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Welcome to SL #33! We sat down and had a blast with Glenn McGonnigle, one of the founding partners of Atlanta’s newest venture capital fund – Tech Operators (founded by Glenn, Tom Noonan, David Gould, and Said Mohammadioun). We discussed a variety of things, including the details of the new fund, the landscape in the Southeast, and what types of plants Mike grows in his backyard for “medicinal purposes”.

The bus is back and ready to rumble with Mike at the wheel – this time, he plows headfirst into entrepreneurs who seem to think that circumventing AngelLounge and trying to get us to champion their deal is a good idea.  FAIL!  Mike also segues into a nice monologue on the angel perspective of the current economic downtrend.  Some great listener emails, a musical tribute to the $700B government bailout, and a sprinkling of StartupLounge humor round out another great show. Enjoy!

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