The Switchyards mantra: Where consumer and design-focused companies grow in Atlanta. Atlanta needs a focused effort to give consumer-oriented startups a chance. Downtown Atlanta needs some startup love. I love what Tavani brings to the startup scene in Atlanta. MORE
Yesterday Micheal Tavani started a conversation on Twitter about this list of 20 most interesting Atlanta startups. Loss for Atlanta. Before I do that I am going to make a new top 20 Atlanta startup list. The list is over three years old. I thought it would be interesting to go in and provide an update. Here it is. BLiNQ Media Sold to Gannett. Depending on your source it was either $40 million or $92 million. I know the number. Take the average and you are close enough. . MORE
Switchyards Downtown Club (of which I’m a proud card-carrying member) founder Michael Tavani continues his stretch of great interviews on the On Doers series with this one with Steve Kooning, CEO of the Atlanta Hawks. MORE
Instacart is in Atlanta and I’m already their biggest fan. Yes, yes, we all know that Webvan is known to be the “largest dot-com bust in history” However, I’ve always thought the idea was needed if someone could just pull it off. Ahead of its time, like most great things. And now, perhaps, the future is here. They describe themselves as: Instacart is a grocery delivery service that delivers in as little as an hour! MORE
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Charles, as many of you know, is one of the first startup successes in Atlanta, founding MindSpring in 1994. And we’ll be hosting the event at one of my favorite Atlanta venues, the Center for Civic Innovation. Mr. Brewer is one of Atlanta’s first startup success stories, bringing to life one of the largest ISP’s in the country from his Midtown Atlanta apartment in 1994. I’m so excited about this! MORE
We are going to build 48 custom websites for 48 Atlanta nonprofits. Here’s a quick video about the event from Adam and I: Atlanta Doing GoodI’m so excited to announce 48in48 ! MORE
For those that haven’t visited the Atlanta Tech Village – David Cummings ‘ tech/startup building in Buckhead – you’re really missing out. MORE
A little while back, my friend Michael Tavani let loose on the Atlanta Tech Village in a Creative Loafing piece. Then to Michael’s credit, he decided to come to the Atlanta Tech Village and host his next On Doers video with myself, Jon Birdsong and TJ Muehleman and talk it all out. MORE
From a sustainable energy company to numerous IT platforms, see the companies whipping up major sales in The ATL MORE
Everyone I meet now – that lives in Atlanta – I tell them the same thing: Apply to Leadership Atlanta or Leadership Atlanta’s LEAD program. Atlanta Leadership Do it every year until you retire or get in, whichever comes first. I’m working on a post about just how significantly this program changed my life over the last nine months. Its a hard thing to capture in words, so its taking some time get my thoughts together. MORE
If you’re an entrepreneur based in Atlanta, you may want to check out Startup Atlanta , a non-profit dedicated to making the A known nationally and internationally for entrepreneurship. “Great ideas come out of Atlanta. MORE
By HOJUN CHOI Reporter with Silicon Hills News Community leaders from the heart of Atlanta’s tech scene had a chance to strut their city’s entrepreneurial spirit at ChooseATL’s Tech Square Takeover event on Monday. The free SXSW event was open to the public, and was one of many events hosted at the ChooseATL House at […] The post Atlanta Showcases its Tech Community at SXSW appeared first on SiliconHills. MORE
Venture Atlanta is by far my favorite startup event of the year. Venture Atlanta presenting companies: Early Stage. It’s the largest culmination of entrepreneurs and investors in the Southeast. Each year the list of presenting companies gets better and this year is certainly no exception. Fortunately, David Cummings put a list of the companies on his blog , so I grabbed them and listed them below. The event is on October 21st and 22nd at the Georgia Aquarium. MORE
I gave a 30 minute interview on this and other topics at the Atlanta Tech Village yesterday – nice summary from David Cummings. Startup Communities 1 million cups Atlanta tech vill boulder thesis empirical evidence research startup colorado MORE
