Month: October 2015

Pitch Practice Oct 30 2015

Happy Halloween! We didn't participate in the Atlanta Tech Village costume contest, but we did have a great pitch practice with a bunch of newbies. Thanks to everyone who participated, and thanks to our sponsors, Atlanta Tech Village and TenRocket. TenRocket - The traditional ceremonial first pitch to show everyone … Keep reading >>>

Pitch Practice Oct 23 2015

17 Entrepreneurs attended Pitch Practice yesterday. Thanks to Atlanta Tech Village for filling everyone's bellies with great food, and to our sponsor TenRocket, who also did a 5-minute pitch in preparation for their presentation at Monday's Atlanta Startup Village. We had some amazing dialog on the goal of your pitch … Keep reading >>>

General Assembly Atlanta DGM4 Demo Night Part 2 Recap

As we closed out the 4th cohort of General Assembly's Digital Marketing class, we did so with 10 excellent digital strategy presentations and some sweet schwag. We gave students their choice of Zero to One, The 4-Hour Work Week, or The Lean Startup as they completed the final requirements for … Keep reading >>>

General Assembly Atlanta DGM4 Demo Night Part 1 Recap

This week is week 10 of the 4th cohort of Digital Marketing at General Assembly Atlanta. Because we had such a huge class (19 students), we split up "demo night" into two nights. Last night was the first of those two. Now, by "demo night", we don't mean the students … Keep reading >>>

First 11 Early Stage Presentations at Venture Atlanta

Thank you very much to the folks at Venture Atlanta for putting on a great first day today. I was happy to attend and see the first 11 presentations from early stage companies. Below is a summary of those presentations. Gimme Vending - Cory Hewett led off the early stage … Keep reading >>>

User Generated Content Experiment

A month ago yesterday, we added a simple functionality to Atlanta Tech Blogs that allows anyone to submit content to be posted and shared via Atlanta Tech Blogs' growing web, social, and email audiences. During that time, 52 items were shared. We did not publish any user submitted posts (USPs) … Keep reading >>>

The high point of last Friday's epic Pitch Practice

About once a quarter or so, the folks at General Assembly will bring their software development (FEWD & WDI) classes up to Atlanta Tech Village for a tour, Startup Chowdown, and then Pitch Practice. This past Friday was one of those occasions, and they brought both classes with them. … Keep reading >>>

The high point of last Friday’s epic Pitch Practice

Digital Marketing in 471 words

Last night was the final class time for the DGM4 cohort of General Assembly's Digital Marketing class. Next week we're doing not one, but two "demo nights", during which time each student will present their digital strategy for a real world project that they adopted during the 10-week class. So, … Keep reading >>>

Recap of "Product Management for Startups" at SuperNova South

The attendance Friday morning was small, but extremely engaged, and I thoroughly enjoyed delivering "Product Management for Startups." Below are the main talking points from the 1 hour presentation. Product managers sit at the intersection of technology, user experience (UX), and the business model of the startup. More and more, … Keep reading >>>

Kevin Sandlin