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New Additions to the Four Athens Team

Jim Flannery — Wed, 29 May 2013 16:21:37 +0000

In very exciting news, I am pleased to welcome two new additions to the Four Athens team. As part of our continued mission to support the entrepreneurial community through relevant events and connections, we have brought on Salima Ali to develop, organize and oversee our...

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Accepting failure

Jim Flannery — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:43:06 +0000

On Saturday, I spent the morning in the rain watching my little sister’s graduation from Villanova. Held in Villanova Stadium, it brought back memories of a very public failure of mine. As a senior in college, I was running in one of my last track...

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Georgia & Crowdfunding

Jim Flannery — Mon, 13 May 2013 21:06:25 +0000

In a rare move, Georgia is ahead of the curve in connecting startups to early stage capital. Thanks to the Invest Georgia exemption, Georgia based for-profit corporations are able to raise capital from non-accredited investors up to an aggregate total of $1,000,000. No single (non-accredited)...

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Mentor Meetup Wrap Up

Jim Flannery — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:27:52 +0000

Last night, we held our first event at our newest location, One Press Place. We continually preach the importance of mentors and last night was the beginning of strengthening our mentor network in Athens. At our first Mentor Meetup we assembled a panel of three...

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On Customer Discovery

Jim Flannery — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:22:21 +0000

Thanks to the great people at Startup Gauntlet, entrepreneurs in Athens just finished a 6 week long customer discovery bootcamp at Four Athens. I had the privilege of sitting in on the sessions and was very impressed with the process and the probing questions of...

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Founders’ Friday: Christopher Bell, Wagglez

Brandon Clayton — Fri, 03 May 2013 13:14:19 +0000

Hi, Brandon here again. Today’s featured Friday founder is Christopher Bell from Wagglez. I had the opportunity to sit down and talk to him about his company and what inspired him to get started. Enjoy. Founder: Christopher Bell Company: Wagglez BC: Tell me a little bit...

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Future Founders

Jim Flannery — Thu, 02 May 2013 18:31:20 +0000

On Tuesday, Art (Instructive Insight), Bjorn (Tunewolf) and Chris (wagglez) went to Coile Middle School to talk to a young Men’s Group about what they do and the challenges and opportunities of being an entrepreneur. Paul Sellew’s group was excited to hear about the entrepreneurial...

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Government Support of Startups

Jim Flannery — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:08:31 +0000

Last week, I explored some options on how the University can support the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Athens. In a similarly important vein, the government should play a crucial role in supporting entrepreneurs. Like the University, the government is a feeder – the community must be...

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Founders’ Friday: Brent Chandler, FormFree Holdings Corporation

Brandon Clayton — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:08:44 +0000

Hi, Brandon here again. Today’s featured Friday founder is Brent Chandler from FormFree Holdings Corporation. I had the opportunity to sit down and talk to him about his company and why he feels it could potentially change the mortgage-lending industry. Enjoy. Founder: Brent Chandler Company: FormFree...

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Entreprenuerial Connectivity & UGA

Jim Flannery — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:16:42 +0000

In growing the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Athens, we are lucky to have a powerful resource in the University of Georgia in town. In the terminology of Brad Feld’s Startup Communities, to make a successful ecosystem, a town needs leaders and feeders. Leaders are entrepreneurs that...

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