So, you got a term sheet or may be a few ?! Yey! But are you sure you know how to pick the right one?
mor.sl learns your tastes and preferences, your allergies and skill level and recommends recipes that will work for your everyday life.
Do you want to update all your friends at once about what’s going on with you without sending a text, typing a status update or tweeting? Try RantRally.
“In case of burglary or natural disaster, VaultBox.me can help you get your life back in order with a few simple clicks.”
In this interview with Paul Conley, Managing Director at Paladin Capital Group, we talk about the difference between advisors and mentors.
Taking a local approach to selling aged and slow moving inventory, Lemur™ drives profit and sales for retailers, everywhere.
Parking Panda allows you to rent a driveway from house-owners or a spot in a garage.
CIT GAP Funds makes seed-stage equity investments in Virginia-based technology and life science companies.
From creating events to viewing sales reports, SimpleTix is your turn-key e-Ticketing Solution.
Novus Energy Partners is a clean tech venture capital fund which is currently actively looking for investments.
The first cause shopping channel where millions of people support causes they care about by connecting with businesses that want to do good.
Test and innovate on your business model using the business model canvas, lean startup, and customer development.
FounderCorps is an organization that is managed by experienced entrepreneurs for the benefit of entrepreneurs engaging in high growth businesses.
This interview is focused on women in tech, i.e. why there are not so many women entering this field, what is keeping them away, how to get them involved and advice to women who are currently working on their companies.
In this interview with Lisa Throckmorton , Executive VP at SpeakerBox we talk about what makes it a good PR campaign for a startup, how to leverage social media, why companies need a PR specialist and when to start looking for one.
Imagine a world where you are freed from the need to visit a store to purchase items. Imagine you no longer have to even log in to a website buy something you want. Imagine being able to purchase anything you see, when you see it.
In this interview with Paul Conley, Managing Director at Paladin Capital Group, we discuss the metrics used to value a startup in order to make a decision of how much to invest. We also talk about how a startup should choose the right investor.
In this interview with Steph Hay, Co-Founder of FastCustomer, Inc and Mentor at 500 Startups we talk about content creation for startups, how you start and what the guidelines to follow.
Interview with Paul Conley, Managing Director at Paladin Capital Group, about:
- what industries they are investing in
- if they participate in seed funding
- geographical scope of their investments
- if they are still looking for new investments for Paladin III fund
- the ways they usually source deals
- a key to a great pitch
Create and Share Digital Voice Recordings using mobile, land-line, Skype and smartphones, tablets and computers.
Interview with Dave Sandrowitz, Principal at Fortify.vc, we discuss product development for startups, which are either just launching their products or in the process of expanding their market outreach
This is the first time Washington, D.C. will have a StartupBus driving down to SXSW with about 25 buspreneurs!
Venture-catalyst Springboard Enterprises is the premier platform where entrepreneurs, investors, and industry experts meet to build great women-led businesses. Springboard educates, sources, coaches, showcases and supports high growth companies seeking equity capital for expansion.
Through location-detection available in many cell phones and computers, Urgnt.ly members can broadcast a call for help and be heard by qualified responders available now and nearby.
TalkChalk “offers a safe platform for all parties to interact using Facebook, while eliminating the liability posed by teachers and students viewing their respective Facebook profiles”.
Interview with Trevor Owens, CEO & Co-Founder of Lean Startup Machine.
Each startup has a goal to solve a problem and Lauren had the same urge when she decided to start Umba Box. She wanted an easier way to find unique handmade products and this is what Umba Box does.
Want to learn how to use social media for branding your company and how to promote your product without the use of traditional advertisement? Or maybe you are in the process of organizing a launch party and looking for tips to make it epic?
I recently discovered an awesome tool to stay on top of my emails, to keep track of who I meet and how I connect with them. It’s called Contactually.
Watch my interview with Trevor Owens, CEO & Founder of Lean Startup Machine, to learn more about this “metrics-driven startup competition”, not your typical bootcamp!
Want to know more about how to market you startup? Watch my interview with Joshua Konowe, Mentor at Founder Institute and Co-Founder of Uppidy.
Shopsy is a shopping engine that uses your Style DNA to deliver head-to-toe custom outfit recommendations. You can search and filter looks, lock in items, dynamically REMIX any look by price or color in seconds, and of course buy and share.
