<p>Does anyone know anything about the start up culture at Georgia Tech? I mean, with some hopes that I will meet some great co-founders or otherwise friends whom are interested in starting businesses just as much as I am. Does the faculty provide any support for student managed companies outside of the college for management?</p>
<p>Great question.</p>
<p>[The</a> InVenture Prize @ Georgia Tech](<a href=“http://inventureprize.gatech.edu/]The”>http://inventureprize.gatech.edu/)
has info on what you seek.</p>
<p>The culture on this is shifting rapidly. GT students have had some great successes: the Varsity (world’s largest drive-in) and ISS (Chris Klaus’s effort, which he sold to IBM) are the first two to come to mind.</p>
<p>GT is putting pieces in place quickly to encourage and foster this.</p>
<p>There’s also the BPC: [Georgia</a> Tech - College of Management | Business Plan Competition](<a href=“http://mgt.gatech.edu/fac_research/centers_initiatives/bpc/index.html]Georgia”>http://mgt.gatech.edu/fac_research/centers_initiatives/bpc/index.html)</p>
<p>Several BPC competitors in the last few years went on to develop their plans into multimillion dollar companies. Also, one group was a finalist on American Inventor (Season 2 - the Claw): [American</a> Inventor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_inventor]American”>American Inventor - Wikipedia)</p>