This week I did a presentation to ATDC's CapVenture class of 2010 on "honing your elevator pitch." You can take a look at the deck on Slideshare. The presentation covers three things. The first is that you need to explain what you are doing to someone in three words. The typical reaction to this statement […]
Continue reading →Entrepreneurs' Eye Chart Please (125 Point Type) Give Me Money (80 Point Type) Because I Really (40 PointType) Really (30 Point Type) Need It. (24 Point Type) My Venture Can Make Both of Us Lots of Money (18 Point Type) If Only You Could Read My Wonderfully Compelling Presentation […]
Continue reading →Venture Atlanta is Georgia's largest technology investor conference. It connects emerging Georgia technology companies with top-tier angels, bankers, and venture capitalists. This year the conference is taking place at the Georgia Aquarium on October 12th and 13th. Venture Atlanta is currently seeking technology businesses in all stages of growth that are currently raising or […]
Continue reading →TiE Atlanta, along with the the Florida and Carolina TiE chapters, are hosting the TiE Entrepreneurial Summit (TES) 2010, July 16 – 17 at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel. The focus of TES 2010 is to educate and inspire entrepreneurs on the opportunities to build and sustain innovative companies. Toward this end TES will bring […]
Continue reading →The 2.0 version of IgniteATL is taking place Monday April 19th at 6:30. The event has been taken over by Patrick Nickles who has moved the locale to the Georgia Aquarium. The vid does a nice job of explaining Ignite. Patrick is looking for speakers, sponsors, and volunteers. And if you are going to go, […]
Continue reading →Live commentary on the third and final hour of pitches at Startup Riot. Fourteen companies to go. eWide Networks Online local reference to help students get a more balanced college experience and propel themselves into a career they’re passionate about is what they say in the brochure. What the first slide says is “events calendar.” […]
Continue reading →Live blogging of the second hour of pitches at Startup Riot. High Road Craft Craft ice cream for restaurants, hotels, and caterers. They want to be the Ben & Jerry's for hotels. Not looking for investment, have ten customers and are profitable. Nice pictures. I just ate and am getting hungry. Will be looking at […]
Continue reading →Today is Startup Riot. Startup Riot is a is pitch event where technology startups present their companies for three minutes using four slides. This year it moved to the opulent and spacious Egyptian Ballroom at the Fabulous Fox Theatre. The Fox is an Atlanta institution and the move there is representative of how the event […]
Continue reading →It’s 6:28 am. I have not had coffee, and my wife is out of town so I am taking care of my 10 and 11 year olds. But I am going to pop something out real quick like here. Yesterday I wrote a little piece about the inordinate amount of technology startup events in Atlanta […]
Continue reading →Today at the sold out SoCon10 I am giving the presentation you see below entitled “Measuring Social Media ROI: An ATDC Case Study.” The genesis of the presentation is twofold. First and foremost in the summer of 2009 there was a lot of talk about how you could not or should not measure the return […]
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