GT – Georgia Tech - The Georgia Institute of Technology is one of the nation's top research universities. Great source for intellectual property
Acronym Soup – F
Friends and Family (and Fools) – after credit cards, this is usually the second source of financing for a startup. They approach their friends
Acronym Soup: N
NAICS - (North American Industry Classification System), a set of industry categories standardized between the U.S. and Canada. In the U.S., it
Acronym Soup: O
Open Architecture - a type of computer architecture or software architecture that allows adding, upgrading and swapping components. For
Acronym Soup: Q and R
Qcept - ATDC graduate company specializing in non-visual defect detection. Their inspection systems allow fabs to improve yield by detecting
Acronym Soup: P
Charlie Paparelli - President and founder of Paparelli Ventures, a pre-formation investment company focused on entrepreneurs in the Atlanta technology
Acronym Soup: M
Market - The opportunity to buy or sell; the extent of demand for merchandise. The market niche you should participate in should reach at least