Comments on: The Future of DC Tech Depends on Your Answers to this Survey http://www.istrategylabs.com/2008/07/the-future-of-dc-tech-depends-on-your-answers-to-this-survey/ Interactive Strategy, Experiential Marketing, Content Creation, Social Media Strategy Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:14:13 +0000 hourly 1 By: Where Do Washingtonians Start Up? : Social Matchbox http://www.istrategylabs.com/2008/07/the-future-of-dc-tech-depends-on-your-answers-to-this-survey/#comment-835 Where Do Washingtonians Start Up? : Social Matchbox Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:25:45 +0000 http://www.istrategylabs.com/the-future-of-dc-tech-depends-on-your-answers-to-this-survey/#comment-835 [...] been giving a lot of thought to a recent post over on about a DC Startup Incubator.  At first the idea sounded really awesome.  Maryland and Virginia both have them.  There are [...] [...] been giving a lot of thought to a recent post over on about a DC Startup Incubator.  At first the idea sounded really awesome.  Maryland and Virginia both have them.  There are [...]

]]> By: DC’s Un-Incubator and a Call for Your Input | iStrategyLabs http://www.istrategylabs.com/2008/07/the-future-of-dc-tech-depends-on-your-answers-to-this-survey/#comment-834 DC’s Un-Incubator and a Call for Your Input | iStrategyLabs Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:33:20 +0000 http://www.istrategylabs.com/the-future-of-dc-tech-depends-on-your-answers-to-this-survey/#comment-834 [...] while back I wrote about DC’s plans for a tech incubator and solicited survey responses from the community so your input could be included in what the DC [...] [...] while back I wrote about DC’s plans for a tech incubator and solicited survey responses from the community so your input could be included in what the DC [...]

]]> By: pcorbett http://www.istrategylabs.com/2008/07/the-future-of-dc-tech-depends-on-your-answers-to-this-survey/#comment-833 pcorbett Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:41:00 +0000 http://www.istrategylabs.com/the-future-of-dc-tech-depends-on-your-answers-to-this-survey/#comment-833 @Frank I'm certainly well aware of Launchbox and they're doing great things :) I was sad not to be able to make it out to their demo day last week, as I was too slammed with client work. That being said, the incubator that's being investigated at the moment is meant to be a DC government + private sector collaboration as far as I know which would make it a bit different than Launchbox. It seems they've been investigating this for a little while, and only recently have become tuned into what the new tech crowd has been up to and perhaps what Launchbox is up to as well. I'm just helping them get feedback from the right audience via their survey. Personally, what I'd like to see is a place for all startups/entrepreneurs to be able to come to regardless of whether they've been selected as a portfolio company or not - if the DC Gov can fund that, and private investors can provide the human and financial capital to accelerate the growth of the best new companies, I think that would be a valuable - and not redundant - thing for the capital region. @Frank I’m certainly well aware of Launchbox and they’re doing great things :) I was sad not to be able to make it out to their demo day last week, as I was too slammed with client work.

That being said, the incubator that’s being investigated at the moment is meant to be a DC government + private sector collaboration as far as I know which would make it a bit different than Launchbox. It seems they’ve been investigating this for a little while, and only recently have become tuned into what the new tech crowd has been up to and perhaps what Launchbox is up to as well. I’m just helping them get feedback from the right audience via their survey.

Personally, what I’d like to see is a place for all startups/entrepreneurs to be able to come to regardless of whether they’ve been selected as a portfolio company or not – if the DC Gov can fund that, and private investors can provide the human and financial capital to accelerate the growth of the best new companies, I think that would be a valuable – and not redundant – thing for the capital region.

]]> By: Frank Gruber http://www.istrategylabs.com/2008/07/the-future-of-dc-tech-depends-on-your-answers-to-this-survey/#comment-832 Frank Gruber Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:54:28 +0000 http://www.istrategylabs.com/the-future-of-dc-tech-depends-on-your-answers-to-this-survey/#comment-832 I wanted to let you know there is already a DC incubator program that just launched its first set of nine portfolio companies last week. It is called LaunchBox Digital and is similar to Y Combinator in Silicon Valley or TechStars in Boulder. I attended the first LaunchBox Digital demo day last week and was impressed with what these companies were able to do over the summer with just a little seed funding. So I thought you should know that they already have started to help to make "the Capital Region a tech mecca" by making a place you can get some seed funding. I could see there being room for more such programs in the DC area. Check out some of the companies that were part of the program: http://www.somewhatfrank.com/2008/08/launchboxdigita.html I wanted to let you know there is already a DC incubator program that just launched its first set of nine portfolio companies last week. It is called LaunchBox Digital and is similar to Y Combinator in Silicon Valley or TechStars in Boulder.

I attended the first LaunchBox Digital demo day last week and was impressed with what these companies were able to do over the summer with just a little seed funding. So I thought you should know that they already have started to help to make “the Capital Region a tech mecca” by making a place you can get some seed funding. I could see there being room for more such programs in the DC area.

Check out some of the companies that were part of the program:
http://www.somewhatfrank.com/2008/08/launchboxdigita.html

]]> By: Anyone Local? http://www.istrategylabs.com/2008/07/the-future-of-dc-tech-depends-on-your-answers-to-this-survey/#comment-831 Anyone Local? Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:37:11 +0000 http://www.istrategylabs.com/the-future-of-dc-tech-depends-on-your-answers-to-this-survey/#comment-831 Are you trying to start a DC incubator or one in Charlottesville, VA? Your survey is from a company based there. Are you trying to start a DC incubator or one in Charlottesville, VA? Your survey is from a company based there.

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