For Entrepreneurs
Venture Atlanta Announces All-Star Lineup For New Sessions Targeting Later-Stage Companies & Investors
ATLANTA, GA – August 8, 2019 – Venture Atlanta, the premier venture capital conference in the Southeast, announces a program expansion with sessions dedicated to connecting growth-stage companies and investors with an all-star lineup of corporate development leaders, including: Marc Brown, Microsoft – Corporate Vice President of Corporate Development, Global Head of M&A and Strategic…
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Tips for Applying to Pitch at Venture Atlanta
Earlier this week, we opened company applications for Venture Atlanta 2019. We also held a Meet & Greet with BIP Capital for interested entrepreneurs to come learn more about the application process, find out how to tell their best story, and hear what we’re looking for in an applicant. If you were unable to attend…
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Southeast Startups and Investors Can Benefit from Four “Mega Trends” Identified in BIP Capital 2019 Outlook Report
BIP Capital recently published its inaugural BIP Capital 2019 Outlook report, which identifies four “mega trends” predicted to capture venture capitalists’ investment dollars in the coming months and beyond. To develop the report, our experts analyzed data from over 50 VC firms, reviewing the past year’s leading areas of investment. From that analysis, we extrapolated…
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Venture Atlanta 2019 Issues Call for Presenting & Showcase Companies from Across the Southeast
The two-day conference connects the region’s top emerging tech companies with hundreds of investors, partners, and customers to raise capital and drive growth. [ATLANTA, GA – May 15, 2019] – Venture Atlanta, the premier venture capital conference in the Southeast, today announced that it is now accepting company applications for its 2019 conference. The…
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Venture Atlanta Opens Registration for Its 2019 Conference, Announces Box CEO and Cofounder Aaron Levie as Keynote Speaker
The 12th Annual Venture Atlanta Conference will join entrepreneurs, investors, and business leaders in the exploration of the most prominent technologies and companies in the Southeast. [ATLANTA, GA – April 25, 2019] – Venture Atlanta, the largest venture capital conference in the Southeast, announced today that registration for its annual conference is now open. In…
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7 Ways to Get the Most out of Venture Atlanta 2018
Advisory Board Member, Matthew May, Share Tips for Presenters, Investors, and Attendees Matthew May, Venture Atlanta Advisory Board Member and Acuity Co-Founder and COO, has been heavily involved with Venture Atlanta since 2012. From years of attending Venture Atlanta and leading company coaching, he knows how to get the most out of the event. Here…
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Georgia Continues its Climb as Innovation Hub
We at BIP Capital recently issued our second annual The State of Startups SM in the Southeast report, delivering a comprehensive overview of the venture capital and startup ecosystem in this region of the country, including Georgia. The report reviews startup activity throughout nine states in the southeastern United States over the five-and-a-half-year time period from January…
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The Real Truth About Women Founders. What Are We Doing About it?
We know the statistics about women founders and venture capital. It’s been widely documented that women entrepreneurs are vital to our national economic growth and prosperity, yet only 2% of venture capital funding went to female founders in 2017. For black female founders the statistics are even more underwhelming. On the capital side of the…
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5 Tips to Implement an L&D Program at Your Startup
Looking to engage and retain your startup employees? A recent study by PwC shows that providing adequate L&D (learning and development) opportunities might be a good place to start. The study found that millennials consider “training and development” to be the most important benefit their employer can provide. As the largest workforce generation in the…
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7 People Strategies To Help Your Business Thrive
When you’re starting a new business, aligning your people with your business goals is a critical piece of making your company successful. Here are seven strategies to help your startup prosper. 1. Create an authentic culture As soon as you can, establish your company culture. Every successful business is built on a positive and consistent…
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