DISQUS

Social Times: Future of D.C., Next Steps

  • Shashi Bellamkonda · 1 year ago
    I like the requirement that you should blog about it. Another requirement is that there should always be beer later :)

    Good idea. One thing I wills ay is that we need to bring together a few of the other groups togehter so that we don't have too many splinter groups.

    Shashi
  • Doug · 1 year ago
    I really like this idea. I do have one question though. Let's say the person giving the pitch has an idea that is good, but not solid. Someone in the crowd expands on the idea and makes it their own? Just a risk you take?
  • Nick O'Neill · 1 year ago
    @Doug, That's a great question, we can have people sign an NDA for entering. Alternatively, in Guy Kawasaki's "The Art of the Start" he says that your idea isn't good if you can't tell it to other people. I don't know what's the best model. We can leave that up for discussion.

    What do you think is best?
  • Ahson Wardak · 1 year ago
    Nick, I think that you're doing great things for the area. It's great to have young people leading the way for the area. When you talk about DC area schools, don't leave UVA out of the discussion. There are a fair number of entrepreneurial minded people within the engineering school and business school.
  • ventureblogalist · 1 year ago
    Nick, I would love to be a part of this group. I am working as an Associate at Edison Venture Fund. I travel to the area twice a month with flexible timing on the trip dates.

    Rob
  • Jimmy · 1 year ago
    Nick,
    I know you have been planning this for a while and I am so glad to see you bring it to reality for us locals here in DC. I liked your post you talk about and I too think we are on the cusp of some good things here and I applaud you for trying to help provide that spark to start the fire ablaze.

    I have been offline a bit trying to get my feet under me and a new job, but I hope to be back out there trying to help you in driving the community forward.

    regards

    jimmy
  • Mary Specht · 1 year ago
    Nick, sounds like fun. Count me in! (Just as a regular, listening attendee, for now).
  • Aaron Brazell · 1 year ago
    Hey Nick-

    sounds like a great idea and a great opportunity for some entrepreneurs. LMK what I can do to help out.
  • Larry Brown · 1 year ago
    I love the idea! Years ago, before the internet bubble, Fast Company started a concept that spread like this called Company of Friends. Except the presenters were not looking for money, they were just passionate about the issue they were talking about. Grew like wildfire, developed a 850 member base in DC and over 15K nationally. Conversations are far more powerful because people internalize them much better than just reading about them.

    Also don't forget to include Va. Tech in your business schools. They are getting pretty entrepreneurial minded and an incubator in Blacksburg.

    Larry Brown
  • Barbara · 1 year ago
    Hi Nick. I presume that the "participating" technologists fall under entrepreneurs or advertisers. What is the purpose? To get visibility for emerging technologies and companies? For funding? For strategic partnerships? To reinvent Netpreneur energy and connections?

    Thanks.