ATDC

A full week of momentum across AI, sales, and founder growth. Here’s what went down:

Monday, April 20 | 8:30–10:00 AM
Mond(ai)y Coffee, Northstar Labs Room 2230
We kicked off the week with open conversations around AI, bringing together builders and the AI curious to explore ideas shaping the future.

Tuesday, April 21 | 11:00 AM–12:30 PM | Zoom
Track 1 AI for Traction
Founders learned how to validate ideas faster using AI, saving time, money, and guesswork.

Tuesday, April 21 | 2:00–3:30 PM | Zoom
Track 2 Scaling AI Ops
A deep dive into transitioning AI from prototype to production, turning experiments into scalable solutions.

Thursday, April 23 | 10:00–11:30 AM | Zoom
Track 3 Sales Fundamentals for Founders
Breaking down the essential sales skills every founder needs to win early customers.

Thursday, April 23 | 1:00–2:30 PM | Zoom
Track 4 AI as a Differentiator
Exploring how to embed AI directly into business models to create real competitive advantage.

Friday, April 24 | 11:00 AM–12:30 PM | Zoom
Track 5 Pitch Clinic
Because great pitches are not about slides, they are about storytelling that sticks.

Friday, April 24 | 9:00–10:30 AM | Hybrid
Alpharetta Startup Circle
A weekly meetup connecting founders across the ecosystem to share ideas, challenges, and opportunities.

Friday, April 24 | 12:00–2:00 PM | Hybrid
Feedback Friday
A high impact advisory session where founders received 360 degree feedback on strategy, product, pitch, and growth.

Register and view full details: https://atdc.org/startup-events-training-calendar/

The surprising truth about hospitality staffing isn’t just finding people. It is trusting them to represent your brand.

On the latest episode of Executive Bytes, Starr Douglas, CEO of FrontHouz, shares how she went from bartender to building a platform that is redefining how restaurants staff their front of house teams.

Her insight is simple but powerful. It is not just about filling roles. It is about confidence in who you put in front of your guests. With rigorous training, vetting, and a two sided rating system, her workforce is delivering an average rating of 4.95 out of 5.

Listen to the full episode now [ https://atdc.org/how-startup-fronthouz-is-reimagining-hospitality-staffing/ ]
Watch on YouTube [ https://youtu.be/MvEQ_6nMN1w ]