I got into a very interesting - and quite civil - discussion on Twitter over the weekend about industry disruption, free markets, barriers, etc. This discussion occurred on the tail end of a different discussion about Uber, Tesla, Comcast, and other industries that are being disrupted or are ripe for … Keep reading >>>
Month: April 2014
Pitch Practice April 25 2014
The large conf room in the Village event space now has it's IdeaPaint! And we had a ruckus session of Pitch Practice today. The next session is in 2 weeks: Friday May 9 at 1pm. Follow @Pitch_Practice to stay up to date. Here's who pitched today. Diane DeSeta - UX Mentors - non profit organization … Keep reading >>>
Atlanta's Consumer + Design Weekend Accelerator
Remember this tweet that started a little firestorm? I wrote about it here. Let's just say that not everyone agreed on what Atlanta is, should be, can be, or can't be. Then Tavani did this, and got a tremendous response in a very short time. So he launched Beltline & Co., … Keep reading >>>
Atlanta’s Consumer + Design Weekend Accelerator
Remember this tweet that started a little firestorm? I wrote about it here. Let's just say that not everyone agreed on what Atlanta is, should be, can be, or can't be. Then Tavani did this, and got a tremendous response in a very short time. So he launched Beltline & Co., … Keep reading >>>
10 Take-Aways from the LIVE video chat with Brad Feld
Atlanta Tech Village and SalesLoft CEO Kyle Porter hosted a LIVE video chat with legendary startup investor Brad Feld on Wednesday, after a nice lunch provided by the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce (MAC), which now has a satellite office in the Village. Brad talked extensively about the startup ecosystem … Keep reading >>>
Startup Lesson 24: SWOT & Serve
Do a SWOT analysis on you. No, really. Whether you're in a job with a stable company, a full time entrepreneur, or considering a startup, you have to know your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Specifically, if you're starting a business, you had better know your strengths and weaknesses, and then … Keep reading >>>
Startup Lesson 24: SWOT & Serve
Do a SWOT analysis on you. No, really. Whether you're in a job with a stable company, a full time entrepreneur, or considering a startup, you have to know your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Specifically, if you're starting a business, you had better know your strengths and weaknesses, and then … Keep reading >>>
Pitch Practice March 11, 2014
Thanks to all 14 people who attended today. We pitched, learned, and networked. Our goal is to help you explain your business to the point that you can easily explain it to your mom or a small child or anyone else who has no idea about the market space you're … Keep reading >>>
Startup Lesson 23: Help someone else
If you're not doing your startup under a rock here in Atlanta, you've heard about, read about, or participated in several new efforts from successful entrepreneurs to get other budding entrepreneurs involved not only in startups but in helping others along the way. The most recent two are M.A.T.C.H. and … Keep reading >>>
Pitch Practice April 4, 2014
Thanks to all 18 entrepreneurs who attended Pitch Practice after StartupChowdown's Buckhead Pizza feast! Here's who pitched. CaseSpace - a smarter doc mgmt solution, upvote good processes and eliminate bad processes. Frakeinstien - Changing education from consumption-based to creation based challenges. Starts k-12 kids on building a portfolio of what … Keep reading >>>