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End of My Sabbatical
*yawn* *stretch* Okay, I’ve declared an end to my self-imposed sabbatical from the Atlanta tech/startup scene. I needed the break, no doubt – but I can’t lie – I really missed it. Sooooo … expect to see more of me out and about, whether you like it or not :) I’ll be helping out again …
Passing the Torch
Time is a funny thing. When you are young, you have seemingly boundless amounts of it. You wake up very day, full of zeal, and passionately chase your whim du jour. Then, one day you wake up, and you realize that time has become a commodity, with a value all its own, and the …
RIP: Atlanta Cloud
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 …
A Dozen Ways to get Rejected from CapitalLounge
We get a TON of applications every time we put together a CapitalLounge event. While most of the applications have some degree of merit, and eventually get accepted, there are many that don’t. Historically, we have a non-invitation rate of anywhere from 20-30%. Despite the enormous level of detail that we’ve published as to our …
June Startup Events in Atlanta
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 …
Submit Your Deal to AngelLounge
We made the announcement the other night at our quarterly CapitalLounge event, but here it is again for those that missed it. AngelLounge is the angel investor community component of Startuplounge. It is currently comprised of 80+ vetted angel investors in Georgia. The member list reads like a who’s who. The good news is that …
How We Select Deals for CapitalLounge
As I mentioned in my last post, our next Capital Lounge event is this Wednesday, 8/27. This is going to be far and away the best event we’ve done, on so many levels. More quality deals, more investors (4 to 1 company to investor ratio), and a couple of pretty big announcements, including one in …
Capital Lounge Update
Our next Capital Lounge event is next Wednesday, 8/27, and man is it shaping up to be a good one. As it stands right now, this will be the best investor turn out to date (due I think in large part to the success we’ve had with our Angel Lounge initiative). Right now we have …
The Storm is Finally Here
I foresaw it a year ago. Stephen Fleming eloquently described it today. Lance Weatherby posted a nice rundown, too. Ashish Mistry piled on as well. Former Earthlink PR exec now turned media blogger, Dan Greenfield, wrote a nice bit as well. I was unable to attend Startup Riot as I came down with a nasty …
Cleantech and ATDC Showcase Wrapup
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 …