The Atlanta Technology Angels are sponsoring a "Power of Angel Investing" seminar next Tuesday from 12 – 5. The topic of this seminar is "Doing the Deal: Term Sheet Workshop." The seminar is going to cover term sheet deal terms and feature a panel including Jeff Leavitt, Melanie Leeth, and Clark Gilder. I intend to […]
Continue reading →ATDC is gearing up for its first Meet the VC session this week. Alan Taetle of Noro-Moseley Partners is going to be the featured venture capitalist. I’ve known Alan for quite some time and have plenty of questions for him, but since this program was launched based on the chatter that was taking place on […]
Continue reading →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. […]
Continue reading →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 […]
Continue reading →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.
Continue reading →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 […]
Continue reading →The Startup Council is a free resource designed to help entrepreneurs launch new businessses by providing guidance on business development, funding, legal, and marketing issues. The council meets once a quarter at the offices of Trevelino/Keller. Each company that participates presents for 10 minutes, conducts Q&A for 15 minutes, and is offered feedback and counsel […]
Continue reading →I was talking with an aspiring young tech startup entrepreneur last week about getting his one pager together for distribution when somehow or the other the topic of what to do at entrepreneur/investor semi-social mixer came up. My advice. Don’t pitch, qualify. Rationale. Raising money is a bit like job hunting. In either instance the […]
Continue reading →Russell Jurney suggested yesterday via Skribit that I write an article about "ATDC Sponsored Coworking Space" and it was quickly voted up as a popular topic. So I gotta say something. But before I do I need to point out something else. This is my personal blog. As it clearly states in the disclaimer in […]
Continue reading →Last week I delved a bit into the concept of business clusters and made a promise to address the subject of how a stronger consumer technology cluster may emerge in Atlanta. In the post last week I spent a lot of time focusing on one of Michael Porter’s key findings in cluster development, that anchor […]
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