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DC has a list of speaking head panel regulars, most have something to say, yet few of us have much more than our 15 minutes of patter. We are not dropping new knowledge every time we yet again speak multiple times on yet another panel after panel. I mean really, how... Read More
Two of the top 10 VC deals last quarter were companies located in the DMV (District, Maryland, and Virginia) region. The fourth largest deal in the country last quarter was a 0M infusion of capital to troubled. DC-based LivingSocial received an infusion of 0M. Blacksburg VA-based, Intrexon came in 7th... Read More
Recently one of my favorite startup CEOs, Sam Aparicio of Ringio, took me to task for one of my numerous Mr Cranky rants (See: Taking Issue With Mr Cranky’s Thoughts on DC Startups and Is DC the New New York). I’m happy he did because: My rants are designed to evoke... Read More
What happens when thousands of government workers and contractors are furloughed? What will sequestration mean for DC Startups…. There will be good, there will be bad there will be ugly. The furloughs are going to be particularly difficult in the DC Region and will have a definite effect on the DC... Read More
There is a large group of people in the DC Tech Scene who believe that holding hands and singing Kumbaya is the way to build community. Cheering on effort no matter the significance is supportive and noble. That questioning a premise, that calling out a perceived misconception, that calling bullshit... Read More
Novak Biddle In July 2012 Novak Biddle Partners, the once formidable force behind DCs early stage venture financing ecosystem announced their intentions to raise a sixth fund. The past year has seen reshuffling at Novak Biddle as several partners have taken on reduced roles while increasing roles outside the firm. Phil... Read More
Has Gene Riechers, former co-founding venture partner of Valhalla Partners returned to the light after nearly 15+ years in Venture Capital? Gene has long term entrepreneurial startup roots in DC working in one of DC's first software companies, Software Center/VM Software culminating with his last full-time legitimate job as a VP... Read More
The 3rd Quarter saw 20 Maryland Companies raise a total of nearly 0M for an average of M per deal while perennial powerhouse Virginia saw only 12 companies raise M for the same period. The DC region (DC, MD, VA, WV) raised a total of 6M with 13 DC companies... Read More
Listening to Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey, at the Republican National Convention last night I was struck by these thoughts: This guy gets things done because he speaks bluntly, says what needs to be said, and tells the hard truths. He talks Jersey. Well I'm a Jersey fat-boy who understands... Read More
Startup America offers special deals for qualifying registered startups which incents Startup Founders to register with them. Registered companies do not necessarily reflect a 1 to 1 relationship with actual startups and yet they have some relationship in terms of density. Major changes in the rankings since I last reported on February... Read More
This company is amazing, that company is doing amazing things, that guy is amazing. The superlative amazing is just so abused. It’s overused on the DCTech Facebook Group page, it just might be used more often in InTheCapital articles than punctuation marks. Here there and everywhere you see amazingly abusive... Read More
For the past couple of months I’ve been writing and thinking about, who’s got the back of Startups in the DC region. And after much discussion, cogitation, rumination, and constipation, I’m at peace. The revelation, the answer, the point? Who’s got the back of DC Tech Startups? ........they do! The term startup is... Read More
Vote for this SXSW Panel Session by linking here! Description Mentoring has evolved with business; as our social graphs expand, the opportunity to leverage relationships for professional growth exponentially increases along with its complexity. This panel will discuss mentorship from three perspectives: a Mentor (working at a large company), a Mentee (currently starting... Read More
The numbers don't lie. Here's the data as reported by VCs to the National Venture Capital Association reported by PWC MoneyTree and Reuters. Not all VCs report yet this is data and not notional. Numbers do not include pure Angel deals. ... Read More
If you’ve ever seen the movies Cool Hand Luke or One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest then you can relate to how I feel sometimes when I step into the crap-spewing-fan, cheered-on quietly by the silent masses, content to keep their heads down in their foxholes while this dope sticks... Read More
Talk to entrepreneurs who can’t get funded and they whine…. "we need to be more like Silicon Valley." Local governments trying to attract more capital and more high-tech businesses study and attempt to duplicate the Silicon Valley model.“In Silicon Valley, they do this. In Silicon Valley they do that. Silicon... Read More
It’s happening again. DC Tech natives are restless. The Jungle Drums are pounding.The mindshare listserv is abuzz. Why do DC Investors Suck! Why aren’t DC Angels more like Silicon Valley Angels. Why can’t I get money? Why doesn’t anyone love me. Why, Why Why? Waa, Waa, Waa! ... Read More
One of DC Tech's little secrets is a supposed regular Joe. A nondescript, anonymous, fellow who goes about his everyday life playing the DC Tech version of Clark Kent. When no one’s looking our hero takes off his glasses (if he wears glasses, few people know), puts on... Read More
Nine companies in DC garnished venture funding last quarter compared to fifteen in Maryland and sixteen in Virginia. The list of companies closing on Venture Capital: Company Market ... Read More
“Have you been to the Mashable Party?”“Have you been to the Google Houses?”“Have you been to the Bing Lot?”“Pay for food? Why did you do that?”“The Driskil Bar is the place to be after Midnight.”“I was at this great party with Leonardo DiCaprio, Toby McGuire, great high-end sushi and JP... Read More
