This week Georgia Tech announced their awesome new Y Combinator clone called Flashpoint. I first learned about the idea two months ago when I had lunch with Merrick Furst at my weekly spot (Houston’s across from Lenox Mall). Merrick described the next generation entrepreneurial environment as a Y Combinator-like program running right on Georgia Tech’s campus for people inside and outside the community. There’s no better education for an entrepreneurially-minded person to learn about building a startup than to actually roll up their sleeves and start building. Georgia Tech now has that.
Two and half years ago myself and a group of local entrepreneurs started a Y Combinator clone for Atlanta called Shotput Ventures. Our goal was and is to help improve Atlanta’s startup community through mentorship and seed funding. We’ve invested in nine startups already and have money to invest in several more. Go ahead, learn about applying to Shotput.
Flashpoint is great for the Atlanta startup community and Georgia Tech — I can’t wait to get involved as a mentor and I’m confident it will be successful. Sign up online to be notified when Flashpoint starts accepting applications.
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