Okay, we’ve got to admit it. We’ve done a poor job on highlighting our local community. Even when we have wins, we don’t get much press about them. But this isn’t an Atlanta phenomenon. The Southeast suffers from this pretty widely as does the overall East Coast.
Over and over, I’ve heard people complain about the situation and say things like “we need to do something about this”. The only problem is, no one does anything about it. There is finger pointing between people who should be doing something about the situation, but nothing happens. Heck, I even tried to do it with a group of other folks over at Big Thinkr. Honestly, that failed miserably.
So I’m starting up this blog and will be writing here on a very regular basis about what is going on. This isn’t going to be limited to startups and venture capital. I’m going to cover local events and conferences as well - with “local” defined broadly as the East Coast but with a specific focus on the Southeast.
Why not use the old Big Thinkr name? I thought I’d start over with a clean slate. So welcome to a new look on startups, technology, and entrepreneurship. Keep visiting for fresh content and if it doesn’t come, demand it and provide ideas on what we need to talk about. Your involvement will help me keep the interesting news coming at a fast and furious pace.
By the way, you might be wondering who I am. You can get a full about on me on my blog or on LinkedIn but in a nutshell, I’m an Atlanta based entrepreneur who has raised venture capital and lived through the bubble.
Fantastic, I would love to hear more about the Atlanta, and Eastern startup communities.
Looking forward to the posts Sanjay! Would like to see some thoughts and happenings at local startups prior to their exit announcements as well as when deals complete.