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Tag Archives: startups
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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Vocus & Beyond: Rick Rudman’s Excellent Startup Adventure
When you read about people launching tech careers in the mid-1980s, it’s easy to chalk up their success to serendipity. Rick Rudman was lucky to be in tech at the moment in history when the PR industry needed to be automated. … Continue reading
How DC’s Chief Technical Officer Lives Up to Her Potential
Six months (now 11) into her tenure as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the Mayor’s Office of the District of Columbia, Archana Vemulapalli is on a roll. The 36-year-old engineer manages more than 33,000 employees, oversees 21 departments, 33 … Continue reading
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Tagged CTO, DC Metro Area Startups, startups, technology, Washington DC, Women in Technology
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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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To the Internet and Beyond with Vinton G. Cerf!
In October, I went to a Startup Grind at Google’s new DC space to hear Google’s VP and Internet Evangelist, Vint G. Cerf, riff about life as a “Founding Father” of the Internet, net neutrality, smart cities, the IPv4 address … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Scientist, DC Metro Area Startup Community, entrepreneurial community, entrepreneurs, Google, innovation, mobile applications, Startup DC, Startup DC, Startup America, communications strategist, startup grind, startups, The Internet of Things, Vint Cerf
Tagged Apps, DC startups, DCTech, Father of the Internet, Innovation, Internet Search, IPv6, Startup Grind DC, startups, technology, The Internet of Things, Vincent G Cerf
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Why Routeam Wants More from You than Step Counters
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
Posted in DC Metro Area Startup Community, entrepreneurial community, entrepreneurs, Fitness, Health, In the Capital, Startup DC, Startup DC, Startup America, communications strategist, startup grind, startups, Uncategorized
Tagged entrepreneurial community, entrepreneurs, Fitness, Health, Startup Grind, Startup Grind DC, startups, Washington Metro Area startups
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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
Posted in accelerator, entrepreneurial community, entrepreneurs, Startup DC, startups, Venture Capitalists
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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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
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
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