Hear. There. Everywhere
DC Magazine, November, 2009.
An unconventional app innovator aims for instant accessibility. Read More…
Nine Startups Present To The DC Tech Community At TECH Cocktail
TechCrunch, August 27, 2009.
Though situated in the heart of Government 2.0, the private sector in Washington, D.C. has been a wellspring of new startups each quarter. TECH cocktail, a community building organization, looks to help entrepreneurs by giving them a place to share their latest creations with the local technology community. Read More…
Eight New Startups Pop Out Of The LaunchBox
TechCrunch, August 5, 2009.
Washington DC based LaunchBox Digital, an early stage investment firm and incubator founded in 2007 by John McKinley, Sean Green, and Julius Genachowski (now the new head of the FCC and divested from LaunchBox), just wrapped up its second annual 12-week program. Modeled after Y Combinator, LaunchBox invests seed capital of around $20,000-$25,000 into teams, and provides them with 12 weeks of education, mentorship and access to a small army of advisers.
Drawn from a pool of over 275 applicants, eight teams were selected to…Read More…
A Winning Plan
Georgetown Business, Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, Spring 2009.
Karen Borchert and Martin Franklin entered the MBA Evening Program at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business in 2006 with the near-term goal of acquiring skills to help them advance in their current jobs and the long-term goal of starting their own companies — someday. Read More…
Value Added: The Entrepreneur’s Final Four
The Washington Post’s Washbiz Blog, April 29, 2009.
I spent my morning this past Saturday watching the Final Four. Not that Final Four. But the Final Four of the first annual Business Plan Competition at the George Washington University School of Business. Read More…
Students win $20,000 in business plan competition
The GW Hatchet, April 20, 2009.
The School of Business awarded a group of master’s students $20,000 on Saturday to create downloadable video tours of museums and other attractions. Read More…
Harvest New Founders Interview
The Harvest Blog, April 3, 2009.
Keen Guides are bringing museums to life for groups who have traditionally been excluded from getting the full experience at cultural institutions: those with hearing and sight disabilities. Using hand held video devices like iPhones, they are making guided museum tours available in American Sign Language, cued speech and other formats to help people get the most out of their museum visits. We’re proud thatHarvest is helping Keen Guides with their important mission, and here is the story of how they are making the world a better place on tour at a time. Read More…
