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RALEIGH – When websites load slowly, businesses lose potential customers and their brand takes a hit. But what if businesses could add a snippet of code, like they’d add a Facebook Pixel or a snippet of code from Google Analytics, that used machine learning to identify navigation paths of website visitor? Throw in re-loaded content on webpages before a potential customer ever clicked a link or a button to navigate to their next action and what do you have?
Your child is the creator: Toggle Book Factory aims to disrupt children s book industry
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Startup Spotlight: Evaluating an early-stage founder/CEO from an investor s perspective
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by David Gardner, Cofounders Capital May 10, 2021 .
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CARY – Being a CEO is a tough job especially the first time someone has to wear that hat. Constructive and actionable feedback can be hard to come by. It can also be difficult to know how well you are doing and what areas you might need to improve upon when you don’t have a boss observing you firsthand. You can only improve what you measure and CEO performance is no exception to that rule. To help our portfolio CEOs, we have developed the following evaluation criteria. It covers some of the things we look for in a solid operator and leader. This annual evaluation is meant to be completed by the CEO, direct reports and board members in an
by Bryant Haskins, NCBiotech Writer May 3, 2021 .
Editor’s note: Startup Spotlight is a regular part of WRAL TechWire’s Startup Monday package that includes our Jobs Report, Startup Guide updates, previews of local and North Carolina events, a recap of the previous week’s startup-related headlines, and a comprehensive list of meetups across the Triangle.
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – A new North Carolina-based biopharmaceutical company with a focus on rare illnesses hopes to be the first to find a treatment for Farber disease.
This extremely rare genetic disorder results in the buildup of a material in the body called ceramide that can inflame and damage many different tissues. Joints, connective tissue, the lungs and central nervous system are often impacted. Patients with Farber disease are profoundly affected and the illness often can lead to death in childhood.