The Startup Lounge gang is putting together an event on May 16 called Capital Connections that promises to be a bridge for entrepreneurs, angel investors, and early-stage venture capitalists looking for deals in Georgia. I hope to grab one of the qualified “observer” slots. If you have a hot concept or are poking around for […]
Continue reading →Monica Doss of CED came down to Georgia last week to speak at the TAG/ATDC Entrepreneurs society. I had two big takeaways from her presentation. One is that they have the same seed funding issue in the RTP that seems to exist in Atlanta. I think we might have more bubbling here to solve the […]
Continue reading →I happened to run into Stephen Fleming last night, and we started talking a bit about early stage incubators. One of the things that Stephen likes to say is that if the ATDC is an incubator then VentureLab is pre-natal care. And while it is not a requirement that an ATDC company has a connection […]
Continue reading →If any aspiring entrepreneur believes that Southern Capitol Ventures may be a good fit with what they are working on, Jason Caplain has a call out to entrepreneurs to come see him on April 20.
Continue reading →When you have a little time mosey on over to the Startup Lounge and listen to my conversation with Scott Burkett and Michael Blake. Or better yet go to iTunes and subscribe to the series. It runs just over an hour so give yourself some time or some mundane task to do while you listen […]
Continue reading →Next week I am going to visit Scott and Blake at the StartupLounge to record a podcast about what is happening at the ATDC. They have this nifty little feature that allows you to ask a question that listeners want to hear. You have to register (openness guys, openness) but if you ever wanted to […]
Continue reading →I am working on a little project to create a list of the 10 biggest success stories (as measured by valuation) in Atlanta since the beginning of the third age of computing (Mainframe, PC, Internet). Well I think things have gotten to the point where there is enough intelligence here to answer the question better […]
Continue reading →Rich DeMillo kicked off the Georgia Technology Summit with a very interesting presentation entitled “Murder, Starvation, & Catastrophe – What Eric The Red Can Teach Us About 21st Century Innovation”. My first thought was who in the heck is Eric the Red and what the heck does he have to do with innovation in the […]
Continue reading →I am feeling all Oscary. So with a nod to Clint here is my take on the 2007 Georgia Technology Summit. The Good
Continue reading →That is the tag of the 2007 Georgia Tech Business Plan Competition. Tonight they held the elevator pitch and show stopper portions of the contest at Flor, which is a pretty happenin’ place for a carpet store. It was really, really refreshing to engage with a bunch of twenty somethings that want to be entrepreneurs. […]
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