A good buddy of mine started a new kind of curated newsletter, Atlanta Stacks , and I wanted to a) figure out why he created it and b) spread the word, because I think it’s terrific. Wow, better you than me ;) So what is Atlanta Stacks and why did you create it? MORE
So I was doing some work on the atdc Startup Showcase that resulted in a quick brainstorming session on Atlanta area organizations that fund technology startups. The more angel oriented investor groups include Atlanta Technology Angels, CEO Ventures, the Communications Group, Hamilton Ventures, Profounder, Seraph Group, and Shotput Ventures. While we can use more this is Atlanta in 2011. MORE
So I decided to do an experiment this past weekend and I reached out to 17 of my friends in Atlanta who happen to be very successful entrepreneurs to see how they would complete the sentence: “To be an entrepreneur is to…” Oh, and help share these great quotes by tweeting your favorite. Atlanta Entrepreneurship I think – and write – about what it means to be an entrepreneur all the time. MORE
I’m looking forward to a January 20 date in Atlanta at Entrepreneur Magazine’s Growth 2011 Conference. events startup advice Atlanta Entrepreneur.com Growth Conference January 20 2011 MORE
New debit card aims to give parents control of kids' spending on websites and in stores MORE
Today we are going to get a little closer to home and talk about technology compensation in Atlanta. The source for this information is the 2011 Atlanta Technology Executive Compensation Survey conducted by the Technology Executives Roundtable. Atlanta Technology Compensation. Using the CEO slot as an example the way you read this data is an Atlanta CEO makes $10,000 less cash salary, a bonus that is the same, and has 1% more equity than their national counterparts. MORE
There are days at the Atlanta Tech Village where I’m blown away by the experiences we’re exposed to. Yesterday was one of those days. MORE
I’ll be posting a recap shortly (similar to the 48in48 Atlanta recap ,) but if you’re super eager to see how it went, you can check out the hashtag. But this post is about Atlanta. I love many cities, with London and Chicago being at the top, but Atlanta is the place for me. MORE
On Wednesday we (those of us at the Atlanta Tech Village) were honored to have Mayor Kasim Reed come and speak to us in the morning and Brad Feld in the afternoon. Atlanta Culture MORE
Fintech disruptor Kathryn Petralia, Kabbage Co-Founder shares nine surprising growth insights MORE
On Wednesday August 14 I am going to be participating at Access to Capital put on by my friends over at Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. It''s a much broader than your typical technology startup funding event. It will explore alternative and traditional lending options, angel investments, crowdfunding, private equity and more. I have the honor of being on a panel, Startups Start Here, moderated by Daryn Kagan of CNN fame. MORE
A controversy in the summer of 2014 left the team scrambling. What happened next was a great lesson on turnaround marketing MORE
million in services for Atlanta’s nonprofits!!! Atlanta Hawks small forward Kent Bazemore came and gave an inspirational talk to the 200+ volunteers. Just, wow. We did it again! We built 48 nonprofit websites in 48 hours! MORE
I’ve lived in Atlanta since I was about five years old. Seeing the old buildings was unique given that not many buildings in Atlanta are older than Sherman’s pyrotechnics display back in 1864. Even how the name of Atlanta came to be. Personal leadership atlanta MORE
The business-boosting aspects of Atlanta, Georgia could make it the best city for any company to call home MORE
…and this video happened. Culture Entrepreneurship MORE
The Atlanta Tech Village is the brain child of David Cummings , a friend of mine and co-founder of my new company, Dragon Army. 10 Reasons I Love the Atlanta Tech Village. Atlanta has more startups than you realize. It’s building some major startup momentum in Atlanta. MORE
This morning I was lucky enough to be interviewed on NPR talking about Dragon Army, the Atlanta Tech Village and Atlanta’s technology scene. I’ve talked ad nauseam on this blog about how much I love working at the Village, and people probably think I’m on the payroll (I’m not), but working here for two months has made me realize what a great place this is for entrepreneurs and the Atlanta’s tech reputation. Atlanta Entrepreneurship Start-ups MORE
