Start-ups
5 Reasons I’m excited about Switchyards
Tavani hanging out in front of his new Switchyards building Switchyards, Michael Tavani’s latest project, just announced its first batch of startups to join the effort. The Switchyards mantra: Where consumer and design-focused companies grow in Atlanta. Has a nice ring :) I was given a tour of the building (pre-construction) recently and I’m really impressed with…
Read More11 Rules Successful Startups Should Follow #blindpost
This is a #blindpost on the Techcrunch article, “10 Rules Successful Startups Should Follow.” Per the #blindpost rules, I took the headline and wrote my interpretation of it, without reading the article itself. And I added one more for good measure ;) 11 Rules Successful Startups Should Follow 1. Know your customer. And learn your customer…
Read MoreDonating my birthday to build a home for a family in need #newstorycharity
I come into contact with startups all the time. Through speaking events (like this one I’m hosting next Monday night with Charles Brewer), hanging out at the Atlanta Tech Village, advising/mentoring through Advice For Good, or just generally hanging out where startup folks hang out. The startups that I’m always amazed by are the ones run by…
Read More4 questions answered by successful entrepreneurs: Part 4
One of the participants in Advice For Good, after donating an hour of time to a charity and then blogging about it on the AFG website, asked me if she could ask the list of advisors four questions to help her with her startup. What a great way to use the AFG community! Because each question has many answers, I’ll share…
Read MoreCome hang with me while I interview Atlanta startup legend Charles Brewer!
I’m so excited about this! On March 2nd I am going to be interviewing Charles Brewer in a fireside chat. Charles, as many of you know, is one of the first startup successes in Atlanta, founding MindSpring in 1994. I’ve become friends with Charles over the last year and he has some awesome stories to tell.…
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