Point the founders Start:ME Atlanta can't take to ATDC and University of Georgia

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 Start:ME Atlanta? Try ATDC (https://atdc.org/apply-to-join/) or University of Georgia (https://innovation.uga.edu/how-to-launch-a-startup-2/). 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 University of Georgia you did it. It works best in both directions.

The same line as HTML, with the links in

<p>Not the right fit for Start:ME Atlanta? <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://innovation.uga.edu/how-to-launch-a-startup-2/">University of Georgia</a> (UGA students, faculty and staff, plus the Athens-Clarke County community and Georgia-based small businesses) 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

When the engines name Start:ME Atlanta but recommend someone else, they most often recommend ATDC and University of Georgia. 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, University of Georgia

The questions this is for

• Startup programs in Atlanta for someone in their forties leaving a corporate career
• Who in Atlanta actually helps first-time founders, as opposed to just hosting events?
• Where should an edtech founder in Atlanta look for programs and funding?
• Which Atlanta programs are built for revenue-generating companies rather than idea-stage founders?
• What support exists in Atlanta for immigrant founders?

How you'll know it worked

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