Like it or not, accept it or not, we are different. We read RSS. We use Twitter, Facebook, and any other bright, shiny, social media and various other tools we find along our travels of the interwebs. But it is vital to remember that as an entrepreneur building a new product, YOU ARE NOT MAINSTREAM….
Read MoreI know, I know, I missed day or two here … but let me tell you, it’s crazy out there. Sunday especially was a hectic day as I attended a day full of sessions, and then we had to get ready for the TECH cocktail Blackout Sunday, which by all accounts was a huge success. In any case,…
Read MoreWell, Day 3 has come and gone and I can report that, at least I survived. Kidding, It wasn’t bad at all. Today was a pretty busy day with three sessions on my schedule: Building a Bulletproof Financial System, Media Armageddon: What Happens When the NY Times Dies, and finally Don’t Move - Build a Startup Community Where…
Read MoreWell, I am happy to report back to you that I survived the opening day of SXSW with little fanfare. I attended three sessions today, Is Technologoy Weakening Interpersonel Relationships?, In Code We Trust: Open Government, and PayTV vs Internet: The Battle for Your Television. All three were fantastic, and I enjoyed all of them. Of course…
Read MoreI have never been to SXSW. Actually, I have only been to a few tech conferences in general, and definitely nothing as enormous as SXSW. I arrive in Austin with mixed feelings about the entire experience. On one hand, I am a bit terrified about the sheer size and magnitude of this event, and on the…
Read MoreThank you again to everyone that came out to TECH cocktail DC 7 on December 3rd. We had photographer and entrepreneur Jen Consalvo taking photos at the event. Check out the TECH cocktail DC 7 photos (a sampling is below). Also entrepreneur producer and videographer Mark Fitzpatrick was on hand and produced the TECH cocktail…
Read MoreJust over a year and a half ago I made my way down to Chevy Chase, MD to my first “tweetup” to finally meet some of the local folks I had connected with on Twitter. I was in the middle of wrapping up the first phase of development on a project I was building and…
Read MoreThe news about Washington DC’s CTO Vivek Kundra being tapped for a high federal position in the Obama administration met me with mixed feelings yesterday. On one hand I was really hoping he got the nod for the Federal technology leadership position, and I am also a bit sad to see him go even though…
Read MoreDo you have a great idea? So what are you going to do about it? Many of us that love technology always have those little ideas that pop into our head. You know the ones that say “Man I wish there was something that did insert idea here”. Did you ever stop and think that…
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There are a number of startup accelerator and incubator programs in the United States. We are fans of these programs (not to be confused with... Read More
Two months after the iPad 2 debuted in March, around 40% of users surveyed said their iPad was their primary computer, up from around 30%... Read More
With our Startup Mixology Conference coming up next week followed by our classic Tech Cocktail DC Summer mixer which will showcase a handful of early-stage... Read More
Coming off of one of our biggest Tech Cocktail mixer events in Chicago this past week, which showcased 14 early-stage start-ups, we thought it would... Read More