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Tweener Madness! Meet the Selection Committee: Jan Davis
Episode 17
Welcome to Tweener Madness, the high stakes startup showdown where 8 promising companies go head to head for a $25,000 investment prize from the Tria…
1 year, 2 months ago
Igor Jablokov: From a cave to IBM to Amazon/Alexa, then $160m+ at Pryon
Episode 16
If you ask Alexa who invented Alexa, she'll tell you it was Amazon.com. While that's kinda true, the Alexa foundation was developed by Igor Jablokov…
1 year, 2 months ago
Jud Bowman: Founder at 18, Went From .COM bust to Unicorn and Much, Much More!
Episode 15
Few Triangle founders have experienced as many highs and lows as Jud Bowman.
From launching his first startup as a high school student to navigating …
1 year, 3 months ago
Chris Evans: 80s Founder, 40yrs of Davinci (1st Windows Email) and Accipiter Unicorn Exit
Episode 14
Four teenage friends decide to build the world’s first Windows-based email program—and then go on to launch a second venture that scores a legendary …
1 year, 3 months ago
Richard Holcomb: Using "Hillbilly Negotiating" to Create an Excel-lent Microsoft Deal
Episode 13
What happens when you grow up on a tobacco farm in rural North Carolina, turn down a million-dollar offer from Microsoft, and then build multiple gro…
1 year, 3 months ago
Todd Olson, CEO of Pendo: Pendo Founding story and What Makes Him Tick?
Episode 12
What drives someone to leave a cushy corporate role, start (and sometimes stumble at) multiple tech ventures, and finally build one of the Triangle’s…
1 year, 3 months ago
Peter Zaitsev: Open-Source Entrepreneurship and the Percona Story
Episode 11
How do you grow a 350-person, globally distributed tech company—without outside venture funding?
In this episode of Triangle Tweener Talks, we chat w…
1 year, 4 months ago
Tina Tang: Finding Product-Market Fit, Raising Pre-Seed, and the Bristles.AI Story
Episode 10
How do you turn a simple “what if?” into a thriving venture—especially when you’re blending creativity, technology, and a dash of entrepreneurial cou…
1 year, 4 months ago
Robbie Allen: Automated Insights and Infinia ML (Exits) -> Bionic Health and Triangle Tweener Fund
Episode 9
How do you transition from corporate life to building a successful startup? What does it take to create a company culture where people genuinely enjo…
1 year, 4 months ago
Dr. Joy Bhosai: Raising Millions and Revolutionizing Healthcare with Pluto Health
Episode 8
How can technology close the healthcare gaps that leave so many underserved? What does it take to build a startup that challenges the status quo whil…
1 year, 5 months ago