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Venture Atlanta gaining momentum
Thursday, September 11, 2008
One of my favorite things in the world is when the kernel of an idea actually becomes reality. One of my favorite personal bests was when I was CEO of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago and my team raised over $50 million dollars to build new inner city and suburban YMCAs. It started as an idea to double the amount of money that was ever raised before. Many community leaders that didn’t wanted to do any ordinary thing jumped on board. The size and the scope of the project created the momentum. It was big....and we did it.
Venture Atlanta is tracking a similar path. Allen Moseley, Fred Sturgis, Ashish Mistry, and other leaders from TAG and the CEO Council said we need to have a world-class venture conference in Atlanta.
They knew that we had all the ingredients to pull it off. Their bold thinking quickly caught the attention of David Hartnett and the Metropolitan Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and leaders of the three organizations set out to make it happen. This initiative has had many firsts. One of the most notable was that our three non-profit organizations agreed to front the money (a loan) to hire an Executive Director to run Venture Atlanta Coalition Incorporated. Allyson Eman was brought on board and is doing a great job.
The first Venture Conference is now only a month away. Moving from an idea to reality has been rewarding. Everything is falling into place to make this event the best venture conference ever held in Georgia. We will have twenty great companies to showcase to over 100 investors from around the USA. Sponsors, led by Morris Manning & Martin have responded as well. We are ready to go and it will be big....and we will have added a great new element to the entrepreneurial infrastructure of Atlanta.
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In five short weeks, the Omni Hotel will be filled with venture capitalists, local entrepreneurs, technology executives and our great sponsors to take part in Venture Atlanta 2008. This is a wonderful opportunity to network, share ideas, hear from some terrific speakers and see the best emerging technology companies in Georgia.
It has been a great experience building Venture Atlanta from the ground up. The Atlanta technology community wants and needs this event as evident from the support we have received. Venture Atlanta will grow in the years to come and the Atlanta CEO Council, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and TAG plan to continue to put resources into this event.
If you haven’t registered yet, do it today! Space is filling up. Go to http://www.ventureatlanta.org. And if you need any information on the confernece, don’t hesitate to send me an email at .
Posted by Allyson Eman, Executive Director, Venture Atlanta on 09/11 at 10:20 AM
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