Why are you in the Atlanta Tech Village? Didn’t take a job in banking out of college in 08′ Ran online marketing efforts for a candidate in the 09′ Mayoral race in Atlanta. Spent one year at the fastest growing startup in Atlanta, SalesLoft. MORE
Last week I wrote a blog post where I asked 17 of Atlanta’s top entrepreneurs to finish the sentence, “To be an entrepreneur is to…” Fortunately, I have many female entrepreneur friends that quickly pointed out that I included exactly zero female entrepreneurs on my list. MORE
Held as part of Atlanta’s Tech & Startup Week , the 6th Annual Startup Riot featured 30 local entrepreneurs pitching their ideas for a chance to win huge cash prizes, thousands of dollars in professional services and meetings with top venture capitalists and investors. MORE
If you haven’t been to Zoo Atlanta in a while, you really should make the trip. Some facts that I pulled on Zoo Atlanta: - Zoo Atlanta is the oldest cultural destination in Atlanta, serving the city since 1889. - In 2011, Zoo Atlanta received the AZA Edward H. MORE
Atlanta Finance Atlanta Metro Atlanta Strategy Atlanta Venture Capital Chad Hagan crude oil Economics Energy FIAT Financial Google Immortality Macro Oil Superfund Macro Report Superfund Macro Report Headlines Fiat Chrysler recalls 703,000 vehicles in U.S. to fix ignition switches - LINK The EURO is quite low. In Depth The Price of Oil Is About to Blow a Hole in Corporate Accounting! MORE
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Atlanta Related Topics Jeff Hilimire
NOVEMBER 7, 2016
I’ll be posting a recap shortly (similar to the 48in48 Atlanta recap ,) but if you’re super eager to see how it went, you can check out the hashtag. But this post is about Atlanta. I love many cities, with London and Chicago being at the top, but Atlanta is the place for me.
Jeff Hilimire
OCTOBER 25, 2016
million in services for Atlanta’s nonprofits!!! Atlanta Hawks small forward Kent Bazemore came and gave an inspirational talk to the 200+ volunteers. Just, wow. We did it again! We built 48 nonprofit websites in 48 hours!
Jeff Hilimire
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
A good buddy of mine started a new kind of curated newsletter, Atlanta Stacks , and I wanted to a) figure out why he created it and b) spread the word, because I think it’s terrific. Wow, better you than me ;) So what is Atlanta Stacks and why did you create it?
Jeff Hilimire
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
I’ve lived in Atlanta since I was about five years old. Seeing the old buildings was unique given that not many buildings in Atlanta are older than Sherman’s pyrotechnics display back in 1864. Even how the name of Atlanta came to be. Personal leadership atlanta
Inc Startups
JUNE 20, 2016
The business-boosting aspects of Atlanta, Georgia could make it the best city for any company to call home
Inc Startups
JULY 28, 2015
I have never been more proud that I started - and stayed - in Atlanta to build my businesses and my career
Jeff Hilimire
MAY 13, 2014
A little while back, my friend Michael Tavani let loose on the Atlanta Tech Village in a Creative Loafing piece. Then to Michael’s credit, he decided to come to the Atlanta Tech Village and host his next On Doers video with myself, Jon Birdsong and TJ Muehleman and talk it all out.
Jeff Hilimire
JULY 1, 2014
Instacart is in Atlanta and I’m already their biggest fan. Yes, yes, we all know that Webvan is known to be the “largest dot-com bust in history” However, I’ve always thought the idea was needed if someone could just pull it off. Ahead of its time, like most great things. And now, perhaps, the future is here. They describe themselves as: Instacart is a grocery delivery service that delivers in as little as an hour!
Jeff Hilimire
OCTOBER 24, 2013
This morning I was lucky enough to be interviewed on NPR talking about Dragon Army, the Atlanta Tech Village and Atlanta’s technology scene. I’ve talked ad nauseam on this blog about how much I love working at the Village, and people probably think I’m on the payroll (I’m not), but working here for two months has made me realize what a great place this is for entrepreneurs and the Atlanta’s tech reputation. Atlanta Entrepreneurship Start-ups
Jeff Hilimire
MARCH 26, 2014
For those that haven’t visited the Atlanta Tech Village – David Cummings ‘ tech/startup building in Buckhead – you’re really missing out.
