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Open Innovation in DC

Startup Lessons Learned

Something interesting is happening in Washington, DC right now. Organizational change of this magnitude requires a combination of strong executive leadership, new tools and techniques, and bottoms-up energy and exploration. Right now, all three are present in DC. That's why I'm excited about what's happening in DC.

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Greenhouse CEO Daniel Chait on how AI is changing human resources and weaning his company off venture funding via private equity

Hunter Walker

DC: As a lifelong entrepreneur, Greenhouse is now basically the largest company I’ve been a part of (and has been for several years) so I’ve had to learn a ton over the years about how to scale myself. That has mainly meant really figuring out how to be a leader and continuously refining my leadership approach as the company has grown.

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Transcript of Developing Important Entrepreneurial and Leadership Qualities

Duct Tape Marketing

Transcript of Developing Important Entrepreneurial and Leadership Qualities written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. He is a co-founder and managing partner of Relationship Impact , a consulting firm focused on helping great leaders build great leadership teams. Back to Podcast. Transcript. I really appreciate it.

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Learning Leadership From The Movie 13 Days

Feld Thoughts

I don’t care what your political orientation is, if you want an awesome two hour lesson in leadership watch the movie Thirteen Days. On Thursday and Friday I was in DC and had four significant experiences. For two days I was immersed in government leadership. Amy and I watched it last night.

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Culture Isn’t Everything: 3 (Other) Traits Vital To Your Business’s Success

YoungUpstarts

Zvi frequently participates in thought leadership panels at Tech Cocktail, WordPress DC, DC PHP, and DCRUG events. Zvi Band is the founder and CEO of Contactually , a relationship-marketing platform that maximizes value and drives greater ROI from personal and professional networks.

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Visit to Case Foundation and Startup America

David Teten

On February 16, I visited Washington, DC, where I attended an HBS Club of DC lunch on the Case Foundation and Startup America. We look for leadership, collaboration, and innovation. Q: What do you do with DC specifically? Almost all our work in DC is thru Venture Philanthropy Partners. What can you do?

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The One Word That Shouldn’t Exist in an Entrepreneur’s Vocabulary

Both Sides of the Table

From this I saw civic involvement and leadership first hand. ” I was on a flight last year from DC to LAX. When I was little I had a role model for entrepreneurship – my mom. She was a natural leader. She was president of the UJA in Sacramento. She was a nurse but was never graduated from a 4-year college. Even today.