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Latitude Episode 50: Greene Dives In

This week on the podcast we chat with Dan about his journey from attorney to joining 2016 43North winning startup Formarum as they open a manufacturing facility, crank out orders in time for summer 2018 and grow a team of engineers – sounds like just the right job for one of Buffalo’s 40 under 40.

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Latitude Episode 48: 3..2..1 Launch [NY]

This week on the podcast we talk with Marnie LaVigne from Launch NY. Launch NY is a great ambassador for the Buffalo startup scene and the team over there have been working hard at bringing idea and early-stage startups to the region and helping those with an idea launch their startup.

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43North Announces Alex Gress As New Executive Director

Today, 43North, the $5 million startup competition, announced that Alex Gress will soon join the organization as its Executive Director. Gress comes to 43North with more than 20 years of international finance, capital markets and early stage investment experience with a background in building and leading high performing teams.

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Founder Friday: Bernard Cohen and Joseph Ricciardi, Chip-Down

What was intended to be a simple beach day ultimately inspired Bernard Cohen to take the entrepreneurial plunge and start Chip-Down with his co-founder, Joseph Ricciardi. They were the $10,000 winners of The Henry A. Panasci Jr. Competition out of the University at Buffalo in 2017, and now they have their sights on expanding distribution to some of the biggest names in retail.

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Latitude Episode 43: I’ve Got A Pitch(book)

This week on the podcast we talk with Pitchbook analyst Dylan Cox. Dylan recently spoke at an Upstate Capital Association event and we, quite literally, grabbed him prior to heading to the airport in order to get a word with him about developments in venture and private equity dollars in Western New York.