Inc Startups
FEBRUARY 9, 2017
New debit card aims to give parents control of kids' spending on websites and in stores
Inc Startups
JUNE 22, 2017
HowStuffWorks, a leader in creating podcast content continues to increase its presence with new partnerships and is proud to call Atlanta home. Podcasting maintains its dominance as an effective and meaningful way to establish relationship.
Jeff Hilimire
OCTOBER 2, 2013
The Atlanta Tech Village is the brain child of David Cummings , a friend of mine and co-founder of my new company, Dragon Army. 10 Reasons I Love the Atlanta Tech Village. Atlanta has more startups than you realize. It’s building some major startup momentum in Atlanta.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 1, 2013
If you’re an entrepreneur based in Atlanta, you may want to check out Startup Atlanta , a non-profit dedicated to making the A known nationally and internationally for entrepreneurship. “Great ideas come out of Atlanta.
Up and Running
DECEMBER 28, 2010
I’m looking forward to a January 20 date in Atlanta at Entrepreneur Magazine’s Growth 2011 Conference. events startup advice Atlanta Entrepreneur.com Growth Conference January 20 2011
Inc Startups
FEBRUARY 6, 2017
Are you making these errors in your own business
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 22, 2013
Held as part of Atlanta’s Tech & Startup Week , the 6th Annual Startup Riot featured 30 local entrepreneurs pitching their ideas for a chance to win huge cash prizes, thousands of dollars in professional services and meetings with top venture capitalists and investors.
Feld Thoughts
APRIL 17, 2014
I gave a 30 minute interview on this and other topics at the Atlanta Tech Village yesterday – nice summary from David Cummings. Startup Communities 1 million cups Atlanta tech vill boulder thesis empirical evidence research startup colorado
Force of Good: a blog by Lance Weatherby
APRIL 21, 2011
So I was doing some work on the atdc Startup Showcase that resulted in a quick brainstorming session on Atlanta area organizations that fund technology startups. The more angel oriented investor groups include Atlanta Technology Angels, CEO Ventures, the Communications Group, Hamilton Ventures, Profounder, Seraph Group, and Shotput Ventures. While we can use more this is Atlanta in 2011.
Force of Good: a blog by Lance Weatherby
AUGUST 8, 2013
On Wednesday August 14 I am going to be participating at Access to Capital put on by my friends over at Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. It''s a much broader than your typical technology startup funding event. It will explore alternative and traditional lending options, angel investments, crowdfunding, private equity and more. I have the honor of being on a panel, Startups Start Here, moderated by Daryn Kagan of CNN fame.
Jeff Hilimire
MAY 15, 2014
Why are you in the Atlanta Tech Village? Didn’t take a job in banking out of college in 08′ Ran online marketing efforts for a candidate in the 09′ Mayoral race in Atlanta. Spent one year at the fastest growing startup in Atlanta, SalesLoft.
Force of Good: a blog by Lance Weatherby
MARCH 13, 2014
Yesterday Micheal Tavani started a conversation on Twitter about this list of 20 most interesting Atlanta startups. Loss for Atlanta. Before I do that I am going to make a new top 20 Atlanta startup list. The list is over three years old. I thought it would be interesting to go in and provide an update. Here it is. BLiNQ Media Sold to Gannett. Depending on your source it was either $40 million or $92 million. I know the number. Take the average and you are close enough. .
Jeff Hilimire
APRIL 19, 2014
On Wednesday we (those of us at the Atlanta Tech Village) were honored to have Mayor Kasim Reed come and speak to us in the morning and Brad Feld in the afternoon. Atlanta Culture
Inc Startups
DECEMBER 2, 2016
A controversy in the summer of 2014 left the team scrambling. What happened next was a great lesson on turnaround marketing
Jeff Hilimire
APRIL 5, 2014
Yesterday, thanks to my good friend Raymond King , CEO of Zoo Atlanta, the Dragon Army team was given an amazing behind-the-scenes tour of Zoo Atlanta. Standard Zoo Atlanta panda shot.
Jeff Hilimire
FEBRUARY 12, 2015
Charles, as many of you know, is one of the first startup successes in Atlanta, founding MindSpring in 1994. And we’ll be hosting the event at one of my favorite Atlanta venues, the Center for Civic Innovation. Mr. Brewer is one of Atlanta’s first startup success stories, bringing to life one of the largest ISP’s in the country from his Midtown Atlanta apartment in 1994. I’m so excited about this!
