Techrides host Edwin Marcial rides along with serial entrepreneur and investor David Cummings. David is the founder of the Atlanta Tech Village (ATV) — the United States’ 4th largest tech hub. David built ATV after selling his marketing automation software company Pardot for $100 million dollars. He is also the founder of Atlanta Tech Ventures through which he has invested in several of Atlanta’s hottest startups including Calendly,  SalesLoft and Terminus.

Join Edwin and David as they ride in David’s 2017 Acura NSX and discuss

• David’s early career in entrepreneurship including starting a software business in High School and building another Hannon Hill while a student at Duke.
• Founding and selling Pardot for $100 Million
• Why he built the Atlanta Tech Village, one of the largest startup work spaces in the US
• What he looks for in the companies he is looking to invest in
• The characteristics he thinks make a successful founder
• Key mistakes that lead to startup failures
• How startups should think about raising money
• How Atlanta’s startup ecosystem has changed post pandemic
• Advice he has for those just getting started in entrepreneurship or thinking about getting started
• The Atlanta startups companies he is most excited about

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