Observations^3
August 10th, 2008 • Conferences + Events, Entrepreneurship + Startups, Rants, Venture Capital • 24 comments
Unless you’ve been living under a rock (or aren’t a part of the Atlanta startup community), you’ve already read Jeff Haynie’s post on what instigated their move. I heard Jeff’s side of the story previously so this wasn’t a surprise to me. Lance just posted a somewhat line by line response to Jeff as well. As you can imagine, I agree and disagree with a random set of stuff within both posts. So here is my two cents based on my view and experience with these issues.
Open Coffee - August 12th (Spreadsheet Jockeys welcome!)
August 4th, 2008 • Conferences + Events, Entrepreneurship + Startups • 6 comments
Okay, so with all that activity last week I thought I’d hold off on announcing the next open coffee so that this didn’t get lost in the hub-bub. On August 12th we’re going to do an Open Coffee at the Georgia Tech bookstore Starbucks. We’re going to run from 2pm until 6pm. I’m going to hang out and catch dinner afterward and then head to the AWSome meetup. Anyone and everyone is welcome to join me (make sure you RSVP for the meetup if you’re going to that as well).
Also new for this event will be the announcement of one of the attendees. Greg Foster, who recently joined Noro-Moseley Partners, will be there and happy to talk to any and all entrepreneurs about raising money from venture capitalists. This is not an opportunity to pitch your deal to him but it is an opportunity to get some feedback from him to help you along your way. Use the opportunity wisely.
And if you are a spreadsheet jockey, you’re welcome too. We can help you understand why taking a purely financial view of companies is a silly way to think about things. :-)
UPDATE: The Upcoming group for Open Coffee Atlanta is here. The Upcoming event for this day is here.
Why I Hate Spreadsheet Jockeys
July 31st, 2008 • Entrepreneurship + Startups, Rants, Venture Capital • 24 comments
So word is I’m going to be quoted in a story in the Atlanta Business Chronicle tomorrow (I haven’t seen it yet) and I thought I’d talk about why I said some of the things I said. First, if you didn’t know the Atlanta Business Chronicle has again put a reporter on the technology/startup beat after saying that they were going to stop covering this area. It might have to do with the fact that so many of you dropped your subscription. I dropped mine years ago in protest of treatment that I got from a previous reporter. Regardless of the changes, I don’t intend to restart my subscription. Unless of course, I can get one for free. But that’s not the point of this blog post.
My (Kinda) New Desktop Computer
July 28th, 2008 • Reviews + Recommendations, Technology • 9 comments
I’ve been talking about the hotness around my desktop computer for a while but I haven’t gotten around to blogging about it like I said I would. So here goes.
A few months back, I decided to get myself a new desktop computer. But instead of just getting online and configuring one, I thought I’d build one from individual parts and get the kids to help me put it together. I figured it would be fun for them and me to have a technology project to tackle.
Open Coffee - July 30th
July 24th, 2008 • Conferences + Events, Entrepreneurship + Startups • 5 comments
Time to announce the next Open Coffee event. We’ll be hanging out from 2pm until 5pm on Wednesday July 30th at the Panera Bread at Perimeter (4531 Olde Perimeter Way, Atlanta, GA 30346). Come and hang out, chat about your new venture, or just come and meet some new folks.
Remember, the goal here is to have entrepreneurs, investors, and related folks out to these events. If you’re a service provider, this isn’t the right venue for you. Clearly, I can’t stop you from coming but you’ll be shunned by those who do attend. So do yourself a favor and spend your time doing something more worthwhile.
Feel free to leave a comment and let me know you’re coming or drop me an @ on Twitter. That way I’ll know to look out for you.
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