I got into a discussion about Georgia Tech academics the other day, when I mentioned how difficult the undergraduate curriculum was. The other person (who graduated from a state university that shall remain nameless) retorted with "Well, Tech doesn't even have a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa!" That's true. We don't. And I started digging into why. … [Read more...]
eBooks
September 27, 2008 by
The late, great Jim Baen used to talk about "ludic readers" and how they would transform his business of book publishing. He used the term to distinguish something that people would use to read for fun, rather than things they were paid to read (like technical manuals, 10-K filings, etc.).I always thought it was a silly name. "Ludic" means … [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...]
Aerospace Venture Forum
July 21, 2008 by
Most venture forums concentrate on a particular geography (Atlanta, the Southeast, the Mid-Atlantic, whatever).This one is a little different... it's focusing on a particular industry sector. In our case, aerospace. … [Read more...]
South Africa Diary
July 2, 2008 by
For people who are interested, this is a classic "What I did on my summer vacation" post. If you are interested, click below to read more. If not, go on to your next RSS feed... … [Read more...]
South Africa
June 22, 2008 by
In case anyone wonders why I've been so silent on the blogs and on Twitter lately... click here.Back in a week or so. Happy Fiscal New Year! … [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...]
