I have mixed emotions about this. On one hand it is great to see the press. On the other hand as soon as they started talking about agencies and SCAD in their post that was all that I needed to see.

Sadly, the Atlanta startup scene has way too many Wordpress designers doing basic websites, MBA/Marketers looking for technical co-founders and MBA/Marketers who are looking for funding to hire a inexpensive team in (select your favorite low cost development country). Atlanta has a lot of Agencies etc., but if the Atlantic is mentioning SCAD as a highpoint of their visit that says it all right there.

I am hopeful that will change, but the first step to solving this is getting over the Stockholm syndrome, admitting to how bad the problem is and not just accepting the status quo. Saying that at least we have some organizations forming is great, but not enough.

As one of the commenters asked, I wonder what startup(s) they're visiting in Greensboro, AL?

Maybe they got Greensboro AL (population 3000) confused with Greensboro NC (population 300,000)?

Could be the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company. But they're in Greenbow, AL, not Greensboro.