I am quite sure that the Georgia Research Alliance and Technology Association of Georgia will get around real soon to officially announcing the finalists to the GRA/TAG Business Launch Competition. But since I was in the room and people keep asking me I am going to give you loyal FoG readers the scoop. Here they […]
Continue reading →I try to stay away from the whole event listing thing because it really is not what this blog is about, but with the flurry of activity coming up this week it is a must. Hope to see you Atlanta peeps and visitors from afar out and about. Here is what is going on in […]
Continue reading →One of the leading suggestions in my Skribit is the subject of Atlanta Investors. I was fortunate enough to sit in on a talk that Sig Mosley, the unwitting godfather of early stage technology investing in Atlanta, had with the companies in the ATDC incubator program. Sig got me motivated. So today I am going […]
Continue reading →This is what I have been doing with my time the past week. Reading these business plans for the GRA/TAG business launch competition. On Thursday the screening committee had a three hour meeting to get the 45 final entries down to 15. Lots of concepts. It was a tough job. Next Thursday the recommendations will […]
Continue reading →The Wall Street Journal has an interesting piece today about how Cisco, one of the leading acquirers of small technology companies, is changing their takeover game plan. Cisco’s acquisition playbook is the stuff of Harvard Business school case studies. The bada bing, bada bang plan includes new business cards the day the deal is announced, […]
Continue reading →That is what the tombstone of Edward Lowe reads. Edward Lowe was a very successful entrepreneur in the packaged goods industry. He conceived of kitty litter. Made it into a very successful business. Edward loved cats. He also loved entrepreneurs. Upon his death the Edward Lowe Foundation was created. The Edward Lowe Foundation has developed […]
Continue reading →Long before I was working at ATDC I was involved in the Startup Council. The Startup Council was formed several years ago based on the belief that the next generation of emerging entrepreneurs were on the horizon and these folks could use a little free advice. The Startup Council enables companies to gain valuable insights […]
Continue reading →The title is a tribute to being named a member of the "Atlanta Startup Posse" by Jeff Haynie. If you are an entrepreneur there are a couple of round ups that you might be interested in. Last week Sanjay Parekh announced Startup Riot. It’s a pitch event focused on getting entrepreneurs in front of potential […]
Continue reading →Not too long ago a successful serial entrepreneur reached out to me to help with his fund raising efforts. He has created a good concept, built a good team, and was starting to gain customer traction. With all this success he felt that it might be a good time to go out and raise a […]
Continue reading →Just back from the 2008 Georgia Technology Summit. I am going to stick with my theme from last year in honor of it being Oscar week. On the whole I think it was a great show. The Good 1. Don Tapscott’s presentation. I hope to get a copy of it so that I can post […]
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