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. It also includes Atlanta’s startup deal flow , outlining angel investments and venture capital that support promising area companies.

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OCTOBER 17, 2018

We pulled off our 4th Atlanta 48in48 event and our 3rd New York event…on the same weekend! Once again, I was incredibly moved watching the hundreds of volunteers in Atlanta working tirelessly (well, maybe tired-ly) for 48 straight hours to pull off this amazing feat. Well, it happened!

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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. I can’t wait to get it!

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Jeff Hilimire

JANUARY 29, 2019

The Atlanta Tech Village was a sponsor and let us use their space all weekend! The post 48in48 Atlanta Super Service Event (in Pictures) appeared first on Begin the Begin. Adam and I with the 48in48 staff…this small, dedicated, passionate team is simply incredible. David Cummings gave a great speech to kick the night off!

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Salesloft was founded in the year 2011 in Atlanta, GA. Chorus profile contains over 20,000 companies, including Zoom, Mavenlink, Qualtrics, Adobe, TripActions, and GitLab. Now with Zoom integration, companies can use Zoom as their primary source of conversation intelligence.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 21, 2013

Atlanta Technology Angels (ATA) today announced it has joined Cowtown Angel Network, Central Texas Angel Network and Golden Seeds in a $3 million investment in Austin-based Wisegate. Enterprise ATA CTAN wisegate'

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Jeff Hilimire

OCTOBER 11, 2017

For the 3rd straight year we pulled off a 48in48 event in Atlanta, and it just keeps getting better. million in donated services to Atlanta’s nonprofits. We held the opening kick-off at Underground Atlanta with Moe’s providing the dinner. The post 48in48 Atlanta 2017 – 3rd time’s a charm!

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Jeff Hilimire

OCTOBER 12, 2018

To bring you up to speed, here’s the history: 2015: Atlanta. 2016: Atlanta and New York. 2017: Atlanta , New York , Boston , and Minneapolis. 2018: Atlanta and New York this weekend, and London on Nov 2nd. Today’s Atlanta event will be extra special for me. So, yeah, that’s cool :).

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Jeff Hilimire

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Joe Koufman recently shared with me an initiative he’s spearheading to provide coats for people in Atlanta experiencing homelessness. The first place we visited was the Atlanta Day Shelter for Women just off of Northside Drive on the Westside. I asked if he would share his story on my blog. Hats, gloves, scarves?

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Jeff Hilimire

JUNE 4, 2018

This first one was a discussion between Highwire CEO, Alex Gonzalez , and Darren Eales , President of Atlanta United. The post The story of Atlanta United appeared first on Begin the Begin. Check out the full interview below!

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Jeff Hilimire

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

On this #GivingTuesday 2017, I’d love for you to consider two Atlanta nonprofits that are close to my heart. Central OAC is an Atlanta nonprofit located in downtown Atlanta with a mission to open doors out of homelessness. This year we had events in Boston, Minneapolis, New York, and Atlanta. Photo by @goian.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

In addition to Austin, the program will also be spreading its roots to Atlanta and Richmond this fall, aiming to broaden its support of underserved, and often overlooked, young adults. to close the economic opportunity gap?—?and and propel generations of young adults forward,” said Grantham.

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Jeff Hilimire

MARCH 29, 2018

.” The first event was a discussion between Highwire CEO, Alex Gonzalez , and Darren Eales , President of Atlanta United. If you weren’t aware, Atlanta United has been a city-wide phenomenon in Atlanta for quite some time, and the team racked up numerous records for Major League Soccer (MLS). I love that :).

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 25, 2017

A few weeks ago I was in Atlanta for Techstars Atlanta Demo Day and the Venture Atlanta Conference. I had a great time and it’s fun to see the vibrancy of the Atlanta startup community. My favorite keynote at Venture Atlanta was from Scott Dorsey. I put him in the awesome category.

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Jeff Hilimire

APRIL 11, 2014

The list so far: Raymond King , Zoo Atlanta. I’ve known Jacqui Chew for a long time and she’s easily one of the most dynamic people killing it in Atlanta today. She’s the CEO of iFusion Marketing and is a neighbor of mine in the Atlanta Tech Village. Atlanta Entrepreneurship' Mark Feinberg , Uruut.

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David Teten

MAY 29, 2013

Atlanta ff Venture Capital Harvard Business School New York Presentations and Conferences' ThundrLizard - ThundrLizard is a social sales company that delivers a relevancy based activity feed for B2B salespeople to speed time to close by prioritizing lead lists using social sales intelligence.

