Month: November 2013

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Proclamation Issued by President George Washington, at the request of Congress, on October 3, 1789 By the President of the United States of America, a Proclamation. Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for … Keep reading >>>

How to build a proper fire (or a startup)

For you city folks out there struggling with our "unusually cold" Atlanta weather, today I have two simple lessons. The first is this: put on a coat, gloves, appropriate footwear, a hat, and a scarf. You'll be fine. In other words, dress appropriately. It really isn't that cold. Ask anyone … Keep reading >>>

Pitch Practice 11-22-2013

Cross posted from pitchpractice.us Another superb meetup of entrepreneurs pitching, learning, and networking. Thanks to all who attended and pitched. Here's the pitches. Restaurant Report - a mobile app that shows you the health report score for any restaurant before you get there and eat! VoxelVerse - user generated & shared 3D … Keep reading >>>

Becoming an entrepreneur FORCES accountability

There are lots of ways in life to make yourself accountable, such as: Get an accountability partner Keep strict lists Go into politics OK, I digressed on that last one, but you could insert "do whatever it is you're that supposed to do in the public eye" so that literally … Keep reading >>>

Atlanta Startup Village #14 Recap

Full house, empty keg, great presenters, and some good 30-second volunteer pitches (designated with the * below). SilverPOP bought the beer. Here's a recap of #ASV14. BlueMenlo - checklists for surgical procedures, reduce physician errors. HIPPAA compliant. Much better than checklists in paper which is how it's done today. VehWare … Keep reading >>>

The best advice for your pitch

I went through Pitch Gauntlet. I run Pitch Practice. I'm working on a tech startup, so I'm constantly pitching the business to anyone who will listen. Needless to say, I'm always working on a pitch, whether it's mine or someone else's. There are 6 items that you must include in … Keep reading >>>

Pitch Practice 11-15-2013

(Cross Posted from PitchPractice.us) We heard three very solid pitches today: two 5-minute pitches, one 3-minute pitch, and one approximately two minute pitch for a brand new idea. Bill Moffitt delivered his 6-minute pitch for Invisipon, in preparation for MIT Forum's Run It By The Pros event next Wednesday. Invisipon … Keep reading >>>

Include these items in your 5-minute pitch

One of the regular pitch practice attendees shared these with me today. Fred's pitch for Garagistry.com has improved so dramatically over the last month that I would be remiss in not sharing these. 1. Problem/Solution What is the problem in the marketplace that your product or service solves? Use one … Keep reading >>>

Mechanical Turk's Quirks

Or, "what I've learned about Amazon Mechanical Turk in 2013". There's a lot to love about Amazon, AWS, and Mechanical Turk, for those of you who even know that there is something other than amazon.com. For those of you who don't, Amazon competes directly with Google, Salesforce, and others to … Keep reading >>>

Kevin Sandlin