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Author Archives: Janice K. Mandel
Startupland: Behind the Scenes
You’ve probably already heard that hundreds from DC’s entrepreneurial community came out to preview the first two episodes of the Startupland documentary series at Landmark’s E. Street Theatre. It was a first-class event, but then it was back to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Business accelerator, DC startups, documentary series, filmmaking, Fortify VC, Jonathon Perrelli, Justin Gutwein, LegCyte, Ridepost, SnobSwap, Startupland, startups, The Fort, TrendPo, TripTribe, tv
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Transporting Experiences: The Trip Tribe, RidePost and Fortify Ventures Think back to when you were a little kid. It wasn’t about the money, was it? Was it? Was it? – Sports agent, Jerry Maguire…
So, this Macaw, Yapper, GovTribe, TrendPo and The PoshPacker Walk into a Tech Cocktail
No joke. Tech Cocktail does a great job of gathering founders and innovation seekers in a public forum. You know the drill: Startup founders demo informally at high, round tables and then pitch the crowd to be named a top … Continue reading
SmartThings, The Internet of Things and Just Plain Cool Things
Alex Hawkinson continues his 15-year leadership path with cloud-based technology companies as Founder and CEO of SmartThings, a platform to connect and control objects in the physical world remotely. Two things he said about the next phase of how we … Continue reading
Pitching Ted Leonsis, Meeting Tige Savage and Heeding Mark Suster
Recently, I connected the dots at back-to-back Metro-DC area events: the BallstonBID Launchpad competition appreciation dinner, In the Capital’s “50 on Fire” and Startup Grind, featuring Tige Savage. Tige is the co-founder and managing director of venture and growth equity … Continue reading
From Building Priceline.com to Driving the U.S. Economy, T. Scott Case Is All About Thinking Big & Connecting Startup Communities T. Scott Case, best known as the CTO co-founder of Priceline.com, the name-your-price internet service, and now CEO of the … Continue reading
Capital One’s Nigel Morris and Hinge: What’s in your dating app?
“Yes ma’am, I’m still in the Airforce,” said Airmen Wight Goforth, who has about eight months to go. For now, Wight works an eight-hour shift at the USAF in Virginia then drives to the 1776 campus in DC where he … Continue reading
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Tagged 1776dc, Capital One Financial Financial Services, DCTech, Fortify Ventures, Hinge, Nigel Morris, Perfect, QED, Startup Grind, startups, The Fort, Washington Metro Area startups
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Transporting Experiences: The Trip Tribe, RidePost and Fortify Ventures Think back to when you were a little kid. It wasn’t about the money, was it? Was it? Was it? – Sports agent, Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise), to Rod “Show me … Continue reading
iGrabberAutos, Cvent and Less than Six Degrees of Separation from Steve Case
iGrabberAutos, Cvent and Less than Six Degrees of Separation from Steve Case.
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iGrabberAutos, Cvent and Less than Six Degrees of Separation from Steve Case
It isn’t always apparent when the ripple effect of a local success story like AOL enriches a startup community. If you panned the crowd of the DC Chapter of Startup Grind fireside chat at iStrategy Labs in March, you might … Continue reading
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