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"We need an open forum where young founders can learn about problems that our large enterprises are facing" => Where do I pledge my support and sign up? My pe
by quizbiz 17y ago
"We need an open forum where young founders can learn about problems that our large enterprises are facing"
=> Where do I pledge my support and sign up?
My personal response, not limited to the contents of the written piece:
It's a nice dream to be the next big thing, I convince myself that I will launch the next big thing just to motivate myself. I don't see how that has anything to do with geography.
I heard some where that if Atlanta were a country it would be of the highest carbon emitters per capita. Atlanta is completely suburbanized, tons and tons of trees with roads and homes in between but everything is very spread out without any real geographic barriers to induce compression. Perhaps that does some damage to the startup community.
I haven't personally entered the startup community, in fact I procrastinated this interest of mine by choosing Emory over GT. But I really like the city, despite its imperfections, and I do hope it can be a base for my own international business one day because if anything Atlanta is very good at being an international hub (UPS, Cocacola, etc.) And with all of these giant companies here in Atlanta, not that I have tried asking, but is it true that there is no cash flow? And why limit yourself to VCs in Atlanta, when I do get more practical about my radical ideas, I plan to email and call as many people as possible, despite their geography.
In Israel, where I am from, the local demographic is microscopic. In Israel, almost in exact opposite to the american tradition, successful business men and entrepreneurs are sometimes viewed as frauds/scammers. It's not a good thing to be a business man there like it is here but despite that, look at all the startups, the big tech innovations, the brilliant products that have their roots in Israel because in Israel people don't let their geography, the fact that they are surrounded by enemies limit them. They are driven by ideas for products and solutions to problems.
- Kestrelhunter 17y agoI would be very interested in this forum too, but since there is none that I personally know of, would anyone be interested in working with me to get one going? I have some contacts that I could pull to get operating managers to CEOs involved. If your interested, send me an email at jason.erik.green@gmail.com.
- paddy_m 17y agoI would love to hear about serious problems too. Sometimes I have even thought it might be a good idea to work for a backwards industry just to get access to problems that I could solve.
- ATLien 17y agoFrom my experience, there is plenty of cash flow. I've found Atlanta to be a superb base for my start up, but there is no doubt that the recent economic turmoil has made it more challenging to find investors. I also think that the Atlanta investment community is more receptive to businesses in established sectors, so you may want to see if your start up is aligned with those expectations.
- rjurney 17y agoThis is being worked on. Check out http://www.startuplounge.com http://www.startuplounge.com and use the contact form to get in touch and pledge support.