I have been spending a lot of time at the beach lately, without actually spending any time on the beach. A couple of weeks ago, I was in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, watching eight startups take the stage at the conclusion of a new accelerator program. The following morning, I squeezed into an unusually crowded 1 Million Cups gathering, part...

Panelists at NEW's Investor Buzz in weigh in on the impact of artificial intelligence. Panelists included Corbin Penland of Synply, Stephen Perry of Kymanox, Robbie Allen of Bionic Health and Christy Swann, RCOAST. (Photo by Cierra Noffke) The Network for Entrepreneurs in Wilmington (NEW) hosted its fourth annual Investor Buzz-In Thursday, drawing a crowd of investors, entrepreneurs, organizers and founders...

Last Thursday, the Network for Entrepreneurs in Wilmington (essentially comprised of the Wilmington ecosystem’s human megaphone, Jim Roberts) held its annual “Investor Buzz In.” The event took place at Cape Fear Community College and notably doubled as a “910 Day” celebration—another Jim creation capitalizing on the Wilmington area code. Held annually for four years now, the Investor Buzz In is...