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The Cat Is Out Of The Bag – Tech Square Ventures » The Blakeroom
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Blog by Blake Patton of Tech Square Ventures. The Cat Is Out Of The Bag – Tech Square Ventures. March 5, 2014. The cat is out of the bag. Last week Urvaksh broke the news. On my new seed and early stage venture fund. I launched Tech Square Ventures. To invest in innovative technology startups in the Southeast that have the potential to transform their markets. Strong entrepreneurs with domain expertise. Compelling solutions to needs in a large and growing addressable market. About the mechanics of a fund...
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2014 March » The Blakeroom
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Blog by Blake Patton of Tech Square Ventures. March 31, 2014. Last month, Urvaksh Karkaria of the Atlanta Business Chronicle was kind enough to write an article (click here to read). On my new seed and early stage venture fund, Tech Square Ventures. In an earlier post, Does Georgia Have a Venture Funding Shortage. Data Source: PWC Moneytree. Total investments in Georgia in 2013 were $412 million, up 57% from $263 million in 2012, and ranking Georgia 12. In investments by state last year (up from 14.
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6 Ways To Find Investors In Atlanta » The Blakeroom
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Blog by Blake Patton of Tech Square Ventures. 6 Ways To Find Investors In Atlanta. March 5, 2015. I was reading Ben Dyer’s ‘. Where Do You Work? 8216; essay on TechDrawl. Like my brother’s flawed strategy to find a date to his dance and as Ben highlights in his blog, an introduction from an investor that passed on a deal probably won’t lead to success. The article led me to think about what I tell Atlanta entrepreneurs that ask me for similar introductions. If you are one of the ‘newly minted graduates’ ...
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Relationships Are Better Than Meat » The Blakeroom
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Blog by Blake Patton of Tech Square Ventures. Relationships Are Better Than Meat. November 16, 2014. Friday’s Leadership in High Growth Startups event hosted by ATDC. And High Tech Ministries. Was perhaps the best, most meaningful startup leadership talk I’ve seen all year. The speaker was Elijah Sebuchu, a Pastor from Uganda. He shared his story and the leadership lessons he learned building his own high growth startup – Hands of Love. If you missed it – you can listen to his talk HERE. He shared a stor...
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Crowded Field? » The Blakeroom
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Blog by Blake Patton of Tech Square Ventures. March 31, 2014. Last month, Urvaksh Karkaria of the Atlanta Business Chronicle was kind enough to write an article (click here to read). On my new seed and early stage venture fund, Tech Square Ventures. In an earlier post, Does Georgia Have a Venture Funding Shortage. Data Source: PWC Moneytree. Total investments in Georgia in 2013 were $412 million, up 57% from $263 million in 2012, and ranking Georgia 12. In investments by state last year (up from 14.
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2014 January » The Blakeroom
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Blog by Blake Patton of Tech Square Ventures. Should University Tech Transfer Offices Be More Like VC’s? January 17, 2014. While heading ATDC (the Advanced Technology Development Center at Georgia Tech), I don’t think I saw any two deals that were the same but they did have similar structures. The deals are structured as licensing deals, with varying degrees of exclusivity. The terms were influenced by several factors including:. Who is licensing the IP? And sometimes there was an equity component. I...
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Should University Tech Transfer Offices Be More Like VC’s? » The Blakeroom
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Blog by Blake Patton of Tech Square Ventures. Should University Tech Transfer Offices Be More Like VC’s? January 17, 2014. While heading ATDC (the Advanced Technology Development Center at Georgia Tech), I don’t think I saw any two deals that were the same but they did have similar structures. The deals are structured as licensing deals, with varying degrees of exclusivity. The terms were influenced by several factors including:. Who is licensing the IP? And sometimes there was an equity component. I...
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2014 August » The Blakeroom
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Blog by Blake Patton of Tech Square Ventures. Pitch Tips From A Pastor. August 7, 2014. This evening I attended. I had never heard of. Until Charlie Paparelli invited me last week to attend as his guest. I went to the event website. And to be honest, even after reading the website, I had no idea what to expect. But I love Charlie and he knows me well so I figured I’d give it a shot. I’m glad I did! Great ideas communicated poorly are stalled ideas. What does my audience currently think? What is my single...
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2015 March » The Blakeroom
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Blog by Blake Patton of Tech Square Ventures. 6 Ways To Find Investors In Atlanta. March 5, 2015. I was reading Ben Dyer’s ‘. Where Do You Work? 8216; essay on TechDrawl. Like my brother’s flawed strategy to find a date to his dance and as Ben highlights in his blog, an introduction from an investor that passed on a deal probably won’t lead to success. The article led me to think about what I tell Atlanta entrepreneurs that ask me for similar introductions. If you are one of the ‘newly minted graduates’ ...
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