Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Working closely with the US Chief Technology Officer, the US Chief Information Officer, and an array of agencies, the Open Data Initiatives team has launched and is continuing to scale open data efforts in Health, Energy, Education, Finance, Public Safety, and Global Development. ProjectOpenData on Twitter.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 23, 2009

If you never have, you can create your own using Google Finance. If you never have, you can create your own using Google Finance. Have you ever built one of those charts that shows a metric over time, annotated with "key events" that explain what happened to the numbers at key inflection points? Go ahead and try it, then come back.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 23, 2015

Jason Young , co-founder of MindBlown Labs , which makes mobile social games to teach young adults about personal finance. You know what, those policy makers in DC, they don’t read my papers. Listen to the full interviews by downloading them from SoundCloud here and here. And download any of the past shows here.).

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2013

They often ask whether they have to move to SF, NY or LA to get financed. ” I’m trying to get a feel for their commitment to local community versus being in a place where financing is easiest. I have the same response always, “Where do you want to live? Every year I’m in the SF Bay Area 12-14 times.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 25, 2017

Several of our conversations were self-reflective, especially around the challenges of getting investors attention to provide seed financing for a new organization. If you want to get connected to CAE or are in the DC area and want to engage around the issues of entrepreneurs and innovation, email me and I’ll connect you with John.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

million+ company, with 60+ team members doing tours in NYC, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington DC and Los Angeles.”. My strength was not in finance, so one of the first things I did was hire someone to handle the books and keep me on a solid financial path, so I could focus on running my business. Thanks to Nick Gray, Museum Hack ! #2

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 10, 2018

And, of course, the situation in DC is getting dicey and that will weigh on markets as well.” This dynamic is reflected in the article Scooter Firm Chases Funding to Staunch Losses about the current Lime and Bird financings. ” Last week I was talking to a friend who is a growth investor.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 6, 2013

I was supposed to be in DC all day today and tomorrow. So I decided to punt on going to DC and stay in Boston. Kinvey went through TechStars several years ago and while we didn’t participate in their venture financing, I love the company and especially the CEO Sravish. It’s an atypical day for me.

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Hunter Walker

JUNE 10, 2016

I also have a lot respect for the fellow DC-based entrepreneurs and the founders of Sweetgreen who were part of Bond Street’s Series A. Whether you’re looking to hire additional employees, open a new space, or purchase new equipment or inventory, Bond Street aims to make financing your business goals simple, transparent, and fair.

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David Teten

MARCH 3, 2016

I’m honored to chair DC Finance’s upcoming family office conference on investment in innovative technologies, April 5th, 2016, in midtown Manhattan. Other sister events this year that DC Finance is running: London Family Office conference ( www.london-wealth.com ) in May. Details at www.thenycmeetings.com.

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Hunter Walker

JUNE 10, 2016

I also have a lot respect for the fellow DC-based entrepreneurs and the founders of Sweetgreen who were part of Bond Street’s Series A. Whether you’re looking to hire additional employees, open a new space, or purchase new equipment or inventory, Bond Street aims to make financing your business goals simple, transparent, and fair.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

We don’t know of any other location in DC or elsewhere in the country where multiple government innovation groups are colocated together with startups to create their own center of gravity. We also don’t know of any other location where anyone can just walk up and talk to real soldiers from the Army, Air Force, and DOD.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 18, 2022

Working with a mortgage broker can save you time and money by helping you navigate the Washington DC mortgage process and find the best deal for your needs. But with so many lenders and loan products available, how do you know where to start?

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 7, 2009

In the case of an entrepreneur pitching for finance, its the same fear that has them putting on a facade and not comfortable in what they do and dont know that will see them a long way off getting funded. Obviously they're not voicing their objections that way, but it isn't hard to read between the lines.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 4, 2022

First, there’s a sudden movement (AB), then a corrective movement (BC), and ultimately another impulsive motion (DC) in the same manner as AB. When contemplating using Forex harmonic patterns, three motions and four points make up the ABCD (or AB=CD) pattern, arguably one of the most straightforward patterns.

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www.founderinstitute.com

MARCH 2, 2010

He has been actively involved in merger, acquisition and disposition transactions with a combined value of over $1 billion, and financing/investment transactions and securities offerings worth over $600 million.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Other East Coast VCs: Fenway Summer Ventures (DC). Route Sixty-Six Ventures (DC). The Future of FinTech: A Paradigm Shift in Small Business Finance. Motive Partners. NYCA Partners. Pivot Investment Partners. QED Investors. SenaHill Partners. Value Stream Labs. Tribeca Angels. Vestigo (Boston). The Fintech 2.0

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 1, 2017

It took me approximately 12 months from the time I decided to move forward with the launch of Hera Hub to the point where I completed my business plan, secured financing, and solidified my first location. The company now has additional communities Phoenix, AZ, Washington, DC, and Sweden, with several other cities in the works.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 26, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, April 26, 2009 Product development leverage Leverage has once again become a dirty word in the world of finance, and rightly so. But I want to talk about a different kind of leverage, the kind that you can get in product development. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

APRIL 6, 2021

Finances are important and can reap great benefits, but only if you put them to better use. For example, you want to lease your office space in Washington DC, then you need to look for an office space that is spacious and can be easily accessible to your investors, clients, and employees. Let’s take a look! Have a Vision.

