Comments on: Come On Nashville, Let’s Do Better

By: Nathan

Nathan — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:30:14 +0000

There is a lot of information on the web, however its of various degrees of usefulness and credibility.
It is the case that it would only take about 5 to 20 hours to put together a resource of links for the most important issues in business (many of which will probably be available via the Small Business Administration or SCORE or a blog which covers entrepreneurship)

I think having a process or model is still important for business. That can be time saving. And having a personal advisor who has been there can be helpful as well.

Finally, I think having a more robust community in nashville around technology can be helpful both for the long term prospects for Nashville and Tennessee as a whole.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:19:57 +0000

Re footnote #2: My copy of the Associated Press Stylebook reads:

"startup – One word (n. and adj.) used to describe a new business venture. (An exception to Webster's preference.)"

Unless their internal style guide reads otherwise, it's a typo.

By: tod fetherling

tod fetherling — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:01:04 +0000

Jackson, Tod here. Can you come by Friday or one day next week? I would love to share the plans with you and get your feedback. The virtual center is Phase I. The full plan does include a center and hopefully co-working types of programs as well. However, we need to get some initial momentum. Most of the quotes and content are from October. We have done some interesting work with Mark, Clint, Marcus, Nick, Greg B, Chris S and others to put more meat on the bones. I agree there are a ton of good resources on the web, but it still requires some vetting.

By: Jackson Miller

Jackson Miller — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:44:20 +0000

It wouldn't surprise me if the quotes I lifted from Venture Nashville were actually spoken. Besides, if they crafted those quotes in a press release, isn't that all the more reason there should be some substance?

I am interested to see if something happens with the Entrepreneurship Program or a physical center. Either way, a website seems pretty useless, so why waste the time? Why not just start with something that would actually help the entrepreneurs?

By: Chuck Bryant

Chuck Bryant — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:35:34 +0000

1. I'd be willing to bet the quotes you are critiquing were not actually uttered by the people to whom they are attributed, but were instead written by a third party as part of a press release.
2. I thought NTC was launching the Virtual Entrepreneurship Center as a precursor to an Entrepreneurship Program and possibly a physical center.