As TechDrawl reported over the weekend, A Small Orange's web hosting business has been acquired by Brent Oxley, the founder of Host Gator. A Small Orange founder Tim Dorr is retaining his design business A Small Orange Web Design. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Tim went out plopped down a reservation on […]
Continue reading →My little stream of consciousness write ups that I threw together about the companies presenting at Startup Riot sure did result in a few comments and personal emails. Here's the deal. I have seen thousands of startups since I entered the tech world. Literally. And after a while you start developing a bit of a […]
Continue reading →David Skok, a five time startup entrepreneur turned venture capitalist at Matrix Partners recently blew into Atlanta for the DLA Venture Pipeline meeting and he blew away the crowd with his talk on "Customer Acquisition & Monetization." The presentation which is embedded below summarizes several key themes on David's blog, "for Entrepreneurs." I have written […]
Continue reading →Here's the definition of CEO from Wikipedia. A chief executive officer (CEO) or chief executive is one of the highest-ranking corporate officers (executives) or administrators in charge of total management. An individual selected as president and CEO of a corporation, company, organization, or agency, reports to the board of directors. By definition to be a […]
Continue reading →One of the more rational voices during the recent chatter about startup events was Michael Blake. He asked the rather simple question “are there specific events that you think have outlived their usefulness?” and threatened to throw me under the bus in retaliation if I mentioned StartupLounge. I am sure there are lots of buses […]
Continue reading →I was recently copied on an email exchange that took place between an entrepreneur and an investor. It was brought to my attention that you have included my name and bio in your company materials as an advisor to your company. Both you and I know that I am not advisor to your company. We […]
Continue reading →What in the world you thinking of Laughing in the face of love What on earth you tryin’ to do It’s up to you, yeah you John Lennon Given the comment level and unique visitors at FoG the posts of the last two days have hit a nerve. And it is amazing what people conjecture […]
Continue reading →It’s 6:28 am. I have not had coffee, and my wife is out of town so I am taking care of my 10 and 11 year olds. But I am going to pop something out real quick like here. Yesterday I wrote a little piece about the inordinate amount of technology startup events in Atlanta […]
Continue reading →Always something happening and nothing going on There’s always something cooking and nothing in the pot They’re starving back in China so finish what you got John Lennon I must be in a contrarian mood. But sometimes when people are zigging you have to zag. John would respect that thought. SoCon, Startup Drinks, Ignition Alley […]
Continue reading →Last night I had the pleasure to present to a group of folks that are in the Georgia Tech College of Management Business Plan Competition run by Alan Flury. I have been involved in past years. It is a great program that has been the start for operational companies such as Accelereyes and Sentrinsic. The […]
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