A new and powerful social interaction engine that will help you determine intelligently and effectively who you need to be connected with and through which social media channels such as Facebook, Twitter, myspace, LinkedIn, etc.
MonthsOf.Me (MoM) is home to visual stories about life’s moments where members easily organize their digital life, share their stories and collaborate on content.
DC, VA and MD do NOT miss Social Media Week which will take place for the first time in Washington D.C. Feb 13-17th!
Feastie – “a new and innovative recipe search engine that searches food blogs and high-quality websites to help you find the most delicious and well-tested recipes.”
Vintage Radio Shows.com has over 38,000 episodes of old radio shows. You can listen/download shows from their website or use their iPhone app.
Dave Sandrowitz, Principal at Fortify.vc answers the following questions:
- How important is it to establish a right culture in a startup?
- Is it essential to have a Co-Founder?
- When to look for a Co-Founder?
- What a startup should do to make it big in Washington D.C.?
CoFoundersLab is “a Maryland based startup focused on bringing together entrepreneurs with the aim of launching a Startup together. We do this matchmaking for entrepreneurs through in-person Meetups and through our online matching service.”
A few weeks ago Fortify.vc announced the launch of The Fort, a new tech accelerator in Washington D.C.
Veenome “translates video content into data for superior organization, publishing, sharing, searching and monetization. In doing this Veenome makes the “stuff” in videos clickable.
Dasdak is “a social commerce platform that: (1) Enables businesses to offer Mobile Commerce (2) Serves as an operating system for small businesses (3) Empowers companies to leverage viral marketing and social media to grow their business (4) Shares its revenues with users”.
“Klaggle is Klout for Reviews. Just like Klout scores the social media influence of individuals, Klaggle scores the quality and credibility of reviews helping consumers write, share and discover great reviews on anything with their friends and the world.”
In this inerview we go behind the scenes of StarDust Venture Partners’ investing process. We discuss their “sweet spot”, deal sourcing and the characteristics of a good pitch.
Taxi Magic -”the first nationwide free online taxi booking service that is directly integrated with taxi dispatch systems”.
Sanjay Parekh is a Co-Founding Partner at Shotput Ventures, “a technology startup accelerator fund that focuses on capital-light web services companies and assists in the conception phase”.
In this inerview we discuss why startups fail, where they can find mentors and what’s missing in the makeup of DC tech community.
Last weekend I got a chance to interview Alan Belniak on the topic of social media and startups. We discussed among other things how startups should use social media in order to market their products or services and why just having a website is Not enough.
Use ReverseRobocall to send a prerecorded message. You can also listen, share and rate other recorded calls on their website.
Are you tired of remembering all your 100 different passwords? Create one password with LastPass and stop worrying about forgeting your passwords!
Are you bored at the event and want to see what’s good happening around you? Check out Sponto, an app that shows you all the events in a 5mile radius around you!
Stressed about your next big party/event/gala/wedding? Let Social Tables alleviate some of that stress by helping you with organizing your seating chart!
Would you like to be able to earn cash by sharing a deal with a friend without being obligated to purchase the deal itself? If yes, then SalesVote is the place to go!
Foster.ly is having their launch party on January 19th at 6pm! Register Here!
NeverBoredU – ” a hub for all events that occur on or around campus. No longer will you miss the next flash rave in the library, free concert, or that speaker you’ve been waiting to see”.
Sickweather.com is online social health network for sickness forecasting & mapping.
Suite 2025 at GeekEasy was swarming with buzzing energy last Thursday evening. There were over a hundred eager job seekers networking with representatives of 15 companies. All thanks to Startup Riot , which organized JOIN !
Elias Bizannes – “When you connect people magic can happen. You don’t need to plan or expect too much. If you can focus on what creates strong social relationships, everything else falls out of that.”
Tony Moura -“Create user experience; so that, you eat it with your eyeballs!”
TokBox has been around for 4 years and prior to November of last year the company was focusing solely on consumer facing video chat software. As Jonathan put it: “We were basically Skype but in a browser.”
Fortify VC , a seed and early stage venture capital fund, which since its inception in May 2011, has backed 10 companies including FastCustomer, Seva Call, 410 Labs, BlackRidge, Months of Me, and more.