Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 11, 2017

I was in Atlanta yesterday for Techstars Atlanta Demo Day. I’ll be here again today for Venture Atlanta and then I’m on to Kansas City for Techstars Kansas City Demo Day. I like Atlanta. The conversation was intense and wonderful. I’m being a lot more deliberate about my travel these days.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 13, 2014

Stacy quickly made her way from her Atlanta home to her father in New York City. Her once tight bond with her siblings has become non-existent as the conversations have become more difficult. I just noticed there was a change in his voice, as though he wasn’t quite certain who was on the other line.”

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Jeff Hilimire

JANUARY 16, 2013

That my experience with Leadership Atlanta can’t get any better. We’ve moved into the portion of our schedule where we get a chance to interview CEO’s in Atlanta. For her, these values are: Trust, Candor (frank conversations), Integrity and Respect. It can’t keep getting better. That’s what I keep telling myself. But it does.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

A finalist in the Social and Culture category , which will pitch at 11 am Saturday, March 9, EnrichHER Funding , based in Atlanta, is fueling the growth of women-led businesses by enabling women founders to secure capital in an affordable and non-dilutive way.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 23, 2018

Let’s be real… I was raised in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia and I had a privileged upbringing. Right after that trip, I decided I was going to leave Atlanta and explore a new city. Then the next day, she’d be taking a new direction, and the conversation would lack productivity. I was 24 at the time.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Based in Atlanta (which has been named the best city in the U.S. Based in Atlanta (which has been named the best city in the U.S. Tell us your favorite things about being in Atlanta. What is your top goal for CoveTool for 2020? To make sure every new construction and renovation is optimized for energy and cost.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 23, 2019

We’re bringing a select group of Texas startups to the East Coast for curated, 1-on-1 investor meetings in Atlanta, Boston and New York. Are you a venture investor in Atlanta, Boston or New York? Capital Factory is launching our 2019 TEXAS@USA East Coast Roadshow as part of our Texas Startup Manifesto.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 4, 2020

The company was founded in 2011 by Ben Hawn, and has since grown tremendously, serving clients across metro Atlanta, Austin, and nationwide. ISG Partners is expanding and #StillHiring in Austin was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

The radio show This American Life unearthed the recipe , which had been published in 1979—down to the dram—in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. After the games are played and the episodes released, reality constrains conversation. Take “Merchandise 7X,” the most guarded component of Coca-Cola’s secret recipe.

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Jeff Hilimire

OCTOBER 6, 2018

The Disruptor Studio has quickly become my favorite Atlanta event. It’s an intimate conversation between Alex Gonzalez (founder) and a guest that is known for massive disruption in their industry. All were spectacular conversations. His fourth guest is someone that I admire tremendously, Kat Cole !

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

The radio show This American Life unearthed the recipe , which had been published in 1979—down to the dram—in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. After the games are played and the episodes released, reality constrains conversation. Take “Merchandise 7X,” the most guarded component of Coca-Cola’s secret recipe.

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David Cohen

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

That’s the polite way of rewording a question Keith Coleman, Founder of Fraudmarc (Techstars Atlanta 2017), posed to Brad Feld and me in an email a little while back. It made for a great conversation and I invite you to listen to the full episode. The conversation around Give First is always ongoing.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 1, 2017

At the time of this writing I have just attended a Georgia Tech Foundation board meeting in Atlanta and am always there surrounded by achievers who exhibit similar energy. Light Up the Room was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 12, 2021

The initial vision was to templetize and scale building conversion optimized websites. Two years after the start we had evolved into a pure conversion optimization agency, and later it would become one of the world’s leading CRO agencies. We think CRO agencies that focus solely on conversion rate are broken.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Atlanta, GA. The ability to connect with customers at the moment they’re looking for services you provide (which, in turn, can lead to higher conversion rates). Google recently expanded their Local Services ads (formerly known as Home Services ads) to include 17 cities, with plans to expand to 30 cities by the end of 2017.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 15, 2022

We've had lots of conversations on is social media community and I think social media enables community. And she ended up running an hour and a half long conversation around taxes and tax strategies and how entrepreneurs can think about this and left our little two day event with seven new clients. Wouldn't you say?

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Read interview Stroly , Kyoto, Japan Tankee , Austin, TX Alternates: Ibble , Austin, TX Immersive Systems , Los Angeles, CA VIDGO , Atlanta, GA Health and Wearable 5 pm Sunday, March 10 Finalists: Extend , San Francisco, CA k egg , San Francisco, CA?—? Read interview SkyWeaver , Toronto, Canada?—? Read interview Pathware , Ann Arbor, MI?—?

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Opportunity Hub (OHUB) | Inclusive innovation, entrepreneurship and investment for all Tech recruiter mentors HBCU@SXSW cohort on building soft skills during 2018 SXSW Opportunity Hub’s Growth and Mission Opportunity Hub was co-founded in 2013 in Atlanta, GA by Rodney Sampson.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 22, 2012

He suggests transforming tough conversations—and the relationships they affect — by asking a few power questions. By posing just one or two thoughtful questions, you can turn even the most difficult conversation around, shift the focus back to the other person, and give yourself invaluable breathing room to gather your thoughts.

