A Look Back: The RIoT Foundations Program
Five companies joined the Spring 2022 RIoT* Foundations Program - a free six-week course that supports business owners and entrepreneurs. The participants in the program met at the Virginia Smart Community Testbed in Stafford, VA to discuss the below topics as well as strategies for navigating a business in a post-COVID economy. Core Business [...]
RAP Q&A Series: 15 Minutes with The Raleigh-Durham Girl
What is your name, title, and role at your company? Roxy Garrity, Founder, The Raleigh-Durham Girl What does your company do? The Raleigh-Durham Girl is a hyperlocal media website and lifestyle brand dedicated to Raleigh and Durham created for locals by locals. What inspired you to start this company? I’ve been a journalist [...]
Is IoT 2.0 the Metaverse?
Over the long haul, there is no single ingredient that steers the global economy more than emerging technology. Popularity and public opinion leads to short-term spikes and dips. Policy and regulation can speed or slow progress. But ultimately, the power to solve problems and create value through the adoption of new technology always wins - [...]
Sponsor Spotlight – Mark Nichols – Spanalytics
What is your name, title, and role at your company? My name is Mark Nichols. I am Founder and President of Spanalytics. I run the company and try to stay technically involved. What does your company do? We are Subject Matter Experts on the Internet of Things protocol space with a focus [...]
RAP Q&A Series: Fifteen Minutes with Clinispan Health
Tell me a little about yourself. Do you have any hobbies or interests? My name is VeQuain Joyner, I am from Kinston NC. In high school I played football, baseball, and basketball so I have lived my life with a sports mindset as I’m attacking the day little by little. I have modeled my [...]
Small Raleigh presence at SXSW, but local edge computing company made the agenda
RALEIGH – An executive from EDJX, a Raleigh-based edge-computing company, will speak at South by Southwest (SXSW) on Friday, March 18, even as the region’s annual presence at the Austin-based tech and creative conference is smaller than in years past. Dr. Laura Roman, CMO at EDJX, speak on a panel about digital twins and intelligent infrastructure. WRAL TechWire profiled [...]
Sponsor Spotlight – Greg Patterson – Porticos
What is your name, title, and role at your company? Greg Patterson. I am president of Porticos. Like my co-founders and other management team members, I tend to wear many hats. But, I would say my primary focus is on business operations and business development. What does your company do? Porticos is a product [...]
State of our region: In wake of chaos and death in 2020-21, opportunities beckon
Tom Snyder, Executive Director of RIoT, delivered his annual “State of the Region” address at Raleigh Founded’s monthly happy hour. Embracing the State of the Union theme, Tom analyzed the economy and jobs, domestic and foreign affairs and North Carolina’s opportunities and threats. Read the full story on WRAL TechWire: https://wraltechwire.com/2022/03/03/state-of-our-region-in-wake-of-chaos-and-death-in-2020-21-opportunities-beckon/
RIoT’s Snyder Predicts New Wave of Data Economy in “State Of The Region” Address
The pandemic has sparked a greater influx of entrepreneurship in North Carolina, RIoT’s Executive Director Tom Snyder said during his State of the Region address on Tuesday at Raleigh Founded’s Warehouse District location. Read the full story on GrepBeat: https://grepbeat.com/2022/03/02/riots-snyder-predicts-new-wave-of-data-economy-in-state-of-the-region-address/
State of the Region Address for North Carolina 2022
On March 1st, Tom Snyder, Executive Director of RIoT, hosts the annual “State of the Region'' address at Raleigh Founded’s monthly happy hour (you can join Tuesday at 4pm). Once again embracing the State of the Union theme, Tom will discuss the economy and jobs, domestic and foreign affairs and North Carolina’s opportunities and threats. [...]
Sponsor Spotlight – Nick Jordan – Smashing Boxes
What is your name, title, and role at your company? Nick Jordan, CEO What does your company do? At Smashing Boxes, we are a global innovation partner and design-centered software product development firm with a focus on healthcare, blockchain and IoT for startups, scale-ups, and Fortune 500 companies. What are some neat projects that your company [...]
Find Your New Career at RIoT Developer Day 2022
The RIoT team is excited to get hands on with some awesome tech during our annual Developer Day educational event on March 11th at Wake Tech’s RTP Campus. Our team looks forward to this event every year because it gives the RIoT ecosystem the chance to learn new skills, explore cutting edge technology, and [...]
Augmenting Reality in the Workplace
The importance of continuing to adapt, learn, and upskill in the workplace has become a prevalent “ask” on job postings and with managers. Companies are seeing how employees who are the most agile are the ones to help bridge the gap when adopting new technologies in the workplace. Logically, the future of work is paved [...]
RAP X Discovers Downtown Wilson
In case you haven’t heard, there are some exciting things happening in Wilson, NC! RIoT launched the RAP X cohort at the Gig East Exchange on February 16th. RAP X is the third cohort for Wilson and tenth overall for RIoT. Startup founders hailing across regions of North Carolina, New York, Atlanta, and South Africa [...]