The Tuesday Roundup
Each Tuesday is a roundup of all my publicly-available content around the internet
For our first Tuesday Roundup, I’m including some blog posts and recordings that explain a little bit of my background, what my current work involves, and some thoughts on the future of tech.
In case you’d like to learn about my current work and why I started a venture studio, check out this HVL blog post or this episode of “How I Built This (Birmingham Style)” with Ron Holt.
“At Harmony Venture Labs, we’re in the business of launching and growing new ventures. Our work helps to lift our startup and tech economies to create economic value through company creation. That’s really what HVL is all about, and what led me toward creating a venture studio.
Our teams’ shared belief is that technology platforms should be used to benefit people and their communities, and that new venture creation is a powerful vehicle to deliver that value. Through strategy, marketing, design, and product guidance, HVL helps companies navigate their journey to faster, more sustainable growth.”
Back in January, I spoke with Nate Schmidt, Managing Director of the Techstars Alabama EnergyTech Accelerator, and and Bill Smith, Founder and CEO of Landing, about creating success in the 21st century. You can view clips from our fireside chat, which was part of the Innovate Alabama Symposium hosted by the state’s new Alabama Innovation Corporation, here.
“As we build more companies and bring in more capital, you will find the talent will generally follow because the talent follows the money. Therefore, if you can either raise a lot of money or give people a way to think there is equal reward for the kind of talent they bring to the table, you’ll get more people to move to where they think the action is.”
Last month, I was invited to speak at the Rotary Club of Birmingham. I spoke about how we can build up the tech community in Birmingham, especially as a city that isn’t overflowing with capital like our Silicon Valley and NYC counterparts. Keep an eye out for the full recorded speech to come soon in my weekly Thursday newsletter.
“Can we combine the high-growth and the discipline and the rigor of a venture-type company with the eye toward profitability and sustainability of a private equity-type company? Those are really the kind of companies we’re trying to create, so that at the end of the day—whether it’s an eight-figure valuation company or a ten-eleven figure valuation company—it’s actually meaningful to the participants in the company and it’s meaningful to the community in which we find ourselves.”
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I hope you enjoyed our first Tuesday roundup! As always, feel free to let me know your thoughts on this edition of Let’s Build by commenting below, tweeting to me (@sotulana or @letsbuildso) or by responding to this email. I’ll see you next week!
Good stuff. Thanks for sharing. : )