Editor’s Notes and Thoughts On Washington’s Startup Community’s Continued Evolution and Growth
As a Washington area startup founder if they are thinking about making a move to the bay area and they will probably tell you that they are or have in recent months. This is natural. This is not, however, the point that we need to be focused in on as a community in in 2011. [...]
Time for Washington Area Founders, Funders & Fans to Step up
A challenge to Baltimore, Washington and Northern Virginia startup founders, funders and fans. I’ve been in Washington area startup circles since 1999 and in Baltimore’s since August 2010. Both areas have a common weak spot. It isn’t a shortage of smart people or geeks or investors. Baltimore has quite enough of all of those and [...]
Social Matchbox Roundup
Editor’s Notes:
Over the last few weeks I have run into several people have asked me if there is a blog that covers the Washington area startup community. I was a bit surprised that they did not think of *this* blog as covering it. I guess they are expecting daily coverage or interviews or someone with the [...]
Washington Area Faces The Tragedy of The Commons: How You Can Help Avert A Crisis
“The tragedy of the commons is a dilemma arising from the situation in which multiple individuals, acting independently, and solely and rationally consulting their own self-interest, will ultimately deplete a shared limited resource even when it is clear that it is not in anyone’s long-term interest for this to happen.”
-Wikipedia
As members [...]
Unemployed With Lots of Titles, But Little Relevance To Employers
The lead story on the New York Times today tells the story of a “software engineer” who was replaced by an employer in an offshore location. The writer paints a picture of this person with multiple degrees who is essentially well qualified and theoretically highly in demand because of her possession of multiple degrees. I [...]
Startup Launch Series Recap
Last night, at the Spring 2010 Social Matchbox Launch Series event Ten early stage start-up companies presented to a 235 handpicked attendees representing the East Coast’s leading venture capital firms, angel investors, startup executives, software engineers, designers, startup industry professionals, and tech industry bloggers. Co-Organizer Juliana Neelbauer told the packed house that “Social Matchbox sponsors, [...]
Social Matchbox Q3 — official details this week!
We are finalizing details for the 3rd quarter Social Matchbox event to be held in Washington, DC, in mid AUGUST at a new, exciting, and Metro accessible location. Get ready to meet your colleagues at a truly central location for Virginians, Marylanders, and DCites.
The next event will be the best one yet thanks to the strength of [...]
