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...]
Random Quote Widget for Blogspot
May 8, 2008 by
Now it's time for descent into geekery as a distraction from other things...I have a lot of quotations collected, and I'm always harvesting more. I've collected them in various databases over time, from hand-rolled FileMaker to things like EagleFiler and Yojimbo.The problem was that, if I wanted to share them with anyone, I had to somehow export … [Read more...]
Mitosis
May 5, 2008 by
Since this blog is approaching its first anniversary and—if my mailbox is any indication!—is actually attracting an audience, I've decided to mess with a good thing.Basically, I'm going to split it in two. Personal rants, opinions, and space-related stuff will stay here. Posts that are specifically related to Georgia Tech and/or technology … [Read more...]
Raising Capital: Part 12
April 28, 2008 by
Type your summary hereThis is a continuation of a previous set of posts and is twelfth in a series. If I type fast enough, this will be the last installment! … [Read more...]
Raising Capital: Part 11
April 2, 2008 by
This is a continuation of a previous set of posts and is eleventh in a series. … [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...]
Raising Capital: Part 10
March 28, 2008 by
This is a continuation of a previous set of posts and is tenth in a series. … [Read more...]
XCOR announces Lynx spaceplane
March 26, 2008 by
Today has just been insanely busy (which is why I'm not in L.A. for the announcement), and this is my first spare moment at my desk, but a lot of people have noticed that XCOR made the Drudge Report today! I've also been told via Twitter that we were on CNBC.So, finally, we're able to talk about the Air Force contract and the Lynx spaceplane. … [Read more...]