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Jeff Hilimire

APRIL 30, 2014

And the Atlanta Community Food Bank was an INCREDIBLE host! For more of the conversation around the event, follow the hashtag #adviceforgood. Atlanta Doing Good' Last night was a perfect example of why I created Advice For Good. We had our kick-off event and I was blown away by the support from everyone who attended.

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Jeff Hilimire

MARCH 5, 2020

This past weekend — on my Leap Day birthday, actually — I spent the day on a trip from Atlanta to Montgomery and Selma. The trip was put on by a few of the classmates of the 2020 Leadership Atlanta class (second best class ever to my class of 2013). We boarded the bus in Atlanta around 7 a.m. insidejoke.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 22, 2017

I started every one of my tech businesses after Peachtree Software in the ATDC in Atlanta and was part of the Georgia Tech alumni committee that founded it. Be Coachable was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

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Jeff Hilimire

JUNE 11, 2017

My good friend and Leadership Atlanta classmate, Mike Pitcher , joined me for another 11 minute chat. Mike and I spend this conversation discussing our shared Leadership Atlanta experience. For both of us it was a life-changing event and pushed us to be better people in our own unique ways.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

I built a 3,000 person tech networking organization in NYC back in 2006 and was one of the first 100 members of the NY Tech Meetup back in 2005 so I’ve participated in a lot of these conversations. Mailchimp looks like it’s going to be a huge exit down in Atlanta, but that might turn out to be a one-off.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

SXSW Pitch: The 50 Finalists for 2020 was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. These posts often cover tech-related trends; other times they focus on books, pop culture, sports and other current events.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 14, 2017

The reason VC or Angel-backed startups in Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Atlanta, Miami, New Orleans, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, and similar cities often hire startup lawyers who aren’t local is that they (correctly) recognize that their local ecosystems (generally) lack the density to support truly specialized, scalable startup/vc law practices.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Instead the winners are Dallas, Atlanta and Waco. was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. Austin is used to being at the top of lists like Forbes’ “ Next Biggest Boom Town in the US.” Hey Austin, You’re Not on the List.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

MARCH 26, 2022

This can be a chance to think outside the box and expand the conversation beyond the standard set of hazards like fire, weather and utility outage. Prior to joining CIC Services, LLC, Shoshanna served as the Risk Manager for The Integral Group in Atlanta, GA. She has more than 10 years of risk management and insurance experience.

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David Teten

APRIL 22, 2013

From my first conversations with Adam, he said that he was planning to bring in a business-focused CEO. Atlanta ff Venture Capital Ionic Security' Adam made the decision to go with “Rich” vs. just “King”, which we as a VC think is usually the right decision once you decide to be VC-backed.

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Hunter Walker

APRIL 17, 2021

You might think I’m referring to the time spent with a founder before deciding to make an investment in their startup, and certainly, there are moments where an in-person conversation can be the difference between Deal or No Deal.

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Jeff Hilimire

OCTOBER 5, 2012

As I mentioned recently , I’m in the midst of reading, “Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn” , a history of Atlanta told threw the lives of a white family and a black family. It’s a book that was suggested to me in the opening retreat for Leadership Atlanta and to say I’m enjoying it would be an understatement.

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Jeff Hilimire

JUNE 10, 2020

I had a conversation with a good friend last week – yes, a black friend – and just as I knew she would, she hit me with the truth: it’s not ok to be silent. And hopefully we’ll have some good conversations, you and I. But mostly, I’ve been silent. She told me to share my experiences. Literally.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 3, 2017

Many of you have probably read by now that I am returning from Austin to my roots in Atlanta. Even in the early Peachtree Software days, the decision to build our company in Atlanta was not made without some careful consideration. Oddly enough, our one primary competitor was in Austin, even more out of the way at the time.

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Jeff Hilimire

MARCH 7, 2014

The first was with Raymond King , CEO of Zoo Atlanta; the second was with Devon Wijesinghe , CEO of Insightpool; the third with Mark Feinberg , CEO of Uruut; and the fourth with Simms Jenkins , BrightWave Marketing. . Midtown/Tech Square and Atlanta Tech Village are obviously both here to stay. I love that we build real companies.

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Jeff Hilimire

DECEMBER 24, 2021

For our Atlanta friends, we just took our family to ice skate at Atlantic Station and to see the lights at the Horse Mansion (yeah, I’d never heard of it before either). And whether it was through a short, concise email, or an actual phone conversation, they all said the same thing: “We don’t think you can be a successful author.”. (If

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Jeff Hilimire

JANUARY 20, 2016

My good friend and Leadership Atlanta* classmate, Dr. Brett Jacobsen , asked me to be on his Design Movement podcast. We had a great conversation and you can download the podcast here. Leadership Atlanta changed my life. How Dragon Army approaches business strategy and culture. What’s the DNA of an innovator?

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Austin Startup

MARCH 15, 2017

Firmly believing that we don’t belong, or that we don’t deserve to speak up during a conversation. After attending Clark Atlanta University (a historically black college and university, or HBCU) for her BS/MS in Chemistry, Dr. Ford felt the drastic change in demographics and suddenly felt inept in academia.

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