Startup Business & Technology - Frank Moyer

Start Up: Business and Technology - Frank Moyer

5 Items Before Launching a Startup’s M&A Process

On April 1, 2013 · Add Comment
The headline reads, “MyStartup acquired by Google for $500 million”. And then you wake up. You make your coffee. And you go back to your startup. You work hard to build your business, to make your customers happy and just maybe one day you will show up on Google’s radar. Unfortunately, Read Full Article →
Programming Language Count

Are We Teaching The Wrong Programming Languages?

On February 18, 2013 · Add Comment
Last week I met with a 3rd-Year Computer Engineering student at Georgia Tech and asked him what programming languages he was learning in his classes. “MatLab and some C/C++”, he said. A long pause followed by, “They are teaching us what is used in industry.” What Our Top Universities Are Teaching I was shocked. That [...]
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Startup Investment Decisions

A Time to Bootstrap And A Time to Raise Capital

On February 2, 2013 By Frank
I spoke to an entrepreneur this morning. He has been running a lean operation for the past few years, successfully growing his company to half a million dollars in revenue and break-even. No outside investment. And now he really wants to add a sales person to grow the company to the next level. Given current [...]
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Fortune in Atlanta

ATDC and Why I Am Ecstatic To Be Alive Today and Living in Atlanta

On February 1, 2013 By Frank
Working at a fast-growing company is awesome. Inbound leads flood inboxes. Customers sing accolades for the product. Employees work with a buzz of excitement towards a common goal. That is what it feels like working in Atlanta today. My First Two Weeks At ATDC My biggest concern about taking the EIR role at ATDC was [...]
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Investor Cities - Amount By Year

Atlanta Startup Metrics Part 3 – Which City’s Investors Are Doing Deals

On January 28, 2013 By Frank
Last week, Atlanta Business Chronicle reported that Georgia companies received 31% less venture capital in 2012 than they did in the prior year. To help address this issue, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle is supporting an economic development plan to invest $100 million over five years in a fund called Read Full Article →
Talent Migration

Interactive Map Visualization of Where the Talent Goes

On January 23, 2013 By Frank
Mouse over any school to see the migration pattern to the Top Startup Cities. Here is a description of the analysis.
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Atlanta Startup Metrics Part 2 – Which City’s Startups are Getting Funded

On January 17, 2013 By Frank
Last week we looked at the concept of a Startup Ecosystem Balanced Scorecard, leveraging some of the Startup Genome metrics. I pulled publicly available LinkedIn data to understand trends in retaining and recruiting talent for the Atlanta Startup Ecosystem. In this week’s post, we will look at some metrics from the capital investment perspective. Specifically, [...]
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Work Location of Graduates from Top Engineering Schools on geocommons

Atlanta Startup Metrics: Part 1 – Where The Entrepreneurs Go

On January 11, 2013 By Frank
This is the first in a series of posts about metrics related to Atlanta Startups and the Atlanta Startup Community. Stephanie Hodges’ article from June 2012 outlines the current state of the Atlanta Startup Ecosystem and the loss of technology talent like Jeff Haynie and Nolan Wright, who [...]
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    My work as a CEO has created results for shareholders, positioned companies as market players, created rapid growth, and increased customer satisfaction.

    I'm often brought into companies in need of growth and change, where my actions reverse declines in revenue...and my affinity for technology helps me understand the obstacles behind product delivery. I have successfully helped turnaround and achieve exits for companies with $10 million to over $100 million dollars invested.

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    • 5 Items Before Launching a Startup’s M&A Process
    • Are We Teaching The Wrong Programming Languages?
    • A Time to Bootstrap And A Time to Raise Capital
    • ATDC and Why I Am Ecstatic To Be Alive Today and Living in Atlanta
    • Atlanta Startup Metrics Part 3 – Which City’s Investors Are Doing Deals
    • Interactive Map Visualization of Where the Talent Goes
    • Atlanta Startup Metrics Part 2 – Which City’s Startups are Getting Funded
    • Atlanta Startup Metrics: Part 1 – Where The Entrepreneurs Go
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