We hosted the Startup Mixology Conference in Washington, D.C. a few weeks ago with the goal of having a fabulous line-up of speakers breaking down the various ingredients that go into starting and running a new venture. These ingredients included prototyping, marketing, funding, rainmaking, selling, etc. We succeeded, and now we are excited to share…
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Fear can be a terrific motivator, but it also stops many would-be entrepreneurs from achieving their dream. After interviewing the speaker’s at this year’s Startup Mixology Conference, I learned that even the most successful entrepreneurs wrestle with fear. Watch the video to see how some top entrepreneurs conquer fear. Video footage provided by sponsor IMG.
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What separates entrepreneurs from everyone else? After all, most people don’t start, lead, or fund amazing companies. So what drives the people who do? I asked top entrepreneurs speaking at this year’s Startup Mixology Conference to reveal what motivates them. Their answers were inspiring. Tune into the video below to find out what motivates entrepreneurs. Video…
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In the fun and exciting category, we have product development, marketing, sales. And over here in the boring but necessary category, we have legal paperwork. As we learned from our panel of experts at yesterday’s conference, making sure your paperwork is in order will save a lot of headaches down the road. The panel was…
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You may have the best idea for a new product, but bringing that concept from a sketch on a napkin to reality is not always the easiest thing to do. At yesterday’s conference, Zvi Band and Michael Mayernick walked attendees through the steps you need to take to actually launch a great product. Zvi is…
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As your startup grows into a bona fide company, things will change. Your product will change, your audience might change, pricing and features will change, and your entire business model could change. When that happens, you could have to rebuild your company bootstrap style. As President of GeniusRocket, the first curated creative crowdsourcing company, Peter…
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Finding the right team to help you grow your company is a must as you go from Alpha to Beta to live. Peter Corbett, CEO at iStrategyLabs, has been there and very humorously shared his experience on what it takes to build a team that loves working for you so much they don’t leave. iStrategyLabs…
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What does it take to successfully raise capital in a dismal economy? We got to hear from 6 experts on just that topic, all of whom have impressive backgrounds: David Steinberg, CEO of SnappCloud, acted as mediator. He has over 30 years of high-tech leadership experience; most recently, he was CEO of one of the…
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As your startup gets set to launch, building up momentum that is sustainable is key to your growth. As CEO and CoFounder of Clearspring Technologies, Hooman Radfar knows what it takes to succeed. He actively drives platform marketing and strategy initiatives at Clearspring and was recently named one of Tech’s Best Entrepreneurs in BusinessWeek; he…
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As President, COO, and CoFounder of data visualization/creative agency JESS3, Leslie Bradshaw has been described as the “operational energy” behind JESS3’s explosive growth and international success. The Wall Street Journal recognized her as a Top Woman in Tech Under 30 and the “brains” driving the company forward. Her speech was short, to the point, and…
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Our Startup Mixology Conference started out on a high note this morning with a great speech from Steve Case, arguably one of America’s best-known and most accomplished entrepreneurs (AOL and now Revolution, LLC) and philanthropists (Case Foundation). As Chairman of the Startup America Partnership, and co-chair of the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship,…
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Following our Startup Mixology conference tomorrow, we look forward to seeing friends, technology enthusiasts, innovators, entrepreneurs, investors, developers, designers and social media folks from across the DC region as we showcase 13 really cool emerging technology companies at our Tech Cocktail DC Summer Mixer. Thanks so much to Title Sponsor Sprint, the now network; Platinum Sponsor…
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We introduced the Startup Mixology conference last fall in Chicago to offer attendees a chance to learn the various ingredients that go into starting and running a business directly from a solid group of entrepreneurs, thought-leaders and creatives. The event was very well received, so we decided to bring it back on June 16th –…
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Culture is becoming more and more a part of the everyday conversation when it comes to starting and running a business. Culture – we’re not talking about what’s hot in pop culture or which celebrities are getting married to whom, but more the large cultural shifts that are happening within organizations. Mark Drapeau of Microsoft…
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Failure is something that we all face everyday. It’s how we react to failures that makes us who we are. Startups are a constant flow of successes and failures. Micah Baldwin, the CEO of Graphic.ly, has most recently created community around digital comics and worked at various startups through the years. Micah joined us at…
Read MoreAs CTO of Threadless, Harper Reed helped grow the community-based company that prints designs created and chosen by users from 2 barely functioning servers to over 45 devices. He also helped Threadless produce a revenue of over $20 million. Reed has since moved on from Threadless and is working on his own secret startup. Harper…
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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