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When asked what he considered important characteristics to be a successful entrepreneur, Scot Wingo of ChannelAdvisor, Get Spiffy and Tweener Fund, offers a one word answer: “grit”. It takes him some time to figure out if they have this trait. Entrepreneurship is hard, especially determining product market fit. You must be foolishly optimistic and stubborn, like Don Quixote, willing to run through a wall. Finally on the 90th time - you punch through. You are so passionate and crazed about wh...

Scot Wingo is to the Triangle tech community what Bob Ingram was to the Triangle life science community. He is beloved by us not for his record of growing larger and larger successes, but for giving back generously of his entrepreneurial wisdom and for being uniquely, authentically Scot. TechWire columnist Grace Ueng goes one-on-one with the creative, successful leader and entrepreneur.

Sixteen years ago, on the first day of teaching Entrepreneurial Marketing at UNC Kenan Flagler, I asked my MBA students what they were hoping to learn from my class. One woman raised her hand and said “I would like to learn from your failures.” Let's talk about failing - and why we shouldn't be afraid to fail.

I was fascinated to learn that young people are now showing an interest in going back in time. Happy with my findings, I ordered my niece several disposable cameras in hopes that they would help her delight in capturing future college memories. Why? I believe this trend can help take away anxiety and body-image issues and societal pressures of teenagers and rather capture pictures for her to remember, instead of painting an ideal picture for everyone on the internet.

Editor’s Note: Thought leader Grace Ueng is CEO of Savvy Growth, leadership coaching and management consultancy, celebrating its 20th anniversary. Grace writes a regular column on Happiness & Leadership for us. Grace’s core offerings are one-on-one coaching for CEOs and their leadership teams, and conducting strategic reviews for companies at a critical juncture. She and

In this week's column, Grace Ueng continues to share lessons from Eric Chang, including the the power of visualization and how to channel your fear.

Earlier this month, I had the chance to speak with Jaclyn Selby and the MIT Sloan School of Management community on my favorite topic, Happiness & Leadership. I shared my personal story and why I have put so many years into the study of Positive Psychology. Please join our conversation.

Earlier this month, I had the chance to speak with Jaclyn Selby and the MIT Sloan School of Management community on my favorite topic, Happiness & Leadership. I shared my personal story and why I have put so many years into the study of Positive Psychology. Please join our conversation.