Tag Archives: entrepreneurial community

Funding and Fueling Our Big, Fat Tech-Enabled Future

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Janice K. Mandel

There are a lot of really smart, experienced, and influential people in the DC area.  Thankfully, there are business community leaders who get them to come out to share their insights at various gatherings. Peter Barris, the Managing General Partner … Continue reading →

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Why Routeam Wants More from You than Step Counters

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Janice K. Mandel

  Virtual communities strengthen and disrupt existing institutions.  We’ve seen them place new resources and connections within reach of previously unconnected individuals and organizations. It was only a matter of time before the fitness community harnessed this development.  We have … Continue reading →

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What Do Ted Leonsis and FiscalNote CTO, Jonathan Chen, Have in Common? Enjoying College Graduation Season for Starters!

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Janice K. Mandel

I live in North Bethesda and ride my bike a little over 9 miles to Potomac, past the outer gates that lead to the road that leads to the Leonsis family home.  Ted Leonsis, Revolution LLC growth equity investor, owner … Continue reading →

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SmartThings, The Internet of Things and Just Plain Cool Things

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Janice K. Mandel

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 →

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Pitching Ted Leonsis, Meeting Tige Savage and Heeding Mark Suster

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Janice K. Mandel

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 →

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iGrabberAutos, Cvent and Less than Six Degrees of Separation from Steve Case

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Janice K. Mandel

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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DC Tech Connects: The Real Rosetta Stone Legacy

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Janice K. Mandel

It’s no surprise that Eugene Stoltzfus went back to architecture and design.  He always liked to build things.  He never meant to become Chairman and President of Rosetta Stone, but his brother, Allen, who filled the role died unexpectedly in … Continue reading →

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How Do You Cite a Tweet in an Academic Paper? – The Atlantic

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Janice K. Mandel

How Do You Cite a Tweet in an Academic Paper? – The Atlantic Ideas expressed over Twitter are being cited in articles, papers or books and MLS has established a standard format for citing Tweets. Let’s make them count #StartupAmerica #GlobalAcceleratorNetwork.

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Post it, tweet it and they will come

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Janice K. Mandel

This week’s Entreprelooza! fundraiser in Washington, DC, centers on a film on entrepreneurism, pizza, champagne toasts and the promise of face time with the area’s most successful and hopefully successful tech entrepreneurs and supporters heading up Startup America’s regional powerhouse, Startup DC. As part of its mission to help cultivate a more fertile, local … Continue reading →

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