Richard Holcomb: Using "Hillbilly Negotiating" to Create an Excel-lent Microsoft Deal
What happens when you grow up on a tobacco farm in rural North Carolina, turn down a million-dollar offer from Microsoft, and then build multiple groundbreaking software companies?
In this episode of Triangle Tweener Talks, host Scot Wingo sits down with Richard Holcomb—serial founder, mentor, investor, and a driving force in the Triangle’s tech scene.
Richard recounts his early days in Whiteville, NC, shares the backstory of his game-changing Microsoft Excel royalty deal (yes, it’s taught at Microsoft as a cautionary tale!), and reveals how he built and exited startups like DataDirect, HAHT…
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