was there when we hashed out the concept of "startup engineering", an idea of Merrick Furst's that I thought was brilliant when he first pitched it. Incubators StartupsEarlier this week Flashpoint , Georgia Tech's new startup accelerator, held it first ever demo day. The early answer is yes. It is a real metric. Flashpoint is winning. MORE >>

It is not clear if the two presidents discussed the future expansion of engineering education in Georgia. Tags: ATDC Incubators Politics ATDC, a Georgia Tech based technology business accelerator has established a presence on the University of Georgia's Gwinnett Campus. Roll the tape. Here is the official Georgia Tech announcement. MORE >>

This week, I've had several meetings with venture funds, incubators, corporate accelerators and other significant players in the startup eco-system. The same applies to Malaysia, where our partner, the MAD Incubator, is in search of 10 good deals to put through the 1M/1M program. Incubator photo from Geograph. Sponsor. iFood.tv. MORE >>

A new incubator program, Imagine K12 , launched today in Palo Alto aimed specifically at building entrepreneurship in the education space. That's a pretty significant comment from the co-founder of one of the most successful startup incubators in Silicon Valley history, and begs the question: what is Imagine K12 doing that Y Combinator can't? MORE >>

Paul Graham Mythology – I get it, he is uber-successful and runs the Deathstar of startup incubators.  It is instructive to note that plenty of startups were quite successful before the advent of incubators, and many others will continue to thrive outside of the incubator ecosystem. Where Da Ladies At? MORE >>