Ecosysteming
Ecosysteming is the podcast redefining economic development through the lens of equitable entrepreneurship. Join NC IDEA’s Thom Ruhe as he engages with entrepreneurs and experts who are challenging the status quo and driving lasting change. Catch new episodes of Ecosysteming every other Tuesday on all major podcast platforms.
Ecosysteming
The Founder Behind Atlanta's Startup Boom w/ David Cummings | Ep. 49
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What do you do after building and selling a hugely successful software company? If you’re David Cummings, you put the vast majority of your wealth back into helping build the next generation of entrepreneurs.
On this episode of Ecosysteming, Thom Ruhe sits down with David, Founder and CEO of Atlanta Ventures, Founder of Atlanta Tech Village, and Co-founder and Chairman of SoDo Atlanta. His entrepreneurial journey started years earlier at Duke University and eventually led to building Pardot, the marketing automation company acquired by ExactTarget in 2012.
After that exit, David made a major bet on Atlanta and its founders. He and Thom discuss the experiences that shaped his approach to entrepreneurship, why he looks for opportunities others overlook, what he values in founders, and how investing in people, places, and ideas can help an entire startup ecosystem grow.
From building companies to building community, David shares lessons from decades of entrepreneurship and what it takes to create more opportunities for founders to succeed.