Literally.

Today I joined the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) at Georgia Tech as a Venture Catalyst.

For those of you who have never heard of the ATDC, it is a nationally recognized science and technology incubator that helps entrepreneurs launch and build successful companies. My ties at the ATDC go back to my days at MindSpring, where the company was located. A few years ago I was an Entrepreneur in Residence there.

As a Venture Catalyst I will be providing support to the high potential startups that are member companies at the ATDC. I will also have some specific program responsibilities on improving the process applicant companies go through and putting together some programs for the CTOs of the member companies. The ATDC was specifically looking for someone with expertise in Internet applications to expand their presence in this area. They also wanted someone who grew up on the business development and marketing side to help their companies grow.

Should be a pretty good seat that will allow me to see a lot of new company concepts, and meet a bunch of geeks/investors while rounding out my overall knowledge of the world of startups.

It’s going to be a fun ride where I will be able to contribute and learn.

I daresay it is most likely going to tighten the focus of this blog quite a bit as well.