Jeff Hilimire

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Last night my good friend and marketing extraordinaire, Stephanie Critchfield , interviewed Danny Davis and I in a “fireside chat” on leadership at Digital Atlanta. I LOVE talking to other entrepreneurs and leaders about their experiences, and last night was no exception. Entrepreneurship Leadership Start-ups'

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

To be a great entrepreneur you really do need talent. You need to be great at something: technology back-end, front-end design, usability, sales, marketing, quantitative analysis, leadership –> whatever. As an entrepreneur getting traction, whose life are you going to change ? Bieber & Co. Go Watch the Movie.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 22, 2017

My net takeaway is that helping entrepreneurs master the startup process is analogous to my comments about teaching golf. As a founder you ultimately have to learn the skills to play your leadership role, and having a seasoned booster early on just moves you faster along that path.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Jamillah Rahmaad is a seasoned public relations professional based in Atlanta, GA. Thorough her company JR|PR , she builds and executes strategies for entrepreneurs and business owners to develop authentic relationships with the public, their communities, and with new audiences. Learn more about her at BefriendYourBrand.com.

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Jeff Hilimire

APRIL 19, 2021

As an entrepreneur, I’ve started a lot of things. Ever since I went through Leadership Atlanta in 2013 , I knew I needed to find a way to make an impact against systemic racism. Wouldn’t Atlanta be the best place to do that, given our legacy in civil rights? Photo by Randy Tarampi on Unsplash.

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Jeff Hilimire

APRIL 19, 2021

As an entrepreneur, I’ve started a lot of things. Ever since I went through Leadership Atlanta in 2013 , I knew I needed to find a way to make an impact against systemic racism. Wouldn’t Atlanta be the best place to do that, given our legacy in civil rights? Photo by Randy Tarampi on Unsplash.

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The Next Web

MARCH 31, 2013

I don’t know many entrepreneurs who aren’t better served by the opportunity to talk candidly to their peers and others in the startup community, from VCs to mentors, angels and executives who’ve been there, done that — and mentor other up-and-comers along the way. We need that leadership. The White House.

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Jeff Hilimire

MARCH 5, 2013

Steve Cahillane from Coca-Cola chatting with my 2013 class of Leadership Atlanta. Ok, upon reflection, I can say this was one of my favorite leadership interviews. Thanks Leadership Atlanta , and thanks, Steve. Steve always asks questions even if it shows he’s not as knowledgeable as maybe he should be.

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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. Deals were getting done there. As it was, we were flying out there nearly every week anyway.

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Jeff Hilimire

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

I’ve really enjoyed their past events as the talks are intimate so you get to know the entrepreneur fairly well by the end of it. My experience with Leadership Atlanta and how it changed my life. - My experience with Leadership Atlanta and how it changed my life. - My (growing) family.

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Jeff Hilimire

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

I like to believe I’ve always been an empathetic person, but after going through Leadership Atlanta I realized just how singular I had been in my views. But too many times, people are solely focused on their problems and their vision of the world. And that experience is what led me to find my personal purpose.

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Jeff Hilimire

APRIL 18, 2014

The list so far: Raymond King , Zoo Atlanta. Thank you for being so supportive of me and other entrepreneurs around Atlanta over the years! Leadership' This is the ninth installment of my “5 Questions for a CEO” series. Devon Wijesinghe , Insightpool. Mark Feinberg , Uruut. Simms Jenkins , BrightWave Marketing.

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Jeff Hilimire

JANUARY 8, 2014

The CEO of the Children’s Museum of Atlanta , Jane Turner, shared this quote with me and the rest of the board over the break. There are many benefits to optimism , but in my experience, leadership requires a healthy dose of optimism AND pessimism without falling too deeply into either camp. Entrepreneurship Leadership'

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Jeff Hilimire

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

One is my access pass to the Atlanta Tech Village , and the other is my access pass to Switchyards Downtown Club. I’ve seen first-hand what the Village has done for Atlanta. These are my two favorite cards in my wallet. I’m so excited about these two buildings co-working spaces beacons of entrepreneurship.

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Jeff Hilimire

MARCH 22, 2014

I realized the importance of this when I went through the Leadership Atlanta program in 2012/2013. The more I give tours of the Atlanta Tech Village , the more people come away inspired from the experience. We settle into our routines in life and because of that comfortability, we aren’t exposed to enough new things.

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genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

The Changing Face of Entrepreneurs. The Connected World of Entrepreneurs. Entrepreneur Magazine Blog. They had a great managment team, A list VCs, great technology, excellent sales traction and market leadership in a very exciting space. Posted by: Atlanta Search Engine Optimization | April 16, 2008 at 07:38 AM.

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Jeff Hilimire

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

My book , which I’ve finished the first fill draft of – #fistbump – is focused on helping leaders in non-startups to think and act more like entrepreneurs. My friend, Gene , interviewed me for his most recent Inc article, 6 Ways Employees Should Think More Like Entrepreneurs. ” Hilimire stated.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2009

Lies Entrepreneurs Tell Themselves Part of my problem was that my reality distortion field encompassed my relationships. While she stuck it out for seven years, she had no connection to the passion and excitement that was driving me; all she saw was a tired and stressed entrepreneur when I got home. The Adventure of a Lifetime.

