[quote style=”boxed”]Analyze (data is your friend 😉 ) and over-communicate (I’m a big believer in the hypothesis that startups work so well because everybody constantly knows what’s going on, why things work and why they don’t).[/quote] Tobi Walter is the COO and Co-Founder of Shoeboxed.com, the preferred small business expense…
[quote style=”boxed”]To do something big you have to start at the ground level yourself so you can appreciate what really needs to be done as things scale up.[/quote] Aly Khalifa is addicted to inventive culture. His firm, Gamil Design, has specialized in invention development and launched products for some of…
[quote style=”boxed”]Don’t try and do everything on your own. Get advice from people who are knowledgeable on areas you are not. Hire people to take care of things that are not your core competency.[/quote] Brad Lindsay moved to Durham in 2004 after receiving a bachelor’s degree in computer science and…
[quote style=”boxed”]Enjoy life, it is short.[/quote] Bob Deerin is the president and CEO of Prime Life Fibers, which he founded in 2002. Bob started his career at Fisher Scientific in various marketing positions after graduating from Fairfield University. Other positions were with Gretag AG, a Swiss company running sales and…
[quote style=”boxed”]First wake up every day excited about what you do. Second concentrate on what you do well and third let others do what you do not do well. You will enjoy life more and be more fulfilled.[/quote] Steve Gaito is the director of My Retirement Education Center which launched…
Meet Steve Gaito – Director of My Retirement Education Center
[quote style=”boxed”]Relax and reset. I draw a very clear line in our house for relaxation. Even if it’s just going out for a quick lunch, or watching a movie at the end of the night, there is a time for work and there is a time for relaxation.[/quote] Megan Vick…
[quote style=”boxed”]I get into a zone where I do everything that needs to be done to bring that idea to life. I work day and night to give the idea legs, to spread its wings and to breathe life into it. And every single time, with the right focus and…
Michael Kothakota is a native of Oklahoma, but has lived the last 20 or so years of his life in North Carolina. That is, with the exception of a 5-month train-up and a 13-month deployment to Iraq in 2003-2005. Michael was an infantryman in B Co 1/120th Infantry under the…
Meet Michael Kothakota – Founder of WolfBridge Financial Corporation
Jake Finkelstein is the founder and president of Method Savvy, a brand marketing and business development consultancy located near Raleigh, North Carolina. Jake began his career in the music industry; most notably for Sony Music Entertainment, where had the pleasure of working with such well-known artists as Johnny Cash, Incubus, Modest…
Meet Jake Finkelstein – Founder and President of Method Savvy
Jon Reifschneider is founder and CEO of 31Projects, an online platform that connects companies with talented students through short-term projects and crowdsourcing-style competitions. Prior to founding 31Projects, Jon assisted in the management of a corporate venture fund and led commercialization efforts for new service innovations in the U.S. and Europe…