Thinc
at UGA is hosting a night with entrepreneurs from around the region
to tell their founding stories to UGA students, faculty, and the
broader community at the Georgia Theatre at 6:30 on Monday, Feb. 10.
Joe
Moon, recent Bulldog 100 honoree and founder of Velocity Technology
Partners, will moderate the evening as four University of Georgia
graduates talk about their experiences starting businesses, raising
capital, and growing a company. Startup Stories will feature UGA
alumni Michael Tavani, Jon Birdsong, Adam Wexler, and Armistead
Whitney.
Michael
Tavani is an Atlanta-based entrepreneur and co-founder of Scoutmob.
Jon Birdsong, a young entrepreneur, has founded several community
organizations in Atlanta; he is most known for his startup, Rivalry.
Adam Wexler, an '07 graduate of UGA, is the co-founder of
Insightpool. Armistead Whitney is the founder and CEO of Perparis,
Inc.
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“It
is an honor to welcome these four great startup founders back to
Athens at the Georgia Theatre,” said Jim Flannery, project director
at Four Athens. “I'm looking forward to an exciting, informative
evening learning about how these successful founders have built
companies.”
This
is one of many events sponsored by UGA’s Thinc. initiative, which
will culminate this year with “Thinc. Week,” a week-long
celebration that includes lectures, workshops, panel discussions,
competitions and networking events that will help budding
entrepreneurs take their ideas from concepts to reality.
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The
week will begin April 13 and end on April 17. For more information,
visit thinc.uga.edu
For
more information about Startup Stories, visit FourAthens on Facebook
at facebook.com/fourathens.