Georgia Tech Edison Fund

November 9th, 2007 • Entrepreneurship + Startups, Technology, Venture Capital
Tags: Georgia Tech, seed investing, Venture Capital

I just stumbled upon this news release and I must say, I’m pretty impressed. I advocated something like this years ago but I could never get it to happen. It probably helps that Stephen Fleming, Georgia Tech’s chief commercialization officer, headed up this effort to get this done. In a nutshell, Georgia Tech is going to run an early seed stage investment fund with money coming from the Charles A. Edison Fund as well as private donations (they are a 501(c)3 so donations are tax deductible). They’ll invest up to $250k in a company but perhaps the most impressive part of the fund is this:

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Startup Weekend Atlanta

November 4th, 2007 • 2 comments Entrepreneurship + Startups, Technology
Tags: Atlanta, entrepreneurship, Startup Weekend, startups, Technology

I’ve had a lot of random events going on lately. Last week I was in New York for a conference and this upcoming weekend is Startup Weekend Atlanta. I’m looking forward to the event especially since I don’t know a number of people currently slated to attend. I always find these types of events more interesting when I get to meet folks I didn’t know before.  If you’re and are a reader of my blog, feel free to introduce yourself.  I always enjoy meeting folks who take the time to read my random thoughts.  And if you aren’t already signed up to go, it’ll be hard to get a spot at this point.  The attendee list and waitlist are pretty full but give it a try.  You never know until you try.  I’ll see the rest of you on Friday!