Category Archives: 1776

Who can manage without measuring?  Who can lead without direction?  How can we fix the government without access to good, open government data? Startup Grind DC featured guest, Ellen Miller, executive director of the Sunlight Foundation, has dedicated her career … Continue reading →

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Janice K. Mandel | Leave a comment

Don’t Miss the May 15th Panel on disruptive engagement: “Failure, Resilience and Innovation” 

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Janice K. Mandel

Innovation is at the top of the wish list for many companies, but getting there isn’t always a straight path.  Moira Lethbridge, Principal and Owner of Lethbridge Associates LLC, learned while successfully building her previous company that jump-starting innovation means … Continue reading →

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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…

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Janice K. Mandel | Leave a comment

So, this Macaw, Yapper, GovTribe, TrendPo and The PoshPacker Walk into a Tech Cocktail

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Janice K. Mandel

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 →

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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 →

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Janice K. Mandel | 1 Comment

Capital One’s Nigel Morris and Hinge: What’s in your dating app?

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Janice K. Mandel

“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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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 →

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Janice K. Mandel | 6 Comments