‘Lazy girls’ are seeking the dream jobs we didn’t know we needed
This isn’t “quiet quitting.” The so-called “lazy girl” isn’t avoiding work, but instead looking for jobs that meet criteria for flexibility, lower stress, and better hours.
Read MorePosted by Jen McFarland | Nov 8, 2023
This isn’t “quiet quitting.” The so-called “lazy girl” isn’t avoiding work, but instead looking for jobs that meet criteria for flexibility, lower stress, and better hours.
Read MorePosted by WRAL News | Jun 6, 2019
When entrepreneur Chris Chuang moved to Raleigh, North Carolina, for a job, he expected to be there for two or three years at the most. Instead, he wound up staying and built a successful tech company. Read about his experience here.
Read MorePosted by WRAL News | May 13, 2019
In the first of a series, Smashing Boxes founder and CEO Nick Jordan asks the impossible question: “What’s the point of all of this?” Needless to say, he can’t quite answer that question. But he certainly gives it his best shot.
Read MorePosted by Joe Procopio | Sep 2, 2016
Last week, I spoke on a tech in sports panel for the NCTA over at the EMC2 facility in Apex. For those not local, Apex is kind of southwest of Raleigh. Also for those not local, stay with me, because you’ve been there. The kickoff for the event was at 8:30 am, and since I needed a little bit of prep time, I wanted to get there around 8:00. Knowing that trying to navigate Raleigh metro during morning rush hour has now become akin to trying to navigate Class 5 whitewater rapids on a pool float, I decided...
Read MorePosted by Amy Huffman | Feb 3, 2016
In more traditional workplaces like governments and large corporations, it might be frowned upon to work a second job or pursue a pet project outside of work. But Triangle startups are establishing a new norm. Many local founders and CEOs not only permit their employees to pursue outside interests but encourage them to do so. Some even go so far as encouraging their employees to start their own companies. Tiana Horn, a Duke University undergrad and budding entrepreneur is a perfect example of this phenomenon. As a rising junior public policy major last summer, she interned at SoloPro, Inc.—the Durham-based startup that unbundles...
Read MorePosted by Laura Baverman | Oct 13, 2013
Aaron Dinin is a Duke grad and author of two books. He’s also a web developer and co-founder of RocketBolt, a website plugin that automates the process of increasing online engagement. RocketBolt is in the current class of The Startup Factory. Ask even the most disinterested technology observers to summarize the allure of building tech startups, and they’d only need a day of reading TechCrunch and Hacker News to tell you about glamorous concepts like investor pitches, multi-million-dollar raises, and nine-figure exit events [1]. In the shadow of all those things that make tech startups sexy, I’m going to...
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