I wrote a post about Triangle startup metrics back in January that compared our region to other regions using metrics from AngelList and Mattermark (and posted a follow up to correct my numbers). My friend Chris Heivly wrote a great post that pointed out a surefire way to increase participation…
I didn’t think I would be revisiting this topic this quickly - but I found an error in some of my calculations (Thanks to Jay Bigelow from CED for pointing it out!) and came up with another interesting metric to provide (that might provide some good local competition). When…
Tonight's experiment: Going to go drive for Uber from 8pm-4am. Guesses on how much I can make?— James Avery (@averyj) December 31, 2014 I always thought it would be fun to drive a cab. I always talk up the person driving when I take a cab or…
Everyone loves Incognito Mode (or what is commonly called "Porn Mode"). In Chrome you can quickly open up a new incognito window and any browsing history is stored in a silo and cleared out when the window is closed. Not only is it useful for visiting sites you don't want…
Is the Triangle startup scene improving? I think most people would say yes, but I haven’t seen any real metrics that prove it is improving. If it is improving, how is it improving compared to other cities and are we growing faster or are we growing at the same…
This post was originally written in June of 2011 and posted on the Adzerk - we have decided to purge that old content but I wanted to preserve it here. One of the goals I have set for Adzerk is to answer every email that comes our way. Nothing frustrates…