Monday Mix: Grep-a-Palooza 2026, LiLa, and More!

Friday Fix: FIG Conference, SteadyTrail, RDU Labs, and More!

We cover as much startup- and tech-related content as we can here at GrepBeat—but we know you can’t always catch it all in the course of your week. On the Friday Fix, David Schwartz is here to help you catch up by briefly recapping the stories, podcasts, and events we cover each week. Find out more about GrepBeat and everything else we do from https://grepbeat.com [https://grepbeat.com/]. And be sure to subscribe to The GrepBeat Podcast so you never miss an episode!

The Side Quest: Jeff Welch of Duke New Ventures

Welcome back to GrepBeat’s “The Side Quest!” Our show hosted by the GrepBeat Godfather Joe Colopy. This week we sat down with Jeff Welch [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-welch-a60b313/] of Duke New Ventures [https://otc.duke.edu/new-ventures/], an organization dedicated to helping those who want to form, manage, and fund their startups. The pair discuss everything from North Carolina becoming Stanley Cup champs (woohoo!) to how Jeff started in Colorado and wound up growing our ecosystem here in North Carolina.  Thank you for joining us for this episode of The Side Quest. Be sure to subscribe so you never miss out when a new podcast drops!

Monday Mix: Juneteenth at Code the Dream, One Million Cups, and More

We all know that nothing ever really slows down for startups, and in these particular days, it can be even harder to keep up with important deadlines and events in our fast-moving Triangle, Wilmington, and Charlotte ecosystems! That’s why, at the beginning of every week, we’ll be keeping you in the know with your own Monday Mix [https://pod.co/the-grepbeat-podcast]: a curated look at the week ahead in GrepBeat and North Carolina's tech communities.

Friday Fix: Our Grep-a-Palooza Recap, AI for Women Conference, and More!

We cover as much startup- and tech-related content as we can here at GrepBeat—but we know you can’t always catch it all in the course of your week. On the Friday Fix, David Schwartz is here to help you catch up by briefly recapping the stories, podcasts, and events we cover each week. Find out more about GrepBeat and everything else we do from https://grepbeat.com [https://grepbeat.com/]. And be sure to subscribe to The GrepBeat Podcast so you never miss an episode!

The Side Quest: Erik Troan of Pendo

Welcome back to GrepBeat’s “The Side Quest!” Our show hosted by the GrepBeat Godfather Joe Colopy. For this weeks' episode our host sat down with Erik Troan [https://www.linkedin.com/in/eriktroan/] of Pendo [https://www.pendo.io/], where he has been CTO for over a decade. He talks about his journey entering the Triangle startup scene in the 90's and seeing the vision of Pendo early in its inception. It is a great episode, from conversation around diving to conversation about how to find the right cofounder! You won't want to miss it. 🤿 Thank you for joining us for this episode of The Side Quest. Be sure to subscribe so you never miss out when a new podcast drops!