The Guardian, a British newspaper, is hosting a trade mission to Atlanta this week. They were kind enough to invite me to write 800 words on why British tech companies should set up shop in Atlanta, and you can read the edited version here. It's received some approving comments but, honestly, I like my original version better. So I'm going to give … [Read more...]
I-485
February 22, 2015 by
Sorting through some of my Mom's old paperwork this weekend, I found a streetmap of Atlanta. There's no copyright date, but I think it's from the late 1970s. Of course, I looked up my own neighborhood... which actually hasn't changed much. But then I noticed an Interstate highway shield for I-485. Here's a reduced version to fit on your screen, … [Read more...]
Triple Crown
February 2, 2015 by
It's been quite a ninety days for EI2. APLU In November, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) named Georgia Institute of Technology the winner of its 2014 "Innovation" award for our statewide economic development efforts in a number of sectors. Read more. AURP In December, the Association of University Research … [Read more...]
Atlanta Tech Edge Interview
January 26, 2015 by
Angel Maldonado interviewed me last week for Atlanta Tech Edge, the local technology community show broadcast on 11Alive. We had fun talking about ATDC, Georgia Tech's Technology Square, and rocketships (XCOR Aerospace). Enjoy! … [Read more...]
Top Ten Technologies for 2015
January 11, 2015 by
Once again, to kick off the new year, I prepared a list of the Top Ten Technologies for our friends at the Atlanta Business Chronicle. The limitations of smearing ink on dead trees forced the newspaper to cut the list down a bit. But electrons are cheap. Just for completeness, here’s my original Top Ten, with special attention to how they’ll impact … [Read more...]
Twenty Years in the Atlanta Tech Community
January 2, 2015 by
Twenty years ago today, I left a fast track position in corporate America and moved back to my hometown of Atlanta to help launch an early-stage venture capital firm. Ever since, my passion and my profession and my personal wealth have all been tied to the local technology community. It's been quite a ride. A few people have been on this ride … [Read more...]
Tom Noonan on Entrepreneurship
October 1, 2014 by
Last month, I was fortunate enough to be invited to a private dinner with senior executives of a number of leading research universities who were visiting campus. The dinner speaker was Tom Noonan -- a Georgia Tech classmate of mine (1983) who has succeeded in multiple careers: as a software executive, then serial entrepreneur, angel investor, … [Read more...]
West Peachtree
August 9, 2014 by
Yes, Atlanta has too many streets named Peachtree. And we seem to want to make even more. That's not the topic of this post. My point today is that, if we're going to have 71 streets named Peachtree, then let's at least have signage that makes it easy to distinguish one from the other! Here's the right way to designate West Peachtree … [Read more...]
Five Years of “Not the Valley”
August 5, 2014 by
If you’ve seen me during business hours in the last five years, it’s likely that I was wearing a button like this one on my shirt or jacket. And if you asked me about it, it’s likely that I gave you one… I’ve given away over 1000 at this point. … [Read more...]
Innovation and Economic Prosperity
August 1, 2014 by
Last month, Georgia Tech was designated an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University (IEP) by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and its Commission on Innovation, Competitiveness, and Economic Prosperity (CICEP). Wow. That's a mouthful. What does it mean? At the most practical level, it means that a team of … [Read more...]
