"I have enjoyed a working relationship with Karen for many years and find Karen and her company LaunchFN to be one of the primary drivers in the early stage funding community in Atlanta. Karen's team is knowledgeable, capable and resourceful. They make good things happen for up and coming entrepreneurs." April 2009

You are AWESOME!!! I appreciate so much who you are and what you do. You are always top of my mind when I need to recommend that a company get advice on capital strategy and access to capital. Your knowledge and ethics are unsurpassed in the Atlanta Market....and for that matter probably the entire USA.

Karen, Congratulations on a great event!? Big turnout, good presentations and, most of all, a very good post-presentation investor discussion. You provide investors a unique opportunity to see pre-screened and pre-qualified investments that are fresh and new to the investor circle and an opportunity for the investors to collaborate on the deals they are interested in. Keep up the good work...Atlanta needs your ongoing commitment to growing the entrepreneur and investor community here.

Karen: Congratulations on a great event. Good format afterward with the "Investor Roundtable." Never been to an angel group that did such a good job of getting the investors to collaborate and commit their level of interest in companies. There is a number that I think have potential. Look forward to being a regular.

Karen, Thank you very much for your hospitality and invitation to attend your angel investor meeting. Well done. The companies I see are always intriguing. Apparently, the world is changing around us. Exuberance/power is a beautiful thing. Sorry, I had to depart early, a family is always first in my world. Look forward to speaking with you soon. Best Regards, Harold

Karen, Thanks so much for your time and expertise. I will relay your suggestions to Margie and log on to the suggested websites. We have quite a bit of follow-up to do as we have asked several people about a minimum investment or loan. People love the Yummy Sticks brand and their dogs LUV! the product and we have much to do to capitalize on that. I am sure your advice will help us be more effective at closing on investment from these people we know that tell us how much they want us to succeed. You have given us needed direction and confidence. Again, thank you!

Thanks, Karen for the opportunity to present to your investor group. It was refreshing to have a great one on one interaction with real investors in a private and intimate setting. The feedback you provided from the investors is more thorough than I got from the large forum that I spent 5x the money to participate in. Per your recommendations, I will send each investor the ES and presentation and schedule a time to speak personally with those that requested to do so. I look forward to participating in the group call you will coordinate. Thanks for your follow up. And, although we have received a term sheet from an institutional investor, I would prefer to raise capital from private investors and create morDonee value before exiting. As you and I have discussed, this is not my first time at the alter. I've raised money for other companies I've started in the past... in tough times and easy times. We are in a tough economic time right now and it is really great to know there are ethical hard working people like you out there helping entrepreneurs figure this out and get access to the capital they need. Keep up the good work.

Thank you so much for your time and the valuable information you shared on the phone call. I will look at all the options to decide what is best for me. Your follow up email explains things quite well. You have given me a lot to think about today to apply to my business. Thanks again!

Karen, though I couldn't stay until the end, looks like you have some promising companies and certainly great energy in the room. Keep up the good work!

"Karen, You and this event were absolutely amazing! I've been raving about it and positioning people I know to attend the next one." Larry Jennings, Director of Sales (Oct 2011)