A long time ago in David Cumming's blogging time line (and not so long ago in mine) he wrote an article about the rise of the Atlanta startup bloggers and was kind enough to include FoG. You go there and you will see a long list of Atlanta startup bloggers and a few not so […]
Continue reading →Everybody wants to raise money and talk about it. One of the things that does not get talked about quite so much is the overhead of taking someone else's money. More often than not one of your investors joins your newly created board and you start having board meetings. And every time I have been […]
Continue reading →Not too long ago I was searching around the Internet for the text of MindSpring’s Core Values and Beliefs. If you do that and include the guy, Charles Brewer, who wrote them in the search string you are sure to come across an article by Kyle Porter. Charles Brewer & the CV&B’s, which to be […]
Continue reading →As a guy that spent five years getting paid to dole out advice to startup companies I know good advice when I see it. And Fred nails it again. All too often during my time at ATDC I would see entrepreneurs go from advisors, fellow entrepreneurs, mentors, pitch practices, potential investors, and VCs (more often […]
Continue reading →Interesting little non dust up highlighting the Valley's fish bowl superiority complex and the South's beaten in a big war a long time ago inferiority complex. My take. At the end of the day costs do matter. Well not really the end of the day, but around the time you get married, have a kid […]
Continue reading →Not 100% accurate for every startup, such an infographic can't be, but in the right ballpark. With a hat tip to Wayne Sutton and kudos to Anna Vital on Funders and Founders.
Continue reading →Last night I had the honor of presenting at the Atlanta Startup Village Meetup. It was quite the rockin' affair. About 250 people registered, 175 or so showed up and Monday Night Brewing suds were on tap. I was joined at the front of the room by VillageDefense which I regret to say I don't fully understand […]
Continue reading →My friend Michael Tavani has launched a video blog called On Doers. On Doers is devoted to the the founders the startups. The people that make things happen. The doers. The first episode is with David Cummings of Hannon Hill, Pardot, and now Atlanta Technology Village fame. Interesting stories behind the story. It is embedded below. […]
Continue reading →A little behind the times here but David Cummings seems to be the frist of the three guys I wrote about in my last post to make his next move. David is starting Atlanta Tech Village by throwing down $12.5 million of his gain from the sale of Pardot to ExactTarget. With his investment and […]
Continue reading →Lots of acquisition activity in the Atlanta startup world recently. Vitrue purchased by Oracle for a reported $300 million (too low). BLiNQ Media bought by Gannett for a reported $90 million (too high). Pardot gobbled up by Exact Target for what seems to be an accurately reported $95 million (about right). Nice wins for all. Three nice […]
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