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Build a Software Company Without Capital. These Guys Will Tell You How

Good article in today's News & Observer titled Good Time to Start a Software Company. I enjoyed participating. With all the celebration by the press and blogs around companies that raise piles of cash, its great to see attention on those that are successful and creatively found ways to start and build a thriving business without outside capital. 

To talk more and expand on this column, we asked David Ranii, Business Reporter at the News & Observer to come moderate the next Entrepreneur's Series on Monday morning December 12. One of the goals is we have in hosting is that we hope this will offer inspiration and tips for other entrepreneurs.

Panelists include: Joe Colopy, CEO at Bronto; Kent Hudson, CEO at SchoolDude; Jesse Lipson, CEO at ShareFile (just sold to Citrix) and Troy McConnell, CEO at Clever On Demand.

If you haven't joined us for our Entrepreneur's Series before, come out. They are informal and we save a lot of time for Q&A and networking.

Monster Week in the Triangle

Next week is one of the most packed weeks I have seen for the entrepreneurial and tech community in the Triangle. And I'm really looking forward to it. I know there is more going on than this, but here are some of the highlights & events I'll be at:

Internet Summit - held again downtown Raleigh. SCV is a founding sponsor. The conference launched a few years ago with about 800 people. Every year it gets bigger. This year join 2,000 people. Awesome lineup of speakers. Includes a demo room and fast pitch sessions with VCs. Use SCV50 and save $50, but buy your ticket asap. Almost sold out.

Triangle Entrepreneurship Week - Events all throughout the week highlighting the entrepreneurial community. Includdes a bunch of opportunities to pitch VCs and regional angel groups. My partner David Jones is part of this one.

TiE - Current & Emerging Trends in Entrepreneurial Funding, Nov 17. I'm on a panel with a bunch of other out of state VCs.

PWC MoneyTree Breakfast. PricewaterhouseCoopers hosts this breakfast once a quarter and they review the past quarter's venture activity and discuss trends. Exclusively for tech and life science entrepreneurs and the venture community. Its next Thursday morning and I'm on the panel. Email  [email protected] to register and for details.

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