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The Friday Nooner

Jim Kitchen: Professor, Entrepreneur and Now Astronaut

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  • 46:10
  • March 24th 2023

This Friday, we welcomed Jim Kitchen, entrepreneurship professor at UNC-Chapel Hill and Blue Origin astronaut. During his undergrad years at UNC, he founded two startups. He has traveled the world, visiting all 193 UN-recognized countries. Founder of Launch Chapel Hill and 1789 incubators, he is passionate about transforming Chapel Hill into a place where students and citizens can start businesses.

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Joe Colopy
GrepBeat Godfather

Joe is the founder and "Godfather" of GrepBeat. He is a seasoned entrepreneur as founder and CEO of Bronto Software and a tech investor in the Triangle area.