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NC Tweener Talks

NC Tweener Fund
Artificial Intelligence
Hubspot
Higharc
AI In Homebuilding
Opine
N8N
Claude Code
Product Market Fit
Triangle Startup Scene
Shared Profit Agreement
Go-To-Market
Optimist Ventures
Proptech
North Carolina
Claude
Hubspot CRM

A podcast for builders by builders in North Carolina. We explore the startup journey and stories with NC founders, from the idea to the exit and everything in between. NC Tweener Talks is hosted by Scot Wingo, presented and produced by NC Tweener Fund, with creative assets and design support from Walk West.

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Rob Walter breaks down the AI-native GTM playbook: intent data, ABM-only outreach, the first sales hire trapdoor, and why "a human always writes the message." Stick around for the highlights below. 👇

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• "Nobody has it right: Rob's honest... more

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Redacted is the show that doesn't clean things up before hitting record. Episode 4 is a double build session: Taylor Cotner walks through the multi-agent HubSpot cleanup pipeline he's been iterating on for weeks, now running on the Anthropic SDK with... more

This episode is a rare look at a founder who’s further down the AI path than almost anyone, sharing both the practical playbook and the wilder edges of what’s now possible. Stick around for the highlights below. 👇

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• Risk-Scored Autonom... more

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Most of us know Asheville as beer city, foodtopia, a playground for retirees and 14 million visitors a year. Jeffrey opens by updating that picture. Eighteen months out from Hurricane Helene, which hit on a Friday in late September 2024, the data is ... more

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In episode 3 of [REDACTED], we (David and Taylor) run a live demo of an agentic CRM-cleanup pipeline (and finds out, on air, what it costs). We also walk through a landing page workflow that compresses what used to take five people and a month of mee... more

This is a slightly different Tweener Talks. Akash and Austin are reflective founders. They think in frameworks, they read widely, and they’ve clearly spent a lot of time pulling patterns out of past wins and failures. So, we leaned in and made the ep... more

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In episode 2 of Redacted, David and Taylor get into the messy middle of building with AI inside a real business.

After compressing Offline from a 34-person team to a much smaller operating crew, AI stopped being a fun experiment and became a necessi... more

After Tweener Madness, we’re back to regular programming with a special conversation featuring Marc Minor, CEO & Co-Founder of Higharc.

In this episode, Marc talks about the long road to building fundamental technology, why Higharc spent years devel... more

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Recent Guests

Jeffrey Kaplan
CEO of Optimist Ventures and Director of Venture Action
Optimist Ventures / Venture Asheville
Episode: Moneyball for Main Street: The Fund That Bets on Singles, Not Home Runs
Akash Ganapathi
Co-founder and CEO of Opine
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Episode: Akash Ganapathi and Austin Kelleher, co-founders of Opine: Pivot the Plan, Not the Mission
Austin Kelleher
Co-founder of Opine
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Episode: Akash Ganapathi and Austin Kelleher, co-founders of Opine: Pivot the Plan, Not the Mission
Marc Minor
CEO and co-founder of Higharc
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Episode: Marc Minor, Higharc: Built an AI Company for Homebuilding BEFORE the AI Boom

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Scot Wingo
Host of NC Tweener Talks; appears across multiple episodes with deep ties to the regional startup fund and foundation.

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Moneyball for Main Street: The Fund That Bets on Singles, Not Home Runs
Q: How did Optimist Ventures come to be and what need did you see?
We saw a misalignment between venture-capital culture and ecosystem-building goals; we wanted a fund that could support many smaller, local startups with grants, mentorship, and a for-profit vehicle to match donations, creating a sustainable, community-focused pipeline.
Marc Minor, Higharc: Built an AI Company for Homebuilding BEFORE the AI Boom
Q: How did you go from being an individual contributor to a founder, and what mindset helped you take that leap?
Marc explains that his long-standing interest in starting companies, plus a supportive boss who encouraged him to pursue entrepreneurship, helped him take the leap. He emphasizes surrounding himself with complementary talent and proactively recruiting, recognizing his own strengths in marketing and product, and valuing hands-on experiences from prior startups.

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Frequently Asked Questions About NC Tweener Talks

What is NC Tweener Talks about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This show centers on the North Carolina startup scene, featuring conversations with founders, investors, and ecosystem builders. Episodes frequently explore funding approaches, go-to-market dynamics, and scaling strategies for tech-enabled companies, with a notable emphasis on pragmatic, long-term support for entrepreneurs (including hybrid nonprofit-for-profit models, community networks, and regional ecosystem development). A standout aspect is the hands-on, founder-focused storytelling that blends practical lessons with local context, making it useful for listeners who want actionable takeaways on building, funding, and growing startups in North Carolina. The format often leans into real-world examples from local companies, highlighting h... more

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