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D.C. As a Center of Technology Entrepreneurship

Started by Nick O'Neill · 10 months ago

One of my own personal missions over the past couple years has been to contribute to the D.C. web-startup ecosystem as much as I could and help foster a more thriving environment for entrepreneurs. Over the past couple years a lot has changed and a lot continues to change. Over the coming weeks %5 ... Continue reading »

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  • FanofOPIM

    10 months ago

    Look at the OPIM Major in the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. www.msb.edu/prog/opim
    It is just 5 years old, but has already launched several entrepreneurs, one of whom is a founder of LivingSocial.com, Tim O'Shaughnessy. Another is Will Wnekowicz, who cofounded Debatepedia.com and is now President and Founder of Altum Design Studios.
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  • Bob London

    10 months ago

    Didn't have time to read the criteria used in the Entrepreneur mag survey but noticed they documented whether a school has a business *plan* competition. Worth noting that Dingman goes to the next level and has a business competition (Cupid's Cup, underwritten by Kevin Plank, CEO.founder of UnderArmour) for actual revenue-producing companies rather than just business plans.
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  • Racing School

    7 months ago

    It seems like DC is heading in the right direction but I doubt the laid back geeks will ever want to start their enterprising start-ups in a highly bureaucratic place such as DC.
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  • NLP

    3 months ago

    Yes, school is one of the traditional brick-and-mortar, and Elluminate Fire and Ice is the assistive device on supplying its shortage, it’s an educational reform. Stace, you are a pioneer. Hope more and more educators can highlight the need of this digital learning sphere.
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