Force of Good: a blog by Lance Weatherby
APRIL 25, 2011
Today we are going to get a little closer to home and talk about technology compensation in Atlanta. The source for this information is the 2011 Atlanta Technology Executive Compensation Survey conducted by the Technology Executives Roundtable. Atlanta Technology Compensation. Using the CEO slot as an example the way you read this data is an Atlanta CEO makes $10,000 less cash salary, a bonus that is the same, and has 1% more equity than their national counterparts.
Inc Startups
JUNE 10, 2016
Fintech disruptor Kathryn Petralia, Kabbage Co-Founder shares nine surprising growth insights
Jeff Hilimire
APRIL 17, 2014
There are days at the Atlanta Tech Village where I’m blown away by the experiences we’re exposed to. Yesterday was one of those days.
Jeff Hilimire
MARCH 23, 2014
…and this video happened. Culture Entrepreneurship
Jeff Hilimire
OCTOBER 3, 2014
Venture Atlanta is by far my favorite startup event of the year. Venture Atlanta presenting companies: Early Stage. It’s the largest culmination of entrepreneurs and investors in the Southeast. Each year the list of presenting companies gets better and this year is certainly no exception. Fortunately, David Cummings put a list of the companies on his blog , so I grabbed them and listed them below. The event is on October 21st and 22nd at the Georgia Aquarium.
Jeff Hilimire
DECEMBER 13, 2013
Last week I wrote a blog post where I asked 17 of Atlanta’s top entrepreneurs to finish the sentence, “To be an entrepreneur is to…” Fortunately, I have many female entrepreneur friends that quickly pointed out that I included exactly zero female entrepreneurs on my list.
Chaganomics
MARCH 9, 2015
Atlanta Finance Atlanta Metro Atlanta Strategy Atlanta Venture Capital Chad Hagan crude oil Economics Energy FIAT Financial Google Immortality Macro Oil Superfund Macro Report Superfund Macro Report Headlines Fiat Chrysler recalls 703,000 vehicles in U.S. to fix ignition switches - LINK The EURO is quite low. In Depth The Price of Oil Is About to Blow a Hole in Corporate Accounting!
Jeff Hilimire
APRIL 30, 2013
Everyone I meet now – that lives in Atlanta – I tell them the same thing: Apply to Leadership Atlanta or Leadership Atlanta’s LEAD program. Atlanta Leadership Do it every year until you retire or get in, whichever comes first. I’m working on a post about just how significantly this program changed my life over the last nine months. Its a hard thing to capture in words, so its taking some time get my thoughts together.
Inc Startups
NOVEMBER 20, 2014
From a sustainable energy company to numerous IT platforms, see the companies whipping up major sales in The ATL
Jeff Hilimire
DECEMBER 4, 2013
So I decided to do an experiment this past weekend and I reached out to 17 of my friends in Atlanta who happen to be very successful entrepreneurs to see how they would complete the sentence: “To be an entrepreneur is to…” Oh, and help share these great quotes by tweeting your favorite. Atlanta Entrepreneurship I think – and write – about what it means to be an entrepreneur all the time.
Jeff Hilimire
JUNE 11, 2015
The Switchyards mantra: Where consumer and design-focused companies grow in Atlanta. Atlanta needs a focused effort to give consumer-oriented startups a chance. Downtown Atlanta needs some startup love. I love what Tavani brings to the startup scene in Atlanta.
Jeff Hilimire
MARCH 12, 2014
If you haven’t been to Zoo Atlanta in a while, you really should make the trip. Some facts that I pulled on Zoo Atlanta: - Zoo Atlanta is the oldest cultural destination in Atlanta, serving the city since 1889. - In 2011, Zoo Atlanta received the AZA Edward H.
Jeff Hilimire
MAY 29, 2015
We are going to build 48 custom websites for 48 Atlanta nonprofits. Here’s a quick video about the event from Adam and I: Atlanta Doing GoodI’m so excited to announce 48in48 !
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