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Welcome to SL #23! Jerry Bostelman, founder and CEO of VACO, joins us for a discussion of entrepreneurs vs. employees. VACO was just named the 33rd fastest growing company in the Fortune 5000. Additionally, Jerry was recently named Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Southeast for 2007.

And the bus is back – this time burning a hefty 12 gallons of $4.25 gasoline to pile-drive over 4 groups of people that just don’t get it.
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Mike and I will be once again doing an on-location podcast at the upcoming annual showcase event put on by the ATDC. If you’re planning on attending, stop by and say hello! We’ll have a booth set up and will be recording throughout the day. Event logistics below – see you all there!

ATDC Annual Entrepreneurs Showcase – May 15, 2008

Join the innovators and business leaders driving Atlanta’s technology community at ATDC’s 2008 Entrepreneur Showcase. Meet 25+ ATDC members companies, their leadership teams, and celebrate the success of our 2008 graduates. This Annual Showcase attracts investors, serial entrepreneurs and is a must attend for anyone already tied into or trying to connect with Atlanta’s technology community.

Click here to learn more about the event.

The event formerly known as “Capital Connections”, and now simply referred to as “Capital Lounge” will be held on the evening of May 21st, 2008, from 5:30 to 9:30pm (location made available to you once you’ve been approved to attend). This should be another fantastic event, especially as we will be infusing a new wave of angel investors that are actively participating in our AngelLounge events. We’re expecting another raucous crowd.
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If you listened to our recent podcast on Cleantech Venture Capital with Dave Kirkpatrick (SJF Ventures), you no doubt realized that this space is hot. If you are a cleantech company here in Georgia, you’ll want to check out Cleantech Georgia 2008. There are some fast pitch opportunities, as well as a free showcase area for cleantech companies.
Cheers.

If you are an entrepreneur trying to sort out the good angels from the bad ones, don’t miss Stacy’s guest post over on my blog.

Cheers.
Scott