ATDC

Investor Readiness Part 1: The Entrepreneurs’ Perspective

2018-10-03 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
ATDC
ATDC Community Room (Room 2525)
Address: 75 5th St NW, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA

ATDC and the Atlanta Technology Angels (ATA) have partnered for this five-part workshop that focuses on the final steps required to prepare for talks with investors. Members of the ATA will be leading the discussion, giving attendees an invaluable opportunity to learn from and interact with some of the region’s top angel investors. This class is the first in the five-part Investor Readiness Series. 

Our guest speaker is Drew Lanham, a serial entrepreneur and former Entrepreneur-in-Residence at ATDC. He is currently CEO of Cypress and raised $4 million in seed funding (see more here). Drew brings a wealth of knowledge about AI, enterprise software, and consumer internet. He has experience four acquisitions, including Encompass which was sold to Yahoo.

For entrepreneurs who can’t attend in-person, this class will be livestreamed on the ATDC Facebook page. 

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