Charlotte Tech News

[C85]

The IT and consulting company Cognizant Technology Solutions - F200 - will add 300 jobs in Charlotte.

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article223363885.html

 

 

Edited December 21, 2018 by C85

[Dale]

They clearly missed the memo where we’re lacking tech talent.

[KJHburg]

You know Charlotte is an up and coming tech center when our tech centric neighbors to the north in Raleigh Durham start really taking notice.

https://www.wraltechwire.com/2018/12/21/no-amazon-hq2-but-charlotte-is-attracting-technology-jobs/

one misstatement though there is NO room in the new 39 story Duke Tower for any tech company Duke is leasing it all. 

[KJHburg]

Lendingtree grows again with another company acquired this time NYC based ValuePenguin.com

https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2018/12/21/lendingtree-to-acquire-personal-finance-website-in.html?ana=e_ae_set1&s=article_du&ed=2018-12-21&u=oAaDx%2B74FoP4qOJ%2By4AU6dhJPpc&t=1545424734&j=85680311

[Dale]

10 minutes ago, KJHburg said:

You know Charlotte is an up and coming tech center when our tech centric neighbors to the north in Raleigh Durham start really taking notice.

https://www.wraltechwire.com/2018/12/21/no-amazon-hq2-but-charlotte-is-attracting-technology-jobs/

one misstatement though there is NO room in the new 39 story Duke Tower for any tech company Duke is leasing it all. 

Slightly off topic: think Duke will go taller ?

[KJHburg]

Just now, Dale said:

Slightly off topic: think Duke will go taller ?

If it does and there are rumors it might it will be Duke employees not for another tenant.  

[Dale]

4 minutes ago, KJHburg said:

If it does and there are rumors it might it will be Duke employees not for another tenant.  

Yep

[KJHburg]

20 NC companies including several from the Charlotte area at the huge Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas.

https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2018/12/26/the-nc-firms-including-four-in-the-charlotte-area.html?ana=e_ae_set4&s=article_du&ed=2018-12-26&u=oAaDx%2B74FoP4qOJ%2By4AU6dhJPpc&t=1545855510&j=85719161

[KJHburg]

Another tech company plans more growth for Charlotte. NYC based Abacus states this in this subscriber Business Journal article

https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2018/12/27/why-this-it-service-provider-is-poised-for-growth.html

""Abacus is headquartered in New York, but its division for software services is here in Charlotte. Abacus' target clients are financial services firms. Other offices are in San Francisco, Dallas and London, to name a few.   Abacus employs about 125 people, 12 of whom are based in Charlotte.  Jonathan Bohrer, chief financial officer, says Abacus has recently placed more emphasis on its Charlotte office, adding disaster recovery and billing services here as well. He refers to Abacus as a "bootstrap organization."   He says, instead, people want to come to work in Charlotte — thanks to a mild climate and lower cost of living. Plus, Abacus' talent pool spans the nation.  And Bohrer agrees, saying he sees the potential for tripling Charlotte's employee base in the near future. He notes the struggle to find tech talent is all relative. Competing with industry behemoths, such as Google or Salesforce.com Inc., in San Francisco makes finding talent there difficult. New York is a close second in terms of difficulty, Bohrer says.""

emphasis mine. 

[KJHburg]

file this under NC tech news but Epic Games of Cary (Raleigh mega suburb) made $3 BILLION in profits off its Fortnite game.   Incredible.

https://www.wraltechwire.com/2018/12/28/report-epic-games-banks-3b-profit-for-the-year/?ssid=112928427

[videtur quam contuor]

Fortnite earns 96$ per user:

https://www.axios.com/fortnite-the-hot-new-social-network-45cc0576-a49f-467f-b3aa-b5e06ec8aa53.html

[11 HouseBZ]

I guess I'm an underperforming user.

[Trickbot]

Must be some big outliers in spending. In my 1.5 years of playing I've spent a total of $0 in Fortnite

[tozmervo]

18 minutes ago, Trickbot said:

Must be some big outliers in spending. In my 1.5 years of playing I've spent a total of $0 in Fortnite

but how much have they made by selling your personal data?

[Trickbot]

16 minutes ago, tozmervo said:

but how much have they made by selling your personal data? 

Not much I hope. A Xbox live account name and Yahoo email address wouldn't go for much I would think

[videtur quam contuor]

Re:  Fortnite income; if one goes to the link I provided and scrolls to the paragraph beginning "Sara notes" and clicks the link "Leo Polovets" there is an interesting discussion of income from numerous online platforms through his twitter comment which is the source of the income estimates. Note his biography also.

[kermit]

[jednc]

1 hour ago, kermit said:

Where would we fall on this list (if it were longer of course)? Anyone actually know?

[KJHburg]

Charlotte is one of best cities to find a job in the fast growing digital media field.  

https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2019/01/04/charlotte-dubbed-a-top-city-for-hiring-in-this.html?ana=e_me_set1&s=newsletter&ed=2019-01-04&u=oAaDx%2B74FoP4qOJ%2By4AU6dhJPpc&t=1546614088&j=85848001

Forbes article about this

https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicolemartin1/2018/12/28/top-5-unexpected-cities-hiring-for-digital-marketing-in-2019/#7184283e5753

[KJHburg]

Charlotte pitch event Seed the South coming tomorrow.  

https://www.wraltechwire.com/2019/01/08/seed-the-south-pitch-event-offers-exposure-for-charlotte-tech-startups/?ssid=112928427

[KJHburg]

Great story about employee #1 first hire at AvidXchange.  I love stories like this.  

http://businessnc.com/avidxchanges-free-spirit-talks-tech/

[KJHburg]

NC  tech firms and how they attract venture capital most coming from out of state

http://businessnc.com/big-money-for-n-c-tech-stars-comes-from-out-of-state/

[KJHburg]

NC is on its way to being the first Gigabit state.  And according this article we are a model for others around the country.

https://www.wraltechwire.com/2019/01/23/north-carolina-nations-first-gigabit-state-thats-the-goal-say-state-officials/?ssid=112928427

 

[KJHburg]

Another tech startup raises money this one has software that manages rental properties including Airbnb listings.   https://www.charlotteagenda.com/155839/rabbu-online-airbnb-property-management-charlotte-startup/

[KJHburg]

NC continues to lead the nation in percentage of women in tech jobs.  Take note: Silicon Valley companies like Apple, Google maybe you need to come to NC to diversify your points of view.   Plus the cost of doing business here is a fraction of California. 

http://www.ncstir.com/tech-report/tech-sector/women-in-it/

NC is a fast growing tech state in terms of employment too. 

http://www.ncstir.com/tech-report/tech-sector/tech-employment-growth/