The Atlantic magazine is embarking on a week-long road trip through the South to chronicle the region’s start-up scene. First stop: Richmond.
Senior editor Alexis Madrigal and his colleague/fiancée Sarah Rice are set to begin their journey Oct. 23 as part of a special report on start-up regions across the country.
From the Atlantic:
You hear about Silicon Valley and Silicon Alley, the tech scenes of Chicago and Austin and Cambridge, but what about the south? With most tech journalists located in the northeast and California, startups south of the Mason-Dixon line don’t get enough attention.
Here at The Atlantic, we think that’s unfair. In an increasingly Internet-connected world, we reckon great ideas (and interesting companies) can get going anywhere, Palo Alto or Shreveport, lower Manhattan or Chattanooga.
One place they plan to visit is Tumblr’s Richmond office, but Madrigal said he is looking for other suggestions:
But we need your help! If you’re an entrepreneur in or near one of the cities we’re visiting, we want to hear from you. Why’d you decide to start your company in the south instead of one of the innovation megaregions in California or New York? What are the advantages you find? And most importantly, what’s your company trying to do? What’s your big idea?
Get in touch with us via Twitter (@alexismadrigal, @sarahrich) or email me. We look forward to hearing from you with company, destination, or food recommendations.
The Atlantic magazine is embarking on a week-long road trip through the South to chronicle the region’s start-up scene. First stop: Richmond.
Senior editor Alexis Madrigal and his colleague/fiancée Sarah Rice are set to begin their journey Oct. 23 as part of a special report on start-up regions across the country.
From the Atlantic:
You hear about Silicon Valley and Silicon Alley, the tech scenes of Chicago and Austin and Cambridge, but what about the south? With most tech journalists located in the northeast and California, startups south of the Mason-Dixon line don’t get enough attention.
Here at The Atlantic, we think that’s unfair. In an increasingly Internet-connected world, we reckon great ideas (and interesting companies) can get going anywhere, Palo Alto or Shreveport, lower Manhattan or Chattanooga.
One place they plan to visit is Tumblr’s Richmond office, but Madrigal said he is looking for other suggestions:
But we need your help! If you’re an entrepreneur in or near one of the cities we’re visiting, we want to hear from you. Why’d you decide to start your company in the south instead of one of the innovation megaregions in California or New York? What are the advantages you find? And most importantly, what’s your company trying to do? What’s your big idea?
Get in touch with us via Twitter (@alexismadrigal, @sarahrich) or email me. We look forward to hearing from you with company, destination, or food recommendations.
It appears that you may be lookiing for tech or mega companies to feature in the Atlantic Magazine. My business fits neither category; however, I live in Southwest Virginia and started my business here based on a need in the area and my love for animals. I began Oak View Dog Center on a part time basis, with a free ad, one leash and one dog crate – total investment, approximately $30. At that time, I only offered obedience trianing and housebreaking. Within six months, the response to the ad had snowballed and within a year, I had to make… Read more »
Hi Alexis! I am Tricia, founder and President of Baby Fanatic. We are located in the Greater Richmond Area–welcome to the neighborhood! I started my company in 2003 based on a truly traditional “southern” past time…college football. We were looking for a knock out gift for a friend that was a fellow tailgater at Virginia Tech. Soon I turned this idea into a nationwide company with licenses for NFL, MLB and univerisites throughout the country to help Dad’s and Mom’s everywhere start their little fans out early. Now Baby Fanatic is in mass retailers thoroughout the US and employs 10… Read more »
Alexis, I started my business, K & M of VA, Inc., to bring a new product idea to market (a painting tool called Painter’s Pyramids) and went full time with the business a little over 4 years ago. Since that time, the Painter’s Pyramid has achieved tremendous success (available in over 10,000 retail locations in 20+ countries) and has enabled multiple other products to be brought to market. I have also recently launched a services side of my business and written a book to help other inventors who are trying to commercialize their products. I would love to share my… Read more »
phone number 804-426-4366
Hi Alexis,
How exciting for the South! Thank you for doing an article on Entrepreneurs! I am the adminstrator for the Richmond Venture Forum. The association consists of entrepreneurs in the Richmond region. Please feel free to look at the organizations website http://www.richmondventureforum.com
Let me know if you would like to speak with the Board’s President, Craig Forbes or Vice President, Andrew White, Esq. or any of the members.
I look forward to speaking with you soon!
Sincerely,
Robin Hogge
President
Preferred Management
804-464-2716
Alexis,
Hello. My partners and I started ARCSys based in Norfolk, VA. ARCSys is SaaS provided that designs, develops and provides web based platforms for financial institutions to process their regulatory and compliance disclosures and statements (www.arcsysonline.com). The company began in 2010 and continues to grow and expand. Please feel to contact me directly if you have any questions, as we would love to be a participant.
Best regards,
Dean Rodil
Partner
[email protected]
ARCSys
Hey everyone, The folks from the Atlantic won’t likely be reading these comments – this is an article ABOUT an Atlantic article – to contact Alexsis either get in touch via twitter (info above) or e-mail him. To e-mail him click on the “email Alexsis” hyperlink just to the right of his picture and “byline” at the top of the article. http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/10/a-road-trip-through-the-souths-tech-startup-landscape/246008/ Since everyone is hungry for serious national (and regional and local) media attention for their products and services, feel free to give me a ring. This is what we do. Cheers, Steve Cummings Fellow The Hodges Partnership 804.788.6883… Read more »