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Jeff Hilimire

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Throughout each week I probably talk to half a dozen entrepreneurs running new/small startups. It’s something I really enjoy and being located in the Atlanta Tech Village has definitely increased the volume of those meetings. Entrepreneurship Leadership Start-ups' Just ask the Superboys. CREATE AN ADVISORY BOARD.

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Jeff Hilimire

JANUARY 6, 2014

8 – I asked 17 of Atlanta’s most successful entrepreneurs what it means to be an entrepreneur… and then I asked 17 of Atlanta’s most successful FEMALE entrepreneurs what it means to be an entrpreneur… #9 – How I became an Apple fanboy and why I might not be one soon. #10

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Jeff Hilimire

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

One of my best friends Adam Ghetti , a fellow Atlanta tech entrepreneur said it best…”It’s not who you know… it’s how you know, who you know” Finish this sentence: When I’m 50, I plan to be… I plan to keep pushing the limits. Bonus question: Why Atlanta?

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Jeff Hilimire

JUNE 7, 2014

I was recently meeting with an entrepreneur that went through the Advice For Good program (he donated his time at the Atlanta Community Food Bank and blogged about it , then we set up a time to meet) and we went on a nice walk and talked about his young company. Find a mentor.

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Jeff Hilimire

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

The first was with Raymond King , CEO of Zoo Atlanta; the second was with Devon Wijesinghe , CEO of Insightpool; and the third with Mark Feinberg , CEO of Uruut. How would you describe your leadership style and why has it been so successful in building a great company? I think I am a pretty versatile leader.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 6, 2019

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- Out of necessity. I do this through motivational speaking, leadership and business coaching, HR consulting and writing and I the impact I make is what keeps me going even when times get rough. Photo Credit: Sean Matula. 19- Fill a need and research.

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Jeff Hilimire

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

Dave’s influence on my life when I was such a young man, and then my experience a few years ago with Leadership Atlanta , propelled me to want to do more to help other people. Sign up for Match Atlanta and use your marketing skills to help a nonprofit be more successful. Well, just because, I guess.

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Jeff Hilimire

MAY 12, 2014

The list so far: Raymond King , Zoo Atlanta. I became an entrepreneur in November of 1998 with my college roommate, Raj Choudhury. Describe your leadership style and why you think it will help you be successful in this new position. This is the eleventh installment of my “5 Questions for a CEO” series. Mark Feinberg , Uruut.

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Jeff Hilimire

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

. #1 – I forgot that I can still be an entrepreneur and have a job. Almost my entire “career”, I’ve been an entrepreneur. Sold it to Engauge in 2008 and after a while I kind of fell into the trap of thinking that I just had a job and that I was no longer an entrepreneur. Did that for ten years.

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Jeff Hilimire

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

But last Friday I interviewed a guy that is looking for a new career, he has two little kids at his home in Texas, and they are going to either be moving to Atlanta or Seattle. And one of my favorite entrepreneurs in Atlanta, this dude , has a very young family and is still out there pursuing his dream.

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Jeff Hilimire

MAY 19, 2010

See, somewhere around December of last year I moved out of my personal office – a corner office on the 17th floor in midtown Atlanta, complete with couch and fridge – and back into a cube. And even when I was in the middle of it, I wasn’t sure it would be the right move. But it was. My “old&# office on 12seconds.tv.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

It’s like a dam has broken and now there is a flood of new entrepreneurs, investors, and big companies moving to Texas. And the entrepreneurs are moving there too. Austin Ventures was a great VC firm but entrepreneurs only had one place to turn for funding and it was hard to attract capital from outside Texas.

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Jeff Hilimire

MARCH 14, 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; the fourth with Simms Jenkins , BrightWave Marketing; and the fifth was with Rob Kischuk , CEO of PerfectPost. . Tell the story of how you first became an entrepreneur.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 15, 2020

I've also been spending a lot of time on the phone with my family and my mom in Atlanta. If we're not willing to have the scientists who have breakthroughs become entrepreneurs commercialize that research and become the wealthy philanthropist of the next generation, it's not like those people won't exist. You know what I'm saying?

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Jeff Hilimire

JUNE 5, 2018

Granted, my blog isn’t as focused on the personal side of my life, but as an entrepreneur my “work” is a HUGE part of my life, and my family/friends know a lot more about that, and me, via this blog. I write for my Dragon Army leadership team. experts in their craft, which they already are.). I write for my wife.

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David Teten

JANUARY 13, 2015

Does it hurt ‘anti-pattern’ entrepreneurs? Next, I would push ‘anti-pattern’ entrepreneurs to remove the convenient (and often true) excuses for not warranting investment. I know we romanticize the LGBT entrepreneur making an app for the LGBT community, but too many of our ideas are “ghettoized” and not seen as “big ideas”.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners how they’re incorporating social entrepreneurship and here are the responses. #1- We want every worker and every employer in Atlanta and throughout the State of Georgia to understand the rights, responsibilities, and basic process of the workers’ compensation system. 1- Three ways.

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