People often ask me that question.  And it’s a question I don’t have an answer to.  It’s been almost four months since I got my MBA from Georgia Tech and I still don’t have a job in the conventional sense.

During school, I struggled with what to do, what company to work for, what industry to be in.  I felt pressured and pushed in different directions.  I looked at a lot of interesting options.  Got six figure offers from big name companies.  But I never felt pulled towards something.

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ATDC is scuttling its application process, where startups went through a months long application and screening process, and instead adopting a more open model.  Want to be an ATDC company?  The only requirement is that you are a technology startup.  That’s it.

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Stephen Fleming, a former venture capitalist and current head of Georgia Tech’s VentureLab, is writing an excellent series on raising capital on his blog. Fleming, who’s also on the investment committee of Seraph Group, has plenty of VC experience and knows the do’s and don’ts of raising venture funding. If you’re raising capital or thinking about it, you need to read this series (you can download a PDF of his presentation here):

• 01 – Introduction
• 02 – 4 ways to fund a startup
• 03 – The venture equity cycle
• 04 – Picking the right investors
• 05 – Venture capital in the southeast
• 06 – Value drivers of a successful startup
• 07 – Other attractive elements of a startup
• 08 – Writing your business plan/presentation
• 09 – Seven deadly sins of business plans
• 10 – The VC meeting
• 11 – Developing your pitch