by Dean Trevelino | Jul 22, 2014 | Blog
A couple weeks ago, serial entrepreneurs Jim Garrett and Ed Trimble sat down with Start-Opia Radio. Well known among the startup community as successful “exit men,” Garrett and Trimble know how to play their cards right and when to capitalize on a good idea. But with...
by Dean Trevelino | Jul 21, 2014 | Blog
Atlanta hasn’t always been a hotbed for startups, but in the past five years the city has seen startup activity multiply and grow to become an economic catalyst. What makes this possible? One reason is the increasing number of startup incubators popping up around...
by Dean Trevelino | Jun 4, 2014 | Blog
“Stay away from the light. Tell her quickly. The light is dangerous! Don’t go near it! Don’t even look at the light!” Depending on your generation, you may or may not recall those chilling words from the psychic in Poltergeist, but thankfully YouTube...
by Dean Trevelino | Apr 25, 2014 | Blog
Silicon Valley (especially Yahoo!) is paying some serious attention to local entrepreneurs. A few weeks ago, we shared Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer’s interest in acquiring Atlanta startup News Distribution Network, Inc. Now, Maynard Webb, Chairman of Yahoo! is investing...
by Dean Trevelino | Apr 21, 2014 | Blog
With venture capital investments growing at a faster right than ever before, it’s not a bad time to be a startup. According to the MoneyTree report released last week, investors dished out double the amount to startups this past quarter than they did during the...
by Dean Trevelino | Apr 7, 2014 | Blog
Notorious for making Yahoo “cool” again, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has been on a buying spree since she joined the company in July 2012. Over the past two years, she has acquired about two dozen startups and, with Yahoo making a comeback at a breakneck pace, she has no...