"What venture capitalists should do is start taking more risks again.” Judy Estrin Commenting on her new book “Closing the Innovation Gap” to The New York Times.  Given all the thrashing that has been going on regarding venture capital in the Southeast recently it is interesting to note that she is referring specifically to Silicon […]

"Be amazing, be everywhere, be real." Jason Calacanis In an article that appeared in Silicon Alley Reporter.  I great article on how to get PR for your startup.  It’s pretty dead on in my experience (though I never did the buy a dinner thing). I did think Jason missed one thing.  As the CEO of […]

"It can take you off task pretty quickly." Robert Scoble In response to a question about twitter at the Atlanta Web Entrepreneurs meetup.  Scoble seems to be pretty polarizing.  People either love him or hate him.  Heretofore I pretty much just ignored him.  Last night he participated in the meetup via Web video and had […]

"Do or do not, there is no try." Yoda In The Empire Strikes Back to Luke Skywalker on the planet Dagobah when he tries to extract his submerged X-wing fighter from the swamp using the Force.  Luke fails because he does not believe that he can succeed.

"Be so good they can’t ignore you." Steve Martin From his book Born Standing Up.

"When you raise capital you are looking for more than just the dollars." "If you’re just a guy coming out of college, you’ve got a dream, you’ve got a really good idea, it’s impossible to be able to raise money and create a community around what you’re doing.” Jeff Haynie "Atlanta (and most of the […]

"The Patent and Trademark Office has now made clear that its newly developed position on patentable subject matter will invalidate many and perhaps most software patents, including pioneering patent claims to such innovators as Google, Inc." John F. Duffy "The idea that Google’s success is somehow predicated on its patents is pretty ludicrous." Mike Masnick

"Expensive oil is going to transform the American culture as radically as cheap oil did." David Mogavero

"Think about gratitude.  Gratitude for your family.  Gratitude for your friends.  Gratitude for the food on your table.  For your freedom." Kelli Precourt

"Hard work is common.  Long hours are a given. But it doesn’t matter to your customer.  He just wants excellence. Stop talking about how hard you work. It diminishes what people think of you.  Display excellence.  Make it look easy." Andy Swan