Content Marketer, Startup Advisor, Servant Leader
Kevin Sandlin on startups, content marketing, and digital marketing
I recently joined the Harbert College of Business at Auburn University as an EIR, and today we concluded our first 8-week accelerator program for student-led startups. Similar to other accelerators you’ve heard of, today was part demo-day and part celebration. Each startup is very early stage, so “demo day” is … Keep reading >>>
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 … Keep reading >>>
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 … Keep reading >>>
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, … Keep reading >>>
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 >>>
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 >>>
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 >>>
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 … Keep reading >>>
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 >>>