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Atlanta Startups
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04.14.09Which is more rare, a good idea or good execution?What do startups, flops, and billion dollar companies all have in common? There is only one thing. They are all ideas, just with different levels of execution. I think this is highly understated notion. An idea is just an idea, and with out the proper execution it is worthless. Execution can be broken down to lots of different factors. However one over looked factor is the people themselves. If you look at most successful people (not the ones who just got lucky, but the ones who can probably do it again) they all have some common things between them, all ...
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03.31.09SaaS Sales, the new frontierSoftware as a Solution (SaaS) is in my mind the end of an era and the beginning of a new generation. This is not just my thinking it is way the software industry has turned. Just think in 5 years you wont buy computer software at Best Buy, or your local store, it will all be served over the Internet. You wont have to pay for software in lump sums, but pay on usage based scenarios, if you choose. Computers will not be storing data, but rather just pizza boxes where you can retrieve your data from your cloud server. ...
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02.10.09Venture Captial Money in Atlanta and ShotPut Ventures new dealI am not here to say anything against the Atlanta Angel, or VC markets. I am here to say there is a change in who businesses are turning to for early stage capital. The model that you need $1mill or $500k to start a company now is just not realist any more. You can start a company with much less. I am applauding ShotPut Ventures for steping up and realizing companies can be started for much less, and saying here is $25k now go! The idea of a new technology company should be to do something very specific, that you can ...
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01.26.09Co-working in AtlantaSo after a long discussion with Celia Dyer from TechDrawl and various others in the Atlanta Startup community I have come to the conclusion that a Co-Working space in Atlanta is needed. Here's the thing, we already have one. The ERC at the ATDC is what we want (For those who are not familiar ERC is the free space provided by the ATDC, ERC stands for Entrepreneurs Resource Center. It is located in Tech Square, with seats, and rooms to work in). I think we are wanting the world and not happy until we get it, but in reality have ...
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01.22.09Atlanta Startups get Cloud CampCould Camp Was Great. Here is a quick run down of the side of Could Camp I saw. For the intro level tech nuts (myself) there was a joint venture with AWE and CouldCamp. I have to say that the combination of the two events was extremely interesting for myself and others. There was CloudCamp on its own which was huge learning day for most of the Atlanta Startup Sceen, swapping tricks and learning more about "Puppet". I was more interested in a high level view of where we are currently with cloud computing and where we are going. The best ...
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12.10.08Atlanta Startup Profile Series: NearByThisCompany Name : NearbyThis Web address : Nearbythis.com Current State : Beta w/o revenue Quick Summary : Nearbythis is an online coupon delivery service. They use the Internet to significantly increase the efficiency of online marketing. Their solutions increase the redemption rates of coupons to 15-20% compared to 1-2% for mailers like Valpak and Savvyshopper. Current Team : Ray Abram - President Alondo Brewington - CTO Why they are cool: They use geolocation software to deliver coupons to customers who are currently or soon will be nearby.
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