Several weeks ago, Unblakeable and I spoke at the monthly gathering of the Atlanta Web Entrepreneurs group. We provided a pretty thorough treatment of where we thought the Atlanta startup community was in terms of its maturity, and then presented a concept that we thought was pretty compelling at the time – the Atlanta Startup …
June is going to be a busy time in Atlanta for startups. Here is a quick roundup of a few events that are worth taking a look at: CapitalLounge Being a co-founder of StartupLounge, I’m naturally biased. But hey, at least I’m being honest about it. :) Our next CapitalLounge gathering is coming up next …
Man what a busy week! I think this month (May) will go down as one of the busiest in Atlanta startup history. Hosting the Cleantech Georgia 2008 event was a ton of fun (my corny jokes aside). We had a great docket of speakers and panelists, and each delivered some incredibly valuable content. Mike McQuary’s …
My good friend and StartupLounge.com co-conspirator, Mike Blake, is going to be presenting a very “unique” presentation at the upcoming TAG/ATDC Entrepreneurs gathering on March 6th. Sadly, I will be out of town, and won’t be able to attend, but trust me, you will want to attend this one. Mike has put together perhaps one …
If you are a Georgia-based entrepreneur seeking to raise capital for your venture, check out the new program put together by TAG and the ATDC. Called “CapVenture”, it offers a 5 week training program to help prepare you for a capital raise. Click here for more info … And speaking of the ATDC, I’d like …
I haven’t posted much lately as I’ve been knee-deep in a really cool new project (more soon). The Atlanta entrepreneurial community continues to make inroads into the new transparent web. Check out the ATDC’s new blog (peachseedz.com). Cheers.
Atlanta is a tough market for early-stage companies, and I (along with many others) spend a great deal of time trying to figure out ways to make it better. No doubt. But one of the things that we don’t do enough of is tout our successes – I am guilty of that as well. On …
If you are interested in learning more about the ATDC, check out Lance Weatherby’s recent post announcing his new information sessions. This would seem to be a good, no-cost way of learning more about the ATDC, and if it is right for your company. Cheers.
Mike Blake and I spent a few hours with Lance Weatherby of the ATDC yesterday. Enjoy the latest installment of our StartupLounge.com podcast! This is a must hear show if you are an early-stage entrepreneur in Georgia who is considering applying to the ATDC. Thanks to Lance for coming on and hanging out with us …
A little breaking news here, folks. Through a strategic partnership between a number of groups, including the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), the Georgia Research Alliance (GRA), the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, ATDC, Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), AEA, and others, a new $30M early stage technology venture fund is in the formative …