Point the founders Engage can't take to ATDC and Atlanta Tech Village

What to do

1. Add the line below wherever a founder finds out they don't fit: your eligibility section, FAQ or application page.
2. When PursueATL publishes the Atlanta programs and funds comparison, link to it from the same line.
3. Let ATDC know you did it. The habit works best in both directions.

The line, ready to paste

Not the right fit for Engage? Try ATDC (https://atdc.org/apply-to-join/) or Atlanta Tech Village (https://uc1n0.share.hsforms.com/2zPeayubaSLyFDVuZc8TPQQ). Every Atlanta program and fund, side by side: https://pursueatl.com/roles/

Put it wherever a founder finds out they don't fit: your eligibility section, FAQ or application page. Then tell ATDC and Atlanta Tech Village you did it. It works best in both directions.

The same line as HTML, with the links in

<p>Not the right fit for Engage? <a href="https://atdc.org/apply-to-join/">ATDC</a> (technology companies in Georgia, from a validated MVP working toward product-market fit (Accelerate) to growth-stage companies scaling revenue, teams and capital (Signature)) and <a href="https://uc1n0.share.hsforms.com/2zPeayubaSLyFDVuZc8TPQQ">Atlanta Tech Village</a> (tech and tech-related startups, from early-stage startups to high-growth companies) may be a better match. <a href="https://pursueatl.com/roles/">See every Atlanta program and fund, side by side</a>.</p>

Why it helps

In the answers where the engines turned founders away from Engage for fit, they sent them to ATDC and Atlanta Tech Village instead. A founder who hears no from one Atlanta door should land at another Atlanta door, not another city.

This is the habit that makes Atlanta feel like one ecosystem to the engines, and to founders.

Who the engines pick instead

ATDC, Atlanta Tech Village

The questions this is for

• Which Atlanta groups help founders with fundraising strategy rather than writing the check themselves?
• What is the application timeline for Atlanta's main startup programs?
• What Atlanta program should a solo founder with a working prototype apply to first?
• Which Atlanta startup organizations belong on a new founder's short list, and which can be skipped?
• Consumer and direct-to-consumer startups in Atlanta: is there any support, or is it all B2B?

How you'll know it worked

In December, watch the answers that turn founders away from Engage: do they name an Atlanta option next?