Earlier this week Paul Freet threw down the startup gauntlet. Like "Meet The VC", another byproduct of the Haynie effect.
Reality is, no one would tell you if your concept sucks, until now. Fun UFC like no holds barred startup action with the purpose is to vet your concept in front of an honest audience. Straight talk to get entrepreneurs to a yes or no quicker.
Let's get it on!
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When of the primary objectives of Startup Weekend is to build a stronger startup community in Atlanta. I was pleased when someone told me a few weeks ago that the company that they had formed was largely based on relationships established at Startup Weekend.
Now START Atlanta is coming out of the gate and put together by Startup Weekend vets Mathew Sweezey, Duncan Freeman, Wei Yang, Patrick Clements, Ray Abram,
Alan Pinstein, Josh Watts, Paul Stamatiou and Loren Norman. START Atlanta is a non-profit organization formed to help foster better startup companies and bring investors new opportunities with smaller outlays of capital. START Atlanta is holding a kickoff event the weekend of September 19th. Details are below.
When: September 19,20,21
Location: Appcelerator office space in Buckhead
Sign up: Facebook Events
Who is invited: Investors, Entrepreneurs, Developers, Designers, anyone interested in making a change in the community
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"What venture capitalists should do is start taking more risks again.”
Judy Estrin
Commenting on her new book “Closing the Innovation Gap” to The New York Times.
Given all the thrashing that has been going on regarding venture capital in the Southeast recently it is interesting to note that she is referring specifically to Silicon Valley.
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Following up on my Moving Forward post, ATDC today announced the launch of a new program called "Meet the VC". You can read all about it over on PeachSeedz.
Or you can trust me and go sign up for the first session with Alan Taetle of Noro-Moseley Partners right now.
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Atlanta Startup Weekend 2 registration is now open. The event is taking place November 7 through 9. ATDC is playing host for the second year. In addition to ATDC, Angus McRae and Atlanta CEO Council have once again stepped up to sponsor the event. And I am very excited that Vendormate has joined as a sponsor. It's just great to see growing technology companies involved. Update: Purewire is now a sponsor. Update 2: Appcelerator is now a sponsor. ( I am looking for a few more sponsors as well as some volunteers to lend a hand in both the planning and execution of the event.)
This year the number of participants will be increased to over 100 because the format is changing from last year. We
will not be focusing on a single concept as we did with last year with Skribit.
This year we will move as many concepts forward as the community is
willing to support, hence we can have more people involved without
getting too many cooks in one kitchen. Company formation is not a requirement.
It costs just under $40 to participate, but can be the experience of a lifetime.
If you want to play I suggest you register soon. This is going to sell out real quick.
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