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startupbaltimore.org

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Right now you could sign up for a Twitter account and search for every person in MD, DC, VA, and DE who has the words “software&# or “programmer&# or “hacker&# in their bio. They won’t even hear about your efforts with #3. But some of them are on Twitter and other platforms. But.where are the ladies? Catchy tune.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

So it was wonderful to hear from a leading venture capital firm based in Washington DC. We are a venture capital growth equity fund in Washington DC with about $500m invested. That’s why Revolution was so supportive of Revolution Money, which sought to break up the troika that controls consumer finance.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 14, 2009

but few step back and really examine the underlying assumptions of startup finance. This is possibly the most insightful startup article Ive read in a while. People talk about funding funding funding, bootstrapping, etc., However, its not that the scalability problems disappear, its just that we take them on for the client.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 28, 2009

Compounding is not a process that most people find intuitive, and thats as true in engineering as it is in finance, so it requires a lot of encouragement in the early days to stay the course. My most important lesson in refactoring is that small changes, if applied continuously and with discipline, actually add up to huge improvements.

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techcocktail.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Software Engineer—PHP—Energy Software for the Smart Grid @ Agentis Energy (Elmhurst, IL) Sr.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

My love of DC and work during the 90’s marketing the city, helped to shift national perception about Washington DC as a place to live and invest. I began life as an entrepreneur in January this year after a couple of decades in corporate life, most recently in high profile roles in finance. 19 – The Sky is the Limit.

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Version One Ventures

MAY 24, 2016

billion in financing in 2015 (with 395 deals). Waterloo has another unicorn with Kik. Toronto has become a hub for the blossoming machine intelligence market. And VC money is rolling into NYC: NYC companies received 5.95 At Version One, we’ve always been geographically agnostic, with investments ranging from SF to Halifax, Edmonton to NYC.

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Mucker Lab

MARCH 19, 2015

This is what we know as “facts”: December 2013, the top 5 cities (NYC, SF, Chicago, DC, LA) generated ~$75M in GROSS revenue (Side Note: The speed in which LA ramped up from nothing in the beginning of the December to almost the size of NYC by end of the month is nothing short of Amazing) (source: Business Insider ). Finance Marketplaces'

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Hunter Walker

JUNE 7, 2016

Chaia was the result of our matched style toward food and our wish to bring seasonal, vegetable cuisine to DC. HW: How have you financed your business to date? We had an initial valuation made on our existing farmers market business and we secured a small business loan from a local bank to help finance much of our build-out costs.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 28, 2016

” I practiced law in Washington, DC for 10 years before leaving the practice and going into the legal staffing and placement industry. Now, 7 years later, my company, R & W Group, has 7 recruiters and focus on staffing and placement (temp and perm) of legal, administrative, IT, and accounting/finance professionals.

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Occam's Razor

JULY 23, 2012

The Optimal Web Analytics Consulting Framework: DC – DR – DA. Ask your client: "What is it that you would like to accomplish in these three simple buckets: DC, DR, DA?" You would be right to state that there are probably no pure DC, DR or DA contracts. Data Reporting. Data Analysis. It all depends.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 20, 2008

Cost and time are effectively absolutes (The Caretaker's high finance schenanigans and 20th century Physics aside). I define Architecture (capital A) as "the advocacy for human values in a process" (not little a architecture, over-arching structural approach, just design-in-the-large).

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Campus Entrepreneurship

APRIL 2, 2017

We attended an amazing meetup and student pitch event on Thursday March 30 at the Google offices in DC near Union Station — the 100 student DMV meetup. David Martell, a finance student at Mason presented his firm, SkyFarm Interactive , and his vision of a new family friendly digital world — a Disney for today and tomorrow.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2017

Joe Zhu is a quick study with a natural desire to offer assistance anytime, anywhere startups face marketing, operational, and financing challenges. It is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area and Washington, DC. The post Tianyi Joe Zhu, Entrepreneur and Startup Advocate appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 13, 2013

Small business people rarely hire lobbyists, and rarley have the time or resources to visit Washington DC themselves to meet their elected representatives. Introduced 1/3/2013) Thi s legislation , is meant to create “an early-stage investment program to provide equity investment financing to support early-stage small businesses.”

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 16, 2020

Momentum currently has a graduate base of 30,000+ and growing with offices in NYC, DC, Seattle and Los Angeles. We don’t tell our clients what goals to have but we excel in giving them the tools to achieve the goals that matter to them. What makes you unique? What is your unique selling proposition (USP)?

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Hunter Walker

JUNE 7, 2016

Chaia was the result of our matched style toward food and our wish to bring seasonal, vegetable cuisine to DC. HW: How have you financed your business to date? We had an initial valuation made on our existing farmers market business and we secured a small business loan from a local bank to help finance much of our build-out costs.

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