The GrepBeat Podcast

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 . And be sure to subscribe to T...

Welcome back to GrepBeat’s “The Side Quest!” Our show hosted by the GrepBeat Godfather  Joe Colopy  and  Sonali Sanjay  of  Primordial Ventures . This show chats all things NC Tech, and each week features a guest who dives deep into their very own side quest (startup or otherwise!) For this weeks' episode our hosts sat down with guest Zack Mansfield of Conductor Capital . They chat about his journ...

Happy In The Soup 🍲 Tuesday! Today, hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are joined by Anna Tharrington of Hutchison Law and Nathan Snell of Intuit Mailchimp (formerly Raleon before acquisition). They're chatting about a topic near and dear to our hosts, especially Jenn: fundraising! How does it change your cap table and what should you be prepared for? We wanted to provide perspective from both a...

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 : a curated look at the week ahead in GrepBeat and North Carolina's t...

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 . And be sure to subscribe to T...

Welcome back to GrepBeat’s “The Side Quest!” Our show hosted by the GrepBeat Godfather  Joe Colopy  and  Sonali Sanjay  of  Primordial Ventures . This show chats all things NC Tech, and each week features a guest who dives deep into their very own side quest (startup or otherwise!) For this weeks' episode our hosts sat down with guest Eric Boduch of 24 and Up . They talk about his experience helpi...

Happy In The Soup 🍲 Tuesday! Today, hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are joined by Juan Garzón of Innovate Charlotte and Chip Kennedy of CivicReach. They are chatting about the ways they plugged into their ecosystems when they were brand new, how they built, and how they thrived! Listeners are encouraged to interact as much as possible with their North Carolina ecosystem and get involved. It's...

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 : a curated look at the week ahead in GrepBeat and North Carolina's t...

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 . And be sure to subscribe to T...

Welcome back to GrepBeat’s “The Side Quest!” Our show hosted by the GrepBeat Godfather  Joe Colopy  and  Sonali Sanjay  of  Primordial Ventures . This show chats all things NC Tech, and each week features a guest who dives deep into their very own side quest (startup or otherwise!) For this weeks' episode our hosts sat down with guest Paul Rava of Roboro. They chat about the growth of Roboro and h...

Happy In The Soup 🍲 Tuesday! Today, hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are  joined by Rob Cooley Jr. of Nuream and Jonathan Rollman of Beam Dynamics . They are presenting their perspectives on how much product research you should really do? When do you know that it's time to stop asking the customer and start doing? We have a great episode full of opposing thoughts, expert advice, and more. Be s...

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 : a curated look at the week ahead in GrepBeat and North Carolina's t...

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 . And be sure to subscribe to T...

Welcome back to GrepBeat’s “The Side Quest!” Our show hosted by the GrepBeat Godfather  Joe Colopy  and  Sonali Sanjay  of  Primordial Ventures is BACK for our second season. This show chats all things NC Tech, and each week features a guest who dives deep into their very own side quest (startup or otherwise!) For this weeks' episode our hosts sat down with guest Chris Heivly in the midst of an ev...

Happy In The Soup 🍲 Tuesday! Today, hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are joined by David Shaner of Offline and Ashlyn Greer of Fashivly . They are sitting down to share all of their knowledge on product feedback: how to decipher the good from the bad, how to properly take feedback and shape it for your business, and more! Especially if your brand is highly visible on social media. There's many...

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 : a curated look at the week ahead in GrepBeat and North Carolina's t...

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 . And be sure to subscribe to T...

Happy In The Soup 🍲 Tuesday! Today, hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are joined by Dr. Shante Williams of Black Pearl Global Investments and Mahati Sridhar of Revolution Ventures . They are sitting down to chat about a topic we know is always on a new founders mind ➡️ once you've secured an investment, what is expected of you? How do you navigate being a portfolio company? These two investors...

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 : a curated look at the week ahead in GrepBeat and North Carolina's t...

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 . And be sure to subscribe to T...

Happy In The Soup 🍲 Tuesday! Today, hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are joined by Runbin Dong of Scale Social and David Baxter of Big Pixel and Teela . They are chatting about a topic we see floating around the community often: how do you manage building a company with a family? With startups being famous for taking 100% of your brain space, how do you keep yourself available and present as a...

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 : a curated look at the week ahead in GrepBeat and North Carolina's t...

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 . And be sure to subscribe to T...

Happy In The Soup 🍲 Wednesday! We are so excited to be back for our Spring 2026 season. We are also excited to announce that this will be our last Wednesday episode for the foreseeable future, as In The Soup is moving to Tuesday mornings beginning next week! Keep an eye out in your feeds.  Today, hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are joined by Brandon Kashani of CheQRboard and James Gieszelmann...

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 : a curated look at the week ahead in GrepBeat and North Carolina's t...