Mentor Spotlight: The Farm’s Chris Griswold
Those of you who’ve herded cats before know that project management can be a difficult, thankless job. You need to organize multiple moving parts, manage outcomes and expectations across individuals and teams, meet deadlines, and stay on-budget. It requires someone...
Mentor Spotlight: The Farm’s Charlene Ellis
Entrepreneurship research tells us that a great mentor can be a secret weapon for successful startups, and that mentoring is one of the most highly valued elements of accelerator programs. But finding great mentors to work with an accelerator isn’t enough: it’s...
What’s Going Down at The Farm?
Where do Yeezy, Atlanta, Tesla, floods, blockchain, AI, and Demo Day intersect? Right here at The Farm. It’s been torture to keep quiet about The Farm's fall 2018 cohort: we’re so excited about these founders and their companies, we just want to shout it from...
Breaking the Tech Accelerator Mold
The FARM Managing Director Burunda Prince-Jones appeared recently on Atlanta Tech Edge to talk about Atlanta’s evolving role as a tech hub, The FARM’s unique approach to developing startups, and how Demo Day is the ultimate graduation celebration. On Atlanta:...
10 Teams from The Farm’s Inaugural Demo Day Get Standing Ovation from the Crowd
Atlanta – June 6, 2018 - The Farm hosted its first Demo Day on June 1, 2018, at The Coca-Cola Roxy, and its inaugural cohort of 10 founding companies received a standing ovation from more than 600 attendees and investors. From a company that makes 100% recycled...
The Farm, Powered By Boomtown, Announces Global Partnership With leAD, a Global Sports Entrepreneurship and Investment Platform
Grandsons of Adidas founder Adi Dassler will be in Atlanta for the official announcement on June 1, as part of The Farm’s inaugural Demo Day Atlanta — June 1, 2018 — Comcast NBCUniversal’s The Farm business accelerator, powered by Boomtown, has inked a three-year,...
The Farm Atlanta’s Inaugural Demo Day is on June 1
The Farm Atlanta will host its first accelerator Demo Day on June 1, 2018, at The Coca-Cola Roxy. This free event will showcase the Farm’s inaugural cohort of founders as they present innovative solutions and ideas to some of life’s most pressing problems. Everyone is...
The Farm Accelerator is Now Open for Business!
After months of preparation, I am proud to announce that The Farm is officially accepting applications for our inaugural accelerator cohort here in Atlanta! This moment has been many months in the making, and our guiding principle remains a focus on the entrepreneur....
Why I Came Home to The Farm
By Burunda Prince-Jones, Managing Director, The Farm It’s been said you can never go home again, but here I am, home again in Atlanta where I grew up. Even better, I’ve been given the opportunity to help build a new home for entrepreneurs from the ground up. When I...
Cablefax covers The Farm launch
Cablefax, a trusted media outlet for broadband executives delivering original, comprehensive and insightful coverage of business developments affecting the cable, broadband and digital markets, covered the launch of The Farm. Check out the article here.
