Category Archives: Community Development

CodeNow: A Startup Non-Profit That Teaches Kids to Code

  Most of us in the tech industry know there’s a huge issue in America with regard to engineer scarcity, as well as the broad digital divide between the digerati and the under-served. CodeNow is a DC startup non-profit that aims to solve both problems by teaching disadvantaged kids to code. This holiday season CodeNow [...]

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Social Media Week – Coming to DC Next February

We are delighted to announce that iStrategyLabs has been selected to produce Washington DC’s inaugural Social Media Week, joining the ranks of other major cities New York, San Francisco, Miami, Toronto, London, Paris, Rome, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore, and Sao Paulo. From the dynamic and growing influence of our new Asian partners to seasoned Social Media Week hosts, this [...]

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A special tour of Dupont Underground

Shhhhhh….there’s something under Dupont Circle:

Posted in Citizen Engagement, Community Development, Content Creation

Building Entrepreneurial Communities

I had the fortune of giving a keynote today at the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO) annual awards. I knew I needed to record this one, because I’d be sharing some deep thinking that I haven’t shared widely yet. Please let me know what you think in the comments section.

Posted in Community Development, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship...

Sweetlife Festival Video Reports

There’s so much to recap for Sweetlife Festival 2011 – but this post provides just a few quick videos so you can get a sense for the 15,000 person grand experience that just went down. A huge congrats is due to the Sweetgreen team for putting their