We have been looking for a community manager to join Half Off Depot for sometime. The basic plan was to have introductory meetings and then move forward with second interviews where the candidates would provide an overview of what they would do if given the job. Best plan gets to execute kind of thing. I […]
Continue reading →Depending on who you ask Rachel Sequoia gives either the greatest or worst pre-launch startup pitch ever. Either way you have to listen to her. It’s an engaging pitch for a ridiculous concept And yes it’s been revealed as a prank.
Continue reading →This morning I was invited to Morris, Manning & Martin's Atlanta Technology Breakfast. This little event was slipstreaming off of SEVC. The agenda was 20 companies giving three minute pitches to a room full of local and out of town VCs, one who happened to be sitting next to me. While the presenting companies were […]
Continue reading →After a great presentation by David Hauser we are launching into the third and final flight of startup presentations. LayerA Matt Smith pivot off of Rank 'Em. Layer helps teams make better decisions faster. National Science Foundation had this problem that somehow Matt came to solve. Rankings. mediafeediaFacebook tool for business. Manage more then 25 fan […]
Continue reading →Well after a yummy lunch at the Yumbii truck and a lot of good networking and Sanjay story telling we are back for the 2nd hour of pitches. DealyDeal of the day software. Dealy lets you create and schedule deals across all the websites and social networks that a retailer wants from a single web app. […]
Continue reading →Today if the fourth version of Startup Riot. Startup Riot is the Southeast's version of Disrupt or Luanch. It's a pitch event where tech startups get three minutes to tell their story. This year the event has moved to the Tabernacle. The Tabernacle is a rockin kind of place, my favorite venue in all of […]
Continue reading →So ATDC can be quite the interesting place. I was walking down the hall yesterday when I noticed a lady that looked somewhat familiar standing in the reception area. I said hello and introduced myself. Turns out to be Jennifer 8. Lee. That is really her name. We struck up a conversation. She was […]
Continue reading →One of the things entrepreneurs are always looking for are intros to larger companies. During my day job I have been working on two such programs to hook up early stage companies with Bank of America and Cox. ATDC has also been working with the Georgia Department for Economic Development, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, […]
Continue reading →On November 18 I will be playing master of ceremonies to the first ever, and hopefully annual, Tech Marketing Awards. I am quite sure that the highlight of the evening will not be anything that I have to say about the chief marketing technologist meme in my opening comments. Nor will it be the spectacular views […]
Continue reading →In a few short minutes the companies that were selected for Venture Atlanta will be making their way to the stage for six minutes of fame. There are 20 companies on the agenda for the day but a few that are more interesting to me. I have been advising and coaching Venture Atlanta participants BLiNQ […]
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