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2020
Sep 29, 2020
Health
Same Day Coronavirus Testing for Employers
2015
Jul 10, 2015
Operations
The Overhead of Doing Business with the Federal Government
Jul 7, 2015
Operations
Computational Speed Needs of the Federal Government
2014
Oct 25, 2014
Fundraising
Disability Insurance
Oct 14, 2014
Fundraising
Retained Earnings and Taxes
Oct 10, 2014
Education
Office Furniture
Oct 2, 2014
Operations
20 Startup Desks Available
Sep 30, 2014
Fundraising
Burn Rates
Sep 23, 2014
Culture
Variable Compensation
Sep 16, 2014
Culture
Startup Transparency
Sep 11, 2014
Operations
Avoiding Problems with A Sales Machine
Aug 29, 2014
Fundraising
Sensibilities in Spending Startup Money
Aug 14, 2014
Culture
Worst Case Scenario Analysis
Aug 12, 2014
Ideas
Business and Personal Metrics by Gallagher
Aug 10, 2014
Leadership
Corporate Processes for Startups
Aug 9, 2014
Operations
Thoughts on Recessions
Jul 27, 2014
Operations
$10,000 per employee per month
Jul 17, 2014
Engineering
Tools of the Software Startup Trade
Jul 1, 2014
Culture
How To Determine Startup Metrics To Track
Jun 28, 2014
Culture
Admitting When Things Aren’t Working
Jun 23, 2014
Leadership
Doing Painful Things First
Jun 22, 2014
Fundraising
Dumb Reasons for Premature Scaling
Jun 16, 2014
Leadership
Fragility of Startups Over $1 Million in Revenue
Jun 13, 2014
Leadership
Calendly Trumps ScheduleOnce
May 25, 2014
Leadership
Hiring Detectives for Business Purposes
May 13, 2014
Leadership
Just Throw Money At It
May 2, 2014
Operations
We Have A New Home!
Apr 29, 2014
Leadership
The Elements of a Great Management Team Meeting
Apr 27, 2014
Leadership
Startup CEOs
Apr 13, 2014
Fundraising
What Do You Do With Your Reserve Cash Flows?
Apr 2, 2014
Operations
Common Area Factor in Commercial Real Estate
Mar 30, 2014
Culture
10 Things That Are Not Really Impressive
Mar 21, 2014
Culture
Common Elements of Tech Startup Offices
Mar 14, 2014
Marketing
Refreshment in Re-branding
Feb 27, 2014
Leadership
Homeless
Feb 25, 2014
Operations
How To Be Productive Infographic
Feb 18, 2014
Operations
Useful Startup Slidedecks from Georgia Tech’s VentureLab
Feb 8, 2014
Leadership
Making Stuff Happen
Jan 28, 2014
Leadership
Hard Things to Delegate
Jan 25, 2014
Engineering
The Hidden Challenges of Outsourcing Software Development
Jan 24, 2014
Leadership
The Startup Integrator
Jan 14, 2014
Leadership
Busyness Is Off-Putting
Jan 13, 2014
Fundraising
Despite Being A Cash-Strapped Startup, Never Skimp On This
Jan 12, 2014
Operations
How to Make Progress in Piano Playing and Startups
Jan 11, 2014
Leadership
Laws of Startups
Jan 7, 2014
Operations
Four Must-Know Atlanta Service Providers
Jan 4, 2014
Culture
Searching for Office Space
2013
Dec 31, 2013
Operations
New Year’s Resolutions
Dec 30, 2013
Culture
On Hitting Startup Rhythm
Dec 22, 2013
Leadership
Everyday Systems
Dec 10, 2013
Education
Goals Are For Losers
Nov 27, 2013
Education
Procrastination
Nov 19, 2013
Events
A Great Story of Scrappy Tradeshow Resourcefulness
Nov 17, 2013
Engineering
Ask This: How Is Your Software Tested?
Nov 12, 2013
Engineering
Tesla Motors Factory Tour
Oct 14, 2013
Engineering
“I’m Not Technical” is Uncool
Oct 11, 2013
Education
Starting Right and Following Through
Oct 4, 2013
Culture
Fourth Step to Implement EOS: Scorecard
Oct 3, 2013
Leadership
Timers for Meetings
Oct 2, 2013
Culture
Quarterly Offsite Planning Meetings
Aug 23, 2013
Culture
Third Step to Implement EOS: Meeting Rhythm
Aug 22, 2013
Culture
Second Step to Implement EOS: Rocks
Aug 21, 2013
Culture
First Step to Implement EOS: The Accountability Chart
Aug 20, 2013
Culture
Entrepreneurial Operating System
Aug 16, 2013
Fundraising
Attention to Costs in a Startup
Aug 13, 2013
Education
Startup Blindspots from Quora
Jul 18, 2013
Culture
Focus and Execution
Jun 11, 2013
Marketing
Webinar Hosting
May 28, 2013
Leadership
A Dirty Trick to Learn a Hiring Prospect’s Salary
May 21, 2013
Education
City Taxes
May 20, 2013
Leadership
Recognizing Perverse Incentives in Standard Business Situations
May 19, 2013
Culture
Company Dashboards
May 7, 2013
Education
Tabs in My Browser; Apps on My Homescreen
May 4, 2013
Engineering
Signs of Bad Engineering Practices
May 3, 2013
Leadership
Handling Little Things and Managing Time
Apr 22, 2013
Education
ATDC 2013 Startup Showcase and Graduation
Apr 19, 2013
Culture
Full of Spring
Apr 11, 2013
Education
Microsoft Powerpoint vs Google Presentations
Apr 10, 2013
Culture
10 Days at the Atlanta Tech Village
Mar 25, 2013
Legal
Georgia Taxes
Mar 11, 2013
Culture
Delegation
Mar 3, 2013
Operations
Service Providers
Mar 2, 2013
Operations
Phone Call System with Ringcentral
Mar 1, 2013
Operations
Payment Processing with Braintree
Feb 23, 2013
Culture
Culture of Onsite vs Remote Employees
Feb 7, 2013
Culture
Habits as a Competitive Advantage for Startups
Jan 20, 2013
Culture
Startup Culture – Be Consistent
Jan 19, 2013
Culture
Startup Culture – Be Focused
Jan 13, 2013
Operations
Building a Machine
Jan 8, 2013
Engineering
Bootstrapped Startup Approach to Buying Computers
Jan 7, 2013
Culture
Considerations for Startup Office Space
Jan 5, 2013
Marketing
Twitter for Lead Generation and Market Awareness
Jan 4, 2013
Marketing
Google Alerts for Monitoring Markets
Jan 3, 2013
Marketing
Google Reader for Discovering Articles
Jan 2, 2013
Marketing
Instapaper for Processing Articles