Speaker Series – TechCo

With his first interests being tae kwon do and computer programming, Matt Dorey shifted his focus and worked on his parents’ business at the age of  fifteen. In doing so, he realized he wanted to be successful. This realization changed his focus from tae kwon do and computer programming to being a success – which, in... Read more »

With his first interests being tae kwon do and computer programming, Matt Dorey shifted his focus and worked on his parents’ business at the age of  fifteen. In doing so, he realized he wanted to be successful. This realization changed his focus from tae kwon... The post Building Culture through Inputs and Outputs with Matt Dorey of Factory Zero appeared first on TechCo.

While we don’t all have to be programming pros, StartX entrepreneur in residence Elizabeth Stark believes learning to code at a young age can teach valuable skills like computational thinking, breaking down and solving complex problems, and building things that are ... The post Elizabeth Stark of StartX Shares Her Insight on the Future of Learning appeared first on TechCo.

While we don’t all have to be programming pros, StartX entrepreneur in residence Elizabeth Stark believes learning to code at a young age can teach valuable skills like computational thinking, breaking down and solving complex problems, and building things that are ... The post Elizabeth Stark of StartX Shares Her Insight on the Future of Learning appeared first on TechCo.

While we don’t all have to be programming pros, StartX entrepreneur in residence Elizabeth Stark believes learning to code at a young age can teach valuable skills like computational thinking, breaking down and solving complex problems, and building things that are tangible. During her talk at Tech Cocktail Week, Stark argued that the United States... Read more »

Cathy Brooks is a storyteller. It’s what she is good at, what she has made her living with, and during Tech Cocktail Week, Brooks shared the story of her journey from the dog-eat-dog technology industry to the fulfilling world of dog parks and doggy daycare. When Brooks ran into Tony Hsieh at a conference last... Read more »

When I wrote an article about the VegasTechFund called “VegasTechFund to Startups: ‘We’re Weird,’” I wasn’t sure what they would think. Sure, their website does say, “We’re weird,” but not everyone likes to highlight their weirdness. Turns out they didn’t mind. “We are!” they tweeted. The VegasTechFund is a $50 million tech startup fund. Along... Read more »

Since the Washington, D.C. region is so spread out with Maryland, Virginia and The District making up the unique area, finding a central hub for tech startups has been something the region has struggled with. Last year The Fort, a startup accelerator and work... The post 1776 DC Tech Startup Campus and Hub Aims To Tackle Big Problems appeared first on TechCo.

1776 DC Tech Startup Campus and Hub Aims To Tackle Big Problems

Since the Washington, D.C. region is so spread out with Maryland, Virginia and The District making up the unique area, finding a central hub for tech startups has been something the region has struggled with. Last year The Fort, a startup accelerator and work space, opened up shop near the White House to offer capital... Read more »

Before Logan LaHive was giving talks for entrepreneurs and raising millions of dollars in funding, he was that awkward guy at a networking event. And it wasn’t smooth sailing to get where he is today. He wasn’t struck with inspiration for the perfect idea. And when Lightbank gave him the opportunity to work on his... Read more »

How to be persistent without being obnoxious – it’s not an easy task. Will Fuentes has figured it out, although he jokes that he has scared people once or twice. His route to launching Lemur IMS, ecommerce software for brick-and-mortar stores, involves lots of follow-up emails, waiting outside someone’s office, and Internet research that borders... Read more »

You can’t always tell the difference between products that will succeed and ones that will fail. Likeonomics author Rohit Bhargava realized this over time. One of his first huge failures was DCrestaurants.com, the first online directory of local restaurants. And one of his huge successes, Likeonomics, defied the odds and millions of other books on... Read more »

Jeff Janer has been an executive at five different companies, in industries from marketing to financial services to wireless. His latest venture is Springpad, a digital notebook startup he cofounded in 2007. Fittingly, Janer has come away with five different lessons – some you’ve heard, and some you may not have. Below, he weaves those... Read more »

From a little idea for taxi receipts, Sanders Partee has launched the top-rated Taxi Magic and Sedan Magic apps with millions of downloads, expanded to 60+ cities nationwide, and raised over $20 million. In the talk below, Partee invokes some metaphors – including a hungry bear in the forest and Niagara Falls – to give... Read more »