One of the reasons Bud Peterson rocks as the new president of Georgia Tech: When walking him down to the lobby after our all-employee meeting yesterday, we ran into Ken Stewart (Commissioner of Economic Development), and had a brief but useful conversation. I mentioned how great it was to have so many related functions in the Centergy building, … [Read more...]
Why Are We Doing This?
July 27, 2009 by
So by now you've seen the press release about reorganizing ATDC, VentureLab, and the SBIR Assistance Program under the single banner of ATDC. And that we're throwing open the doors of ATDC to all technology entrepreneurs in Georgia. This is different. … [Read more...]
Rebooting the ATDC Franchise
July 27, 2009 by
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...]
