The recently launched Startup Warrior from former Georgia Tech classmate Andrew Cantino utilizes the Crunchbase API to help visitors visually browse startups and view startup hubs. Since the launch, Crunchbase has added similar mapping functionality but it’s up to you to decide which implementation is more effective. Continue Reading »

Startup Riot 2008, painstakingly organized by Sanjay Parekh, went down yesterday and I must say this was the first big tech event in Atlanta that I have been to or heard about. There have been some tech events by the Technology Association of Georgia and SoCon 08 but nothing as in touch with the local tech community as Startup Riot has ever graced Atlanta. Continue Reading »

Similar to how I published photos of the companies I visited during my last trip to the valley, I have some new photos to share from my recent trip. During the week I was in California I visited San Francisco, then rented a car and drove to San Diego, Los Angeles and San Luis Obispo - a journey that put 1200 miles on the odometer. Click any of the Continue Reading »

Startup Riot is entrepreneur and innovator Sanjay Parekh’s latest attempt at jump-starting the startup culture and tech community in the Atlanta area. In essence it’s a networking event focused around startup pitches to an audience comprised of recent grads looking for jobs, people involved in technology with other companies and investors as well as other startups. Continue Reading »

That’s the name of the award I will be honored with by Georgia Tech later this month. But now that my stay at college is winding down, what will I really do beyond the campus? Contrary to popular belief, as referenced by the increasing number of emails from recruiters/head hunters I have been Continue Reading »

I’ve always struggled with selling advertising on this site. I have tried some things here and there but most resulted in not enough revenue for the value they detracted from my site. Selling my own ads made decent money Continue Reading »

After working on Skribit for the last 4 months, I have gotten a grip on my workflow and the tools I as well as the other co-founders use. The scope of this post is to give potential starter-uppers an idea of how to get work done collaboratively with others Continue Reading »

One of my secret passions in recent years has been learning about startups - how they run, what they need, how they reach their audience, the value-prop they offer and so on. Some people have a thing for GTD but I have a crush on startups. Why do I love them so? Continue Reading »

Here I am, the night before Christmas, thinking about what I’m going to do with the high-definition camcorder I bought myself. Naturally, I am going to use it to share some HD video on this site to spice up reviews and so on. The problem lies in how to get that large amount of content from the server to your display. Continue Reading »

I’ve been so busy during my stay here in San Francisco that I haven’t had the time to post much - less even go online, other than to upload pictures to Flickr. I’ve been leaving the house around 8am in the morning and getting back at around the same time the next day. I did however get to visit a ton of companies and startups in the area. Continue Reading »