Today, we celebrated five years since the first session of Pitch Practice. The first 3 sessions were called "Startup BP", a lousy baseball analogy for startups "pitching" to others for practice. Since session number 4, we've met almost every week for 5 years. Along the way, we've helped startups like … Keep reading >>>
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Kevin Sandlin on startups, content marketing, and digital marketing
Qoins: $50,000 Reasons to Practice Your Pitch
This week, TAG hosted an event at Mercedes Benz Stadium called #FintechSouth. In addition to honoring some heavy hitting players in the Atlanta FinTech space, TAG held a pitch contest for new fintech startups. The winner of the pitch contest is Qoins, a two-man startup that began as a great … Keep reading >>>
Startups mean change, and change means opportunity
Flipping through Twitter today, I saw that Jen Bonnett, the GM of ATDC, is leaving the incubator to take over economic development for the city of Savannah. Wow! I hear the water got a little deeper in Savannah as well so they can bring in more bigger ships, too. That … Keep reading >>>
Pitch Practice helps you articulate the problem you are solving
As the 5 year anniversary of Pitch Practice rapidly approaches, the path and brand of the meetup continue to amaze me. In the last month, we've had one of our largest groups ever to fill The Pitch Practice Boardroom made up entirely of people who are not members of ATV. … Keep reading >>>
Problem: real estate agents are too busy to effectively grow their businesses
Do you know any real estate agents who aren't really busy these days? The residential real estate market, especially here in Atlanta, is off the charts hot right now. As an anecdotal example, my wife and I have put five offers on homes in the last year, and we have … Keep reading >>>
The Thrill of “new” and the moment of “wow!”
Everybody likes getting or starting something new. There's real excitement once you make the decision to "get it", whatever "it" might be. Maybe it's a new TV, a new phone, pair of shoes, car, home, job, spouse, kids, or...something bigger?? Regardless, we all have different ways of making decisions, but … Keep reading >>>
Freelancer to Agency: A look at the Pros and Cons of Each
Freelance life has its ups and downs. As I investigate the change required to go from being a freelancer to becoming an agency, I have learned a great deal from lots of folks who have been there and done that with their own agencies. These mentors shared similar ups and … Keep reading >>>
Chick-Fil-A’s Model Works Six Days a Week
According to this article in BuzzFeed, Chick-Fil-A will soon surpass Taco Bell, Wendy's, and Burger King as the 3rd largest fast food chain in the world. At number 3, Chick-Fil-A will be only slightly smaller than McDonald's and Starbucks. As a long time fan of Chick-Fil-A, I have often wondered … Keep reading >>>
Problem: Annual corporate phishing training is worthless
Big corporations have big corporation email security policies. Especially in the financial sector, email phishing is big business for hackers. Why? Because it works! Why does it still work, even though email has been around for a quarter century? Because most big corporations require their non-IT employees to attend a … Keep reading >>>
Problem: In FinTech, I don’t know you, and I don’t trust you
How many corporate data breaches have occurred in the last 5 years? The answer is, A LOT! In the FinTech (financial technology) sector, a data breach like Equifax in the fall of 2017 put all of our identities and financial information in danger of being stolen. Furthermore, with so many … Keep reading >>>