine, given the multi-level crisis that we're in, that we will see an acceleration of innovation coming out of this."
- @ProfJNJones, director of @CeiFuqua tells @ABC11_WTVD how the 'Great Recession' spawned businesses like Uber & Airbnb https://t.co/MjVWtABhxc
There are many reasons U.S. companies still lack Black executives; one is discrimination that can limit Black professionals' ascent to leadership positions, Prof. Ashleigh Shelby Rosette tells @USAToday@Schrotenboer@jguynn https://t.co/Ck5a7gnH0b