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Welcome to SL #28! Join us for a great chat with two of Atlanta’s most well known angel investors. Sig Mosley and Charlie Paparelli joined us for a intriguing deep dive into the angel environment in Atlanta. If you are seeking angel-level capital in Atlanta, you owe it to yourself to tune in and listen to their insights. We think you’ll find that angels come in different flavors - while Charlie and Sig both invest in early-stage companies, they each have a fairly unique approach. Wanna know what makes these guys tick? Tune in!

A lot of positive things are starting to happen here in the Southeast, so the bus stays in the garage while we talk about some more folks that seem to “get it”. Some great listener emails and a sprinkling of StartupLounge humor round out another great show. Enjoy!

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Welcome to SL #27! Join us for a great repeat visit with Mitch Free, founder and CEO of MFG.com. A lot has been happening with MFG since Mitch was on over a year ago. MFG facilitated roughly $5B in transactions in the first five years of operation. Now, they’re cranking out $2B in transactions each month. INSANE! Mitch was recently announced as a finalist for Ernst and Young’s 2008 Entrepreneur of the Year. Besides chatting with us about MFG, Atlanta, and his angel investing activities, Mitch broke the news and gave us some insights into next big project. He also answers the questions we all want to know the answers to: is MFG staying in Atlanta? What Atlanta startups is he particularly excited about? Who picks up the tab when he lunches with his repeat investor Jeff Bezos?

The bus takes a break during this show, as Mike dishes out a little love in a “Look Who Gets It” segment. Some great listener emails and a sprinkling of StartupLounge humor round out another great show. Enjoy!

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Welcome to SL #26! Traditional venture capital firms tend to get the bulk of the publicity, but corporate America has long played a big role in funding early stage companies. In fact, 20% of all early stage capital comes from strategic investors like UPS, Intel, IBM, Turner Broadcasting, and others. Contrary to popular belief, UPS isn’t interested only in logistics deals, but rather anything that could affect their industry. Join us for a great conversation with Alan Koenning, who runs United Parcel Service’s Strategic Enterprise Fund.

Of course, a good batch of your emails, a quick bus ride (powered by a steroid-laden Mike Blake rant), and a dash of humor round out another great show. Enjoy!

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Welcome to SL #25! This show focuses on what is turning out to be an incredibly successful program launched by the ATDC. CapVenture is a very unique training program that aims to equip entrepreneurs with the knowledge and tactics used to raise venture funding. Many of the CapVenture graduates have gone on to raise capital (including several companies that are part of the StartupLounge community). Lance Weatherby (ATDC) and Todd Merrill (CEO of Global Crypto Systems) join us a for an in-depth look at the program.

While not discussed in the podcast, a little bird told us that the ATDC is offering a small discount for anyone mentioning StartupLounge.com in the application process. Better hurry though - the application deadline is July 15th, 2008!

And of course, it wouldn’t be a StartupLounge podcast without a joyful bus ride. Scott brings the heat and throws a certain group of entrepreneurs under the bus with full malice aforethought.
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Welcome to SL #24! Every year the Advanced Technology Development Center at Georgia Tech (ATDC) has a showcase event which features a new wave of graduating companies, and a new class of up and comers. This is our second year covering the event, and it keeps getting better each and every year. Recorded live at the Biltmore Hotel in downtown Atlanta, May 15th, 2008.
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