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Welcome to:. The Atlanta Web Entrepreneurs. July 2007 Meeting www.atlanta-web.org. Tonight’s Topic:. Funding Options for your Web-based Business. A panel discussion. Silence is Golden. Tonight’s Schedule. 6:45 – Networking 7:00 – Meeting Opens 7:05 – Group News & Announcements
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Welcome to: The Atlanta Web Entrepreneurs July 2007 Meeting www.atlanta-web.org
Tonight’s Topic: Funding Options for your Web-based Business A panel discussion
Tonight’s Schedule • 6:45 – Networking • 7:00 – Meeting Opens • 7:05 – Group News & Announcements • 7:15 – Presentation/Panel Discussion • 7:45 – Break • 8:00 – Presentation/Panel Continued • 8:45 – Closing Comments • 9:00 – Meeting Adjourns
Dinner/Drinks After? Gordon Biersch848 Peachtree StreetPhone: 404-870-0805
Social Media Tags • Our city:atlanta • Our group: atlantaweb • Our ethos: entrepreneurs • Our medium: web2.0 • Our meeting: july2007 • Tonight’s topics: funding • Also (as applicable): • investment • friendsandfamily • venturecapital • angelinvestors
Thanks to: • Everyone for Attending! • Lance Weatherby & the ATDC • For providing our facility • Our Moderator and Panelists • Announced Shortly • Those helping with Check-in • Julie Squires • PR for Technology companies, runs SoftScribe.com • Barbara Prebble • Content/Outreach consultant, runs MoonstoneMedia.com • Members helping behind the scenes • Too many to list
Our Group Ethos • We Envision: • Web Entrepreneurs thriving in metro Atlanta • We focus on Web-centric business • And entrepreneurs who supports them • We focus on Small to mid-sized business • Not Fortune 1000 focused
Our Group Goals • To Provide Relationship Building Experiences, • To Develop a Support Network, • To Catalyze Web Success, and • …all for Atlanta Web Entrepreneurs! • It’s not just for Seattle, Boston or San Fransisco anymore!
About our Members • Our Members are one or more of: • Business Focused • Web-Centric • Entrepreneurial • Technically Savvy • (or want to be…) • Our Members are Web Entrepreneurs • Past, Present or Future • Or those who support Web Entrepreneurs • Investors • Advisors
State of the Group • Membership Growing Fast • Over 280 Meetup.com ‘members’ • ‘Core’ membership growing too • Forming Committees/Working Groups • Programs Committee coming together • Remaining to become active over next few months • Activities Include: • Monthly Main Meetings (like this one) • Monthly regional lunch “Roundtables” • Committee “working group” meetings • Future periodic “Workshops” (tech & business) • Website development
Committees Forming • Committees/Working Groups • Executive/Steering • Programs • Membership/Registration • Roundtable Hosts • Workshops • Website • Call for participation later…
Funding Options for your Web-based Business A Panel Discussion focusing on the various methods of funding web-based businesses.
Tonight’s Moderator • David Ratajczak • Entrepreneur-In-Residence at Venture Lab, Ga. Tech