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Happy Monday! Want to know what's happening in the Triangle and in Wilmington this week? Tune in to your curated #MondayMix. ?? It's going to be a veerrry short week of events because of Thanksgiving ??. But if you're in town in the Triangle and are still itching for something to do before Thursday, check them out below! Triangle ??? ?? 11/25: Business After Hours Mixer (6:30-8:30pm) ?? 11/26: Network at the Museum: Women in Business (5-7pm) No Wilmington events this week! Enjoy the week off! ??? ?? Your song selection this week: "Tough Love" by MT Jones. Stick around to the end of the episode to give it a listen! Check out and subscribe to the podcast! ?? https://lnkd.in/eJb3gR-C

On today's episode of the #FridayNooner, our triple-set of hosts opened the show with a few words on what they were all bringing to our midday “Grepsgiving” lunch. (We feasted immediately after the show, see recent photos for evidence...) ?? ?? But today’s real main course was American Underground Executive Director Tim Scales. Tim is not only a good friend-of-GrepBeat (FOG) but also an even greater friend to the ecosystem! ?? → ?? Tim spoke about the difference between AU and other “coworking” spaces like WeWork, indulged us in a place-of-origin guessing game, and filled us in on his journey from theater major to Duke MBA, to a career in Startup-land. Watch the full episode below! Or if you're more of a listener, catch the podcast version here ?? https://lnkd.in/gwDH74Fy

It's GrepBeat's annual Greps-giving! ?? ?? ?? We're continuing the traditions of getting together as a company to celebrate and give thanks to each other ... and of making all of our holidays "Grep" related. Can't say that we aren't consistent! ?? Be sure to give thanks and appreciation to those around you too! Let's get everyone on that Greps-giving cheer! ?? ?? or that other holiday with the givings too... *gobble, gobble* *oink, oink* Cesar Romero ??, Kaitlyn Dang, David Schwartz, Joe Colopy ??, Marisa Levings Cruz

Curious about what it takes to grow and foster a startup hub full of a community of entrepreneurs? Tune in to this week's #FridayNooner, where we welcome Tim Scales, executive director of Durham's American Underground (AU)! As one of eleven Google for Entrepreneurs tech hubs in North America, the AU offers a global network of resources and mentors to support high-growth, scalable startups in a creative, energetic and inclusive workspace. Before his time at the AU, Tim previously founded a successful marketing company and an unsuccessful tech startup and learned a lot from both opportunities. He earned his MBA from Duke University.

?? Most robotic arms go from coordinate systems of point X,Y,Z to point X,Y,Z. Pick up the cup, pour the coffee, place it on the counter, rinse and repeat. But what if that coffee cup was lying on its side? Could the robot understand its environment and make decisions accordingly? ?? Steven King, founder of Blue Sky Robotics, wanted to find out. ?? https://lnkd.in/epFjGtWY ?? Hannah Kaufman

?? When you’re thinking about buying an expensive watch or a new house, you’d typically expect to be able to look at pictures or see it in person. ?? According to Annie Voutsos, the same can’t be said when it comes to envisioning weddings, which, on average in the U.S., cost around $33,000. So if you’re thinking about spending thousands on your wedding, why aren’t you able to see what it looks like first? Enter Voutsos’s solution: Iris Hall. Catch the story here ?? https://lnkd.in/e_zANxFN ?? Kaitlyn Dang ?? Annie Voutsos & Brandon Walker

?????????? #????????????????????????????????????????????????! ?? ? Today, we celebrate the radical ideas and inventions by brilliant minds who have shaped the way we live today—not to mention our future. ?? Who's an entrepreneur you want to celebrate? Anyone GrepBeat should keep in mind? ?? Shout them out below!

?? While looking for a friend’s wedding registry on Zola, Rachel Medoff was frustrated by the site’s tagline: “Zola is here for all the days along the way.” From a personal and professional perspective, she was upset that someone on Zola’s marketing team decided this was a good way to advertise their product; it spoke to the scope of a life without allowing for the reality of the difficult days WE ALL face. ?? This frustration inspired her to create Melon—Zola for death. ?? https://lnkd.in/eB3q_YWh ?? Maddie Policastro

Happy Monday! Want to know what's happening in the Triangle and in Wilmington this week? Tune in to your curated #MondayMix. ?? Happy #GlobalEntrepreneurshipWeek! ?? ?? Triangle/RDU ??? ?? 11/19: North Carolina Technology Association (NC TECH) Brews + Bytes + Insights (4-6pm) ?? 11/19-20: NC IDEA Ecosystem Summit ?? 11/21: Demystifying GenAI: The Future of Law & Technology (12-1:30pm) ?? 11/21: echo “entrepreneurs building entrepreneurs” Launch Party (6-8pm) ?? 11/22: NC State Innovation and Entrepreneurship Wolf Den Pitch Competition (5:30-7pm) Wilmington ??? ?? 11/18-22: Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) UNCW CIE ??? 11/20: How To Register With https://SAM.gov (Online, 3-5pm) ?? Your song selection this week: "Price I'll Pay" by Thee Sacred Souls. Stick around to the end of the episode to give it a listen! Check out and subscribe to the podcast! ?? https://lnkd.in/efCwAMQi

ICYMI: We welcomed Emily Foster of Alpacasews to today's #FridayNooner! ?? ? Emily took us through her journey: from a pursuit of meteorology driven by a love of clouds, through the?Andrews Launch Accelerator?program at NC State, and ultimately to adorable plushie designs that have fueled her startup (and earned her internet fame). She also teased some Black Friday activity and an upcoming “12 Days of Plushies” promotion you’ll want to learn more about. Something to think about when curating your holiday lists...