RIoT Underground
You’ve found us! Welcome to RIoT Underground, the place where you hear from instigators who are changing the world with disruptive technology. Our job? Pulling back the curtain. We talk to passionate disruptors about what they see, what they do, how they got to where they are, and what’s coming next. Have you ever wondered how people drive through their mistakes, learning from them, and capitalizing on them? Have you ever wondered how people find a career in tech, or start a company, or become great leaders? Do you want to hear more about people who succeed - the real stories, not just the wins we see in a highlight reel? Good - us too. And we’re going to bring that and more, here, at RIoT Underground. RIoT Underground is created and produced at RIoT Studios. RIoT produces events, conferences and educational courses around the world and runs an early-stage startup-accelerator in Raleigh, North Carolina. Our nonprofit also operates a wireless test and certification facility under the Wireless Research Center brand. Learn how to engage by visiting us at riot.org. Tune in, subscribe - join the underground. We’ll see you in the next episode.
RIoT Underground
II: Breaking Barriers & Building Deep Tech, LIVE with Krista Covey, President & CEO, First Flight Venture Center
In this special LIVE episode of the RIoT Underground, we sit down with Krista Covey, President & CEO of First Flight Venture Center—North Carolina’s oldest business incubator—in front of a live audience to explore what it takes to build world-changing companies in the deep tech and high science space.
Krista shares her personal journey from kid entrepreneur to recovering banker to startup ecosystem champion, and unpacks the critical role of long-term investment and ecosystem support in bringing high-impact innovation to life. We dig into how economic development intersects with startups, what’s trending in AI and life sciences, and why building allergy-free peanuts might just be the next big thing.
If you’re curious about the people and programs helping startups go from idea to impact, this episode is for you.
Learn more about First Flight Venture Center and how to engage: https://www.ffvcnc.org/
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