Specifically, he discussed:

* What the capital market is really like in Atlanta
* What the challenges exist
* How asset allocation works (great if you really want to know what you’re up against)
* How the real estate industry is affecting early stage capital here
* The funding gap
* Everything you could ever want to know about angel investors
* What sources exist?
* How to do due diligence on an angel investor
* What angels really want
* Handling rejection
* How to smoke out “fake” investors
* What “good” angel deals really look like
* Market validation
* How much funding to solicit
* Your pitch
* Deal killers
* Advisors
* Closing the deal
* Typical investment terms
* Capital-seeking “to-do” list
* Some case studies
* Facts of life in the Atlanta startup eco-system
* How we can repair it