RAP Q&A Series: Fifteen Minutes with TraKid
We’re sitting down with RIoT Accelerator Program (RAP) participants to learn their stories, find what inspires them and share with the community. TraKid was founded in January of 2019 by founder and CEO Brandon Kashani and has since grown to a team of seven. I (virtually) sat down with Brandon to discuss TraKid, the [...]
The Wake Weekly: Mentors help startups weather COVID-19 pandemic
When the inaugural cohort for the Riot Accelerator Program got started in February, navigating a global pandemic wasn’t part of the curriculum. “A lot of the conversations we were having once COVID-19 hit were how to adapt and stay alive,” said Rachael Newberry, Riot Accelerator Program director. “Overall our philosophy was handling the immediate concerns [...]
Getting to Market Now: Overcoming Challenges During Social Distancing
On Thursday, May 14th a panel of Product Development experts joined RIoTers for a virtual event focused on overcoming challenges in development, testing, and launch during social distancing. Panelists included: Gilles Philion (Director of Sales, Nemko Canada Inc.), Richard Shevelow (CEO, PICA Product Development and Affiliates), Michael Laut (CEO & Founder, Laut Design), Chris Lamb [...]
The Global Market Access Mistake To Avoid, with Theresa Glenna of TUV SUD
Theresa Glenna, Senior Project Manager of Global Market Access at TUV SUD, recently shared her global market access insights with the RIoT community. With over 1000 locations in over 50 countries and a 150+ year history, TUV SUD is the one stop shop for all things compliance. Theresa has 20 years under her belt working [...]
Find Your Beacon During the Storm – Building Your Business During a Crisis
I had an opportunity to attend a webinar co-hosted by Cyber Bytes, a nonprofit organization focusing on cyber security in Stafford, VA and SCYTHE, an information security company in Arlington, VA. The event was sponsored by GRIMM. An amazing team assembled to discuss a topic relevant to our community. “Is now, during a crisis, the [...]
WRAL TechWire: Could the Pandemic Become the Great American Equalizer?
In early April, when COVID-19 was just beginning to majorly affect Americans’ daily realities, RIoT enlisted six startups uniquely positioned to tackle different public health and economic issues associated with the virus. The project came to be known as MISSION-R. These startups have mobilized at lightning speed, in some cases releasing products within just days or weeks to [...]
Rules of Thumb: How To Be Smart With Your IP Strategy, with John Sotomayor of Soto IP
As a patent attorney and former patent examiner, John Sotomayor has just about seen it all when it comes to patents and IP. A long-time RIoTer, John joined the RIoT crew again to share his insights on how to be thoughtful when it comes to IP strategy. Based off of our learnings, we compiled four [...]
RAP Q&A Series: Fifteen Minutes with SuperCat Solutions
We’re sitting down with RIoT Accelerator Program (RAP) participants to learn their stories, find what inspires them and share with the community. SuperCat Solutions launched in 2010 and is now run by father-son duo, Steve and Jimmy Thrasher. The two were thoughtful, engaging and share a love of music, with Jimmy being a talented [...]
Making the Case for BlockChain for Protecting IP in IoT Inventions and Innovations, with Eli Sheets of IdeaBlock
What do you get when you combine an engineer, programmer, coder, and lawyer, formally educated and with degrees from MIT, University of Wisconsin, and University of New Hampshire? Eli Sheets, Founder and CEO of IdeaBlock: the mastermind behind using blockchain to protect intellectual property. In our recent virtual Lunch & Learn, Eli talked about the [...]
RIoT Partners with Stafford!
RIoT is partnering with Stafford, Virginia! When RIoT first began connecting with Stafford officials, it became clear that a fantastic match was about to be made. RIoT has always believed in and supported economic development and entrepreneurship regardless of location. According to Tom Snyder, Executive Director or RIoT, “The RIoT movement is not meant to [...]
WRAL Techwire: Here’s what COVID-19 has taught us – so far- about our society and economy
CDC confirmed the first case of coronavirus in the United States on January 21st. In just three months, the world has completely changed. While it is too soon to do a thorough analysis – three months is not a lot of data upon which to base conclusions – it is interesting nonetheless to begin to [...]
WRAL Techwire: Environmental IoT tech company finds a new home in Wake Forest
In a way, it’s befitting that a company named Green Stream would find a home in a town called Wake Forest. More serendipitous still, is the unique environment Wake Forest provides and how well-suited it is for Internet of Things companies like Green Stream. Green Stream Technologies, an environmental IoT startup, moved its operations to [...]
DIG SOUTH: From Raleigh RIoT Goes Global
Many involved with tech and entrepreneurship in the South are aware of RIoT, an economic development organization headquartered in Raleigh that helps startups and companies utilize data and capture Internet of Things (IoT) opportunities. RIoT has taken both the tech and startup world by storm, expanding quickly to meet the needs of those hungry to [...]
RAP Q&A Series: Fifteen Minutes with ShyftAuto
The first in a series Entrepreneur Q&As. We’re sitting down with RIoT Accelerator Program (RAP) participants to learn their stories, find what inspires them and share with the community. ShyftAuto was founded in 2018 as the team of 3 pictured here (Marcus Aman , Peter Seymour, Matthew Blackmon). They have since grown and today [...]