David & I attended StartupLounge.com's Capital Connection in Atlanta on Wednesday night and it was a great event. The goal was to put entrepreneurs and investors together. It was the first time Michael Blake and Scott Burkett tried this, but the event was incredibly impressive. From an attendance standpoint, the event was way above expectations and they had to switch venues twice to accommodate everyone. Almost 200 people attended and the event was open solely to Georgia-based entrepreneurs and investors (from all over).
Scott, Michael and a few others chipped in some $$$ to sponsor it personally and it was free for to attend. The format worked really well. It was very informal and many of the entrepreneurs that came were prepared & brought laptops or presentation materials. Some, just talked about their company or idea and that worked fine too! And there were a lot of tables and separate rooms to break out a little to be at least a little more private. I think my voice started to go by the end of the night and for those that know me, that's rare. :)
Anyway, I really wanted to make sure I publicly thanked Michael and Scott for all their hard work to put this together and for their intros before, during and after the event. Its great to see people that get real active in trying to positively impact the entrepreneurial community. I don't think they started with the idea until 7 weeks ago. It was very nicely done and the entrepreneurs that I talked to raved about it. I know they're talking now about making it quarterly which should be welcomed by the Atlanta entrepreneurial community.
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