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David Teten

MAY 29, 2013

Atlanta ff Venture Capital Harvard Business School New York Presentations and Conferences' ThundrLizard - ThundrLizard is a social sales company that delivers a relevancy based activity feed for B2B salespeople to speed time to close by prioritizing lead lists using social sales intelligence.

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Jeff Hilimire

MARCH 12, 2014

If you haven’t been to Zoo Atlanta in a while, you really should make the trip. It’s a phenomenal zoo and, as I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know the CEO, Raymond King , I’ve learned from him that the most important aspect of Zoo Atlanta is their focus on saving and protecting animals. 1959-2000).

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Jeff Hilimire

APRIL 4, 2019

Darren Eales , President of a little team called Atlanta United, gave a talk to Dragon Army recently. Atlanta United shares their core values with the companies in Arthur Blank’s portfolio. The post Darren Eales of Atlanta United visited Dragon Army, and here’s what I learned appeared first on Begin the Begin.

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SiliconHills

MARCH 15, 2016

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.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 2, 2019

Let’s say you own a home painting business in the Atlanta area. That’s why you’ll turn up in a search for “home painters near Atlanta,” but not “party planner in Seattle.” This is how a search engine determines which queries you should be ranking for.

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Jeff Hilimire

JUNE 5, 2013

Yesterday I was an alumni volunteer at the 2014 Leadership Atlanta class orientation at Coca-Cola headquarters. Watching the 80 new class members get their badges for the first time, unsure of where the next ten months would take them, brought me back to my first day of Leadership Atlanta. Leadership Atlanta is a big commitment.

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deal architect

MAY 14, 2017

Last week their user conference, PowerPlex in Atlanta was no different. I leave every visit with Plex invigorated. Each time they showcase a growing number of customers – the majority are mid-sized US manufacturers. Plex now supports 566 customers, with.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 17, 2017

I must take a moment to acknowledge the many kind greetings upon my return to Atlanta and the many well wishes as I departed Austin. I heard this morning at All Saint’s Episcopal in Atlanta this excerpt from a pulpit prayer: “Disturb us, Lord, when our dreams come true because we dream too lowly.” Think about that.

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Jeff Hilimire

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Right now, we run programs here in Atlanta (where we started the company) as well as in Raleigh, Charlotte, and Asheville, NC. On October 20th, we will be launching our fifth 8-week Code Immersion Program for adults here in the Atlanta area as well as a new Intro to Website Design & Creation Class. We already have!

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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? So I thought, sure, let’s do that at the same time!

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Jeff Hilimire

MAY 15, 2014

If you had time to watch the video where Jon Birdsong (CEO of Rivalry ) and I talked to Michael Tavani, Rob Kischuk and TJ Muehleman, you’ll know that one of the points the group made to Jon and I was that there is a lot of publicity about the Atlanta Tech Village but very little about the startups in the building. Longer answer.

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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. And that this kind of thing is just what Atlanta needs. Atlanta Entrepreneurship Start-ups' Why was I able to get this press? Easy, because I work at the Village.

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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. He purchased a 5-story building in Buckhead (corner of Piedmont and Lenox) with the idea of getting 600+ entrepreneurs in Atlanta stuffed into the same location and let the magic happen. LOVE your job.

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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. Atlanta Start-ups' He was fired up.

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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. We had to put on masks when we went to see how the orangutans use computers and play games. superbehindthescenes. Gotta have it.

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Jeff Hilimire

JANUARY 25, 2018

Reading that headline, you might think, “Wait, why would you be scared of Amazon setting up its second HQ in Atlanta?” And Atlanta is now among the 20 finalists , and is the betting favorite in many cases. So, back to the headline of this post, why would I be scared of Amazon coming to Atlanta? Well, I’m not.

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Jeff Hilimire

OCTOBER 25, 2016

million in services for Atlanta’s nonprofits!!! Here is snapshot of the event in photos (and one video): Ponce City Market, not sure there is a better place in Atlanta to host an event like this… We had pins for all of the volunteers, both for this year and a 2015 one if they helped last year.

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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.

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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. It’s incredible (here’s a look at the new first floor via David’s blog ) and it just keeps getting better as more floors are completed.

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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' More on that. Then yesterday, Jason Carter (running for governor) came and spent several hours at the Village.

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Jeff Hilimire

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

2001 – Raj and I at our first ‘real’ office – Colony Square in midtown Atlanta. Oh, and we used to be such babies :). 1998 – Raj and I (with Sasha and Gavin) at UNC-Charlotte. 1999 – Here we are hanging out in our 2nd office – my parents’ basement. I think this was my first suit.

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