I have this great little advisory board. It is more of a personal advisory board then anything else. Some of them know that is what they are. Some of them do not. Some of them that know do not know of the other members. They are great. They listen. They advise. And more often than […]
Continue reading →TiE Atlanta, along with the the Florida and Carolina TiE chapters, are hosting the TiE Entrepreneurial Summit (TES) 2010, July 16 – 17 at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel. The focus of TES 2010 is to educate and inspire entrepreneurs on the opportunities to build and sustain innovative companies. Toward this end TES will bring […]
Continue reading →When David Sung left ATDC for the greener pastures of the private sector I was once again charged with leading the process of screening the companies that applied to the GRA/TAG Business Launch competition. Yesterday TAG announced the final four. They are: Khush, intelligent music applications for mobile phones; SolidFire, a next-generation storage platform for […]
Continue reading →Back in my Mobil days we were graded by our use of analogy. This is a good one by Shane Snow via Fred Wilson. Like all good analogies it speaks for itself.
Continue reading →by David Eckoff, special to Force of Good Everyone knows someone who has come up with a good idea and who has not acted upon that idea. Or started working on the idea… and not finished. Perhaps you can even personally relate to that. People come up with good ideas for new businesses all of […]
Continue reading →Forbes published an article on Friday how technology incubators are an efficient way to spur entrepreneurship and economic growth. Using data from CB Insights they created a list of 10 technology incubators that are changing the world. ATDC, where I am honored to work, was among them. Here is the list: Y Combinator Massachusetts Biomedical […]
Continue reading →Jen Bonnett and I were having a nice talk the other day. Not exactly sure how it came about but she poised the question "what do you think a CEO does?" I volleyed back and Jen answered her own question. A CEO: Controls strategic direction, they are in charge of that vision thing; Manages the […]
Continue reading →Today is the Georgia Technology Summit. The technology summit brings together about 1,000 C-level executives, entrepreneurs, academia, and more to celebrate Georiga’s global leadership in technology innovation. From the keynote speakers to the top 40 most innovative companies in Georgia to the introduction ceremonies of the newly selected member of the prestigious Technology Hall of […]
Continue reading →Last night Charles and Ginny Brewer invited Abby and I into their home with 130 of their friends and neighbors. The purpose was to unveil his latest project, Las Catalinas, a beautiful new seaside town they are developing on the north Pacific coast of Costa Rica to Atlanta. As always Ginny was most gracious. But […]
Continue reading →Now that the landmark national health care legislation is heading to the desk of President Obama let’s turn our attention to a less controversial topic to the readers of FoG. Encouraging angels investors to invest in early stage, innovative, wealth-creating businesses. Georgia House Bill 1001 is the Angel Investor Tax Credit Bill. It essentially grants […]
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