Last week I attended an Atlanta Legacy Makers reception unveiling the plan and designs for the new living art memorial set to be constructed in downtown’s Woodruff Park. The live art will memorialize the relationship between former mayors Ivan Allen Jr. and Maynard Jackson. While at the reception, I…
A few months ago, we explored the realm of obvious insights, not easily seen. These insights contain valuable, life-changing knowledge only available to people who are looking and have the domain experience necessary to obtain it. Coincidentally, after listening to Patrick O’Shaughnessy’s interview with Chris Paik, the concept…
In the world of technology, one staple concept is codified in Geoffrey Moore's 1991 classic, Crossing the Chasm. The concept revolves around five lifecycles of adopters when it comes to new technology starting with innovators transitioning to early adopters, early majority, late majority, and ending with laggards. The example often…
Analyzing markets and honing in on a problem is happening all over right now. Add into the excitement of AI and there is a revamped freshness to build and start. When thinking about markets and ideas, the topic of pricing comes up much quicker than before. Pricing is a major…
A swift summer read I just wrapped up helped refocus and frame the concept of time. Thinking long term is one of my favorite activities. While none of us know when our time on God's green earth is up, we all have today's presence to grasp. Carpe Diem is what…
Two particular conversations and podcasts I keep thinking about revolve around starting things. Each one has a simple brilliance in them and both come from successful entrepreneurs: Nate Hybl of Gusto! and Nat Turner of Collectors. Nate Hybl’s story is one of reinventing himself, following his heart, and having…
Maybe it's because I re-picked up Kobe Bryant's Mamba Mentality my brother gave me a few Christmases ago, but there's been a re-occurrence of studying greatness, whether from a historical figure or a contemporary one. One of Bryant's mantras was study the greats. There is a reason he highlights so…
Last week at the Atlanta Ventures' lunch table, we went around sharing what we’re professionally most excited about over the next 12 months. I was one of the last to answer and had the comfort of time for my response. My basic response came out with: “finding obvious insights,…