Below is the text of a press release that Georgia Tech will send out on Monday, 27 July 2009. … [Read more...]
Not The Valley
July 20, 2009 by
This post is from 2009. For a retrospective on wearing this button for five years, check out my follow-up post here. (Click for full-size image.) Those of you at the Atlanta CEO Exchange this evening may have seen the lapel button I was wearing. It generated a lot of attention. … [Read more...]
TopEyeView
June 19, 2009 by
I made an expedition to Gwinnett County recently to look at a blimp. … [Read more...]
Stereotypes
June 16, 2009 by
I spent the ride into work pondering this Twitter exchange with Grayson Daughters. … [Read more...]
It’s Electric!
June 15, 2009 by
For a month or so now, I've been enjoying my newest toy. It's a Wentz electric bike... which is a bicycle with a built-in motor assist. … [Read more...]
Entrepreneurial Atlanta!!
May 12, 2009 by
You asked for it, you've got it! Sometimes, it makes sense to sit back for a moment and reflect on how much things have changed in four years. For those of you who were part of the Atlanta entrepreneurial community, think back to May of 2005. Pretty different, wasn’t it? You can see the final version of my "Entrepreneurial Atlanta" chart … [Read more...]
Tied!
April 22, 2009 by
We love our cross-town rivals at Emory. But this screenshot from the latest US News and World Report ranking of business schools warms the heart of a Georgia Tech partisan. … [Read more...]
Don’t Cross the Streams!
April 16, 2009 by
Fascinating pair of events in Atlanta this week... the DLA Piper "Venture Pipeline" and the Angel Capital Association annual summit. I've learned a bit, and have definitely gotten a few ideas to think about. No surprise to anyone who's active in the startup community... investment in early stage companies is down but not out. Deals are still … [Read more...]
Canaan’s Entrepreneur Pitchbook
April 13, 2009 by
You may have seen this linked elsewhere already, but I'm putting it here for future reference. Canaan Partners is a first-class venture capital firm, and they've assembled a "how to" document for entrepreneurs coming in to pitch. They explain very clearly what they're looking for in a first meeting, and you should pay attention. It applies to … [Read more...]
Augmented Reality at Georgia Tech
April 9, 2009 by
Interesting article on Augmented Reality research at Georgia Tech here. One of the linked videos demonstrates a Virtual Pet application on a current generation iPhone. The iPhone overlays an animated image of a dog on realtime video input from the iPhone's camera. The result is a pet that appears to reside in the real world in front of you. … [Read more...]
