Today I had the opportunity to speak for a few minutes to 300+ members of the downtown Rotary Club of Atlanta. The goal of my talk was to help get Atlanta’s city leaders excited about tech startups and the great opportunity we have as a community. Initially, I shared the Pardot story and set the stage for starting, growing, and selling a tech startup. Finally, I talked about the vision for the Atlanta Tech Village.
Here are a few thoughts on getting city leaders excited about tech startups:
- Seismic shifts in technology that will both destroy and create billions of dollars of value are taking place right now due to cloud computing, smart phones, and more
- Over the next 10 years, the majority of jobs created will be from companies that aren’t in existence today
- Startup density is a big driver of community due to the desire for learning, sharing, and collaborating
- All the natural resources are present including technical talent, creative professionals, infrastructure, and can-do attitudes
I’m looking forward to future conversations with city leaders and spreading the tech startup message outside the standard business community.
What else? What are some other ways to get city leaders excited about tech startups?
David Cummings on Startups 
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