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Introducing my next chapter: Dragon Army

Jeff Hilimire

Today the Atlanta Business Chronicle ran an article about the new company, Dragon Army , that David Cummings , Ryan Tuttle and I are starting. Dragon Army will be based out of Atlanta Tech Village (freaking pumped about that) and we’ll be focusing on mobile games and apps for consumers. and The Coca-Cola Co.,

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2012 Valuation Survey of Angel Groups

Gust

Atlanta Technology Angels. The Halo Report for the rolling median for the 12 months proceeding June 30, 2012 showed that the median pre-money valuation for Seed Stage deals as $2.7 Alliance of Angels (Seattle). BELLE Capital (Michigan). Boise Angel Alliance. Centennial (Missouri). First Angel Network (Halifax).

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U.S. Venture Capital Has Its Biggest Quarter Since Dot-Com Days

allthingsd.com

In the largest sector, Internet, median deal size increased at every stage of funding for the first time ever, CB Insights said. Venture capitalists were particularly aggressive on early-stage investments in the second quarter. There were more seed deals than Series A fundings for the first time ever. Coca-Cola - Atlanta, GA.

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Out of the Crisis #14: Robert Rhinehart on the Corona Initiative, accelerating basic research, and finding a cure faster

Startup Lessons Learned

I've also been spending a lot of time on the phone with my family and my mom in Atlanta. Any venture capitalist will tell you, "That's why we take a wide spectrum of that at the seed stage." I don't really have to use my phone during the day. I can control everything and all of the messages and calls from the PC.

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The Future of Web Startups

www.paulgraham.com

The mobility of seed-stage startups means that seed funding is a national business. Atlanta is just as hosed as Munich. We know because we make people move for Y Combinator, and it doesnt seem to be a problem. The advantage of being able to work together face to face for three months outweighs the inconvenience of moving.

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Jonathon Triest of Ludlow Ventures: “VC Done Right” (and in Detroit)

Hunter Walker

Despite the seemingly not so humble tagline (“VC Done Right”), I found him to be a ‘grow the pie’ guy who excitedly looks for opportunities to help entrepreneurs and collaborate at the seed stage. In that spirit, asked him to share some background and perspectives. I was smitten. No turning back.

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