California is proud of Sand Hill Road. Well, we have a Sand Hill in Georgia, too! And ours is even BETTER. On the West Coast, all you can get is venture capital money. But at the Sand Hill Grocery and Gameroom, you can play pinball, then buy live bait and ammo! :-) … [Read more...]
Lousy Presentations
October 21, 2008 by
So, like 450 other people, I attended VentureAtlanta last week. For a first-time event, I was impressed. Things were well-organized, they ran on time, and a lot of out-of-town VC friends showed up with checkbooks.Wednesday was great, with investor-focused events featuring ATDC and VentureLab companies. Then there were two major presentations on … [Read more...]
The line for BBQ at SLCA picnic
September 21, 2008 by
In Ansley Park Stephen -- Please excuse brevity. Typed with one finger on a sheet of glass. … [Read more...]
Startup Gauntlet begins next week!
September 19, 2008 by
As you may have heard, we're starting a new event for local entrepreneurs and entrepreneur-wannabes: Startup Gauntlet. Click over and take a look. … [Read more...]
Jim Wooten on Tech High
June 10, 2008 by
Just a quick link for those who may have missed it: http://www.ajc.com/print/content/printedition/2008/06/10/tuwooten.html. … [Read more...]
Tech High School Graduation on Sunday!
May 22, 2008 by
What are you doing Sunday night?If you're in Atlanta, and not spending the Memorial Day weekend on the beach, I'd like to invite you to the first-ever Tech High School graduation. … [Read more...]
StartupRiot
May 20, 2008 by
So I spent the day today at StartupRiot.First off, hats off to Sanjay Parekh for pulling this all together. It was better organized and better run than a lot of "mature" events run by professional conference organizers. And I don't know what he used to threaten the speakers with, but people actually stayed within their three minute slots!(I want … [Read more...]
Call for Companies to "Run It By the Pros"
May 12, 2008 by
The MIT Enterprise Forum of Atlanta is hosting a “Run It By The Pros” member only workshop. This event is typically attended by 50-55 students, entrepreneurs, services providers and investors. There is a panel of experts from the area of funding early stage companies. The panel will give constructive feedback to the presenters. The main … [Read more...]
Entrepreneurs’ Showcase on May 15th
May 9, 2008 by
I know that I promised to keep the Georgia Tech stuff on the other blog, but since I have a number of readers here who may not have subscribed over there yet:The annual ATDC/VentureLab showcase is next week, and it's going to be our best ever! Check it out, and RSVP soon! … [Read more...]
Georgia Senate Bill 80
March 30, 2008 by
Okay, I'm going to talk about local politics for a bit. Those of you reading this outside of the state of Georgia can skip this post.Georgia is a fabulous place to call home, but trying to grow high-tech businesses in the Deep South has a few challenges that you just don't encounter elsewhere in the country. One is the lack of local venture … [Read more...]
