Tonight and tomorrow I will be participating in SoCon. It is my first unconference, please be gentle. I am excited with anticipation of what I might unlearn. Sherry has done a bang up job in unorganizing. It freed out in no time and registration was closed weeks ago. Over 250 people registered for the event […]
Continue reading →I first wrote about VCs and NDAs last November. Well last week Rick Segal had a whole series of rants on the subject. First he explains how you should go for confidentiality in the term sheet. Second he outlines how to handle it in an execution play. Finally he piles it on by analyzing the […]
Continue reading →In partnership with Morris, Manning and Croft & Bender, the ATDC is putitng on an event called “Preparing for an M&A Exit: Practical Advice for Technology Entrepreneurs from Experienced Executives & Advisors.” Some of Atlanta’s most respected legal advisors, investment banking firms, and entrepreneurs who have recently sold their companies will be part of the […]
Continue reading →One of the not written but much spoken policies at the ATDC is that we do not let competitive companies into the incubator. Since I joined last October I have questioned the wisdom of this from time to time. Just because a particular entrepreneur comes to us first should not necessarily preclude another with a […]
Continue reading →Seems to be the season of the business plan competition. The Georgia Research Alliance and Technology Association of Georgia have announced the GRA/TAG 2007 Business Launch Competition. They are awarding a $100,000 cash prize plus a suite of services valued at $150,000. Instructions to apply are here. Applications are due February 19. I participated last […]
Continue reading →The folks up in Gwinnett have put together a nice little business plan competition called the Gwinnett Innovation Challenge 2007. They have a prize package of over $100,000 that will be split between a seed stage and growth stage company. $45,000 of the prize is cash. Like Marc said “money is money.” I suppose free […]
Continue reading →Tino Mantella has put together a pretty good series of speakers in 2007 for the TAG Entrepreneurial Forum. This morning Marc Fleury spoke on the Art of a Company Sale. A little more specifically he talked about the growth of JBoss from being founded in an office at his in-laws to the sale to Red […]
Continue reading →Last night was a big night for the participants in FastTrac. They graduated. It was a pretty big deal for some of the companies. Folks even asked to bring along their SO, kids, and parents. One of the goals of FastTrac was to enable entrepreneurs to develop an effective elevator pitch and investor presentation. The […]
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Continue reading →As I mentioned last week, Nelson Chu gave a great presentation at the Q3 MoneyTree meeting. The title of his presentation was Tips for Entrepreneurs: Know Your Customers! Nelson was kind enough to share his presentation with me. From Nelson’s point of view are are three reasons to get close to your customers. It enables […]
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