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Category Archives: entrepreneurs
How Mike Daniels Caught the Internet Commercialization Wave and Keeps Surfing
Mike Daniels is living proof that nice guys don’t finish last. He’s probably best known in tech/investor circles for his sale of Network Solutions, a small company in Tysons Corner, VA, for $19.2 billion in 2000. You might think of … Continue reading
Posted in entrepreneurs, innovation, Tech-Enabled Business, The Internet, Uncategorized
Tagged business, Innovation, technology
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How The Motley Fool’s Co-Founders Share the Wealth
“The best way to keep money in perspective is to have some.” — Louis Rukeyser, American financial journalist, columnist and economic commentator “Every business opens a story.” — Tom Gardner, founder, CEO and Co-Chairman, The Motley Fool company Georgetown natives, … Continue reading
Posted in entrepreneurial community, entrepreneurs, Funding, Investing, startups, Uncategorized
Tagged AOL, best practices, company, investing, startups, Ted Leonsis, The Motley Fool, Washington DC
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Man on a Mission: Honest Tea Co-Founder Uses Business to Drive Social Change
At the end of 2019, Seth Goldman left Honest Tea after integrating the natural foods drink he founded and grew into an international brand in Coca Cola’s charge. This is how it all began… As U.S. investors focused on technology … Continue reading
Posted in entrepreneurs, Health, Healthy food, Mission-based business, Uncategorized
Tagged business, Innovation, marketing, Mission
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Community Champions: Brad Feld of Foundry Group & Esther Dyson of HICCup Talk Entrepreneurship & Healthcare
Brad Feld and Esther Dyson are two of technology’s greats: Founding software and investment businesses early in the Internet age, they have been learning and building technology ventures since the 1980s, right as the U.S. transitioned to a connected PC … Continue reading
The Entrepreneurial ICF Chairman & CEO
If you’re a well-educated entrepreneur who loves a good challenge you’ve got more in common than you might think with the Chairman & CEO of Virginia-based global consulting giant, ICF International, Sudhakar Kesavan. The down-to-earth executive is proud to have … Continue reading
The Secret Ingredients in Georgetown Cupcake
Sophie Kallinis LaMontagne knew better than to invest in perishable commodities. After graduating from Princeton, she’d spent four years learning the ropes at global venture capital firm, Highland Capital Partners. She loved her job, but loved her own entrepreneurial … Continue reading
What this Entrepreneurial Governor Can Teach Us About Inventing the Future
Getting some perspective on Richard “Terry” McAuliffe, the 72nd Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, is good. He can be larger than life when he winds up for a good story. It’s all in the name of public service. A … Continue reading
Esther Dyson’s Way to Wellville Model Is Paved with Support, Jobs, and Funding
It’s a major challenge for the U.S. to figure out how to set so many more citizens on the path to healthier lives. Entrepreneur, angel investor, and philanthropist, Esther Dyson, has embarked on a 5-10 year national challenge, The Way … Continue reading
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The Creator’s Code Mentors the Entrepreneur in Us All
Entrepreneurship has always been a staple of the American economy, but the velocity of business development by creative enterprises has accelerated since the web and its parade of related innovation. Looking at the role of technology and beyond, Stanford Business … Continue reading
When Improvonia’s Co-Founders Realized the App Wasn’t Their Own
Last year, The Mid-Atlantic Venture Capital Association (MAVA) moved from Georgetown to a stunning shared-space near the Farragut North Metro stop in the heart of DC’s Golden Triangle (BID). Maybe it’s the new view, but it seems that TechBuzz keeps … Continue reading
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Tagged BlueCart, entrepreneurs, Hospitality Industry, Order processing app, startups, Venture investors
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