startups
Startup Riot 2009 – The Good And The Bad
Wow, so Startup Riot is done for another year. It was bigger this year than last year in terms of total attendees (300+ this year!). Again, like last year I can’t really judge if it was a success. So instead I suggest you read what Paul Stamatiou, Lance Weatherby, TechDrawl/Celia Dyer, Dan Melton, and Tejus [...]
Board Games for Entrepreneurs & Others
Not too long ago, I started playing Risk with my kids. I love that game and lamented not having played it for so long. So I hatched an idea to do a quarterly board game night for entrepreneurs, investors, and those tangentially related. Same rules as other events that I run though – no pitching/selling [...]
Why Atlanta Startup Weekend Rocked
So a lot of people have written great posts about Atlanta Startup Weekend. Most weren’t on the team I was on but I’ve spied one from one of the GivingTi.me team members. I was debating if I should add to the noise and give my perspective. In the end, I was convinced that I should.
Startup Riot 2009: Registration Open!
Okay folks, the time has come to open up registration for Startup Riot which will be on February 18, 2009. We’re going to try to make the event bigger and more awesome than last time. If you remember, last year we had 54 companies presenting 3-minutes apiece, over 270 attendees, and one fantastic after-party.
For 2009, [...]
Too Many Gas Stations
I’ve been watching the gas issues we’ve been having in Atlanta with some interest. For those of you not in Atlanta (or the southeast U.S.), you may not realize or know that we’ve had some issues in getting a regular supply of gasoline since Hurricane Ike came through the Gulf of Mexico.
