Back in July Jason Calacanis said he was retiring from blogging and starting a private mailing list. Well the retirement turns out to be a bit Bret Favre style. Over the weekend he sent out an email entitled “(The) Startup Depression” which drew a great deal of attention and led to him posting the content […]
Continue reading →Just read over on Feld Thoughts about the AWS Startup Challenge. If you are building a web app utilizing Amazon Web Services you should check this out. The grand prize includes $50,000 in cash, $50,000 in AWS service credits, and a potential investment offer from Amazon. The application is short and straightforward. Deadline for entry […]
Continue reading →Atlanta Startup Weekend 2 registration is now open. The event is taking place November 7 through 9. ATDC is playing host for the second year. In addition to ATDC, Angus McRae and Atlanta CEO Council have once again stepped up to sponsor the event. And I am very excited that Vendormate has joined as a […]
Continue reading →Russell Jurney suggested yesterday via Skribit that I write an article about "ATDC Sponsored Coworking Space" and it was quickly voted up as a popular topic. So I gotta say something. But before I do I need to point out something else. This is my personal blog. As it clearly states in the disclaimer in […]
Continue reading →ATDC member company SoloHealth could use your assistance. They are the semi-finalists in the Forbes Boost Your Business contest. Winner takes home $100k. If SoloHealth wins they would develop a version of their product to be utilized in public schools. According to Prevent Blindness America, 25% of school children in the U.S. have an undiagnosed […]
Continue reading →Nice vid showing a few clips of presenting at Y Combinator’s Demo Day in Boston. This came from Scott Kirsner who has a nice write up of the day via Dharmesh Shah who also has good summary of the event. I know Dharmesh via Steve Derezinski who was in charge of VentureLab before Stephen Fleming […]
Continue reading →Last week I posted an article highlighting consumer technology startups in Atlanta with a promise to explain why not many of them make it big. Here is that explanation. It stems from the work of Michael Porter. Porter is the preeminent scholar of our time on the subject of business strategy and competitiveness. If you […]
Continue reading →Big day for Purewire. Today they announced $2 million in funding, Tom Noonan joined their Board of Directors, and the general availability of the Purewire Web Security Service. The Purewire team quietly formed about nine months ago and began working on their concept. They announced the formation of the company in May. And now today. […]
Continue reading →The comment stream generated by the word "discuss" in my quote of the week Friday is simply amazing. The quotes are not that important. Read the comments. Some really good stuff in there. Several of the comments pointed out the need for a seed stage investment company like Y Combinator in the Southeast. I was […]
Continue reading →Quite some time ago someone anonymously suggested via Skribit that I write about the reasons for the lack of consumer oriented startups in Atlanta. The suggester used the word "dearth" which seemed a little harsh to me. The reality is that there is a pretty vibrant group of consumer startups in Atlanta. I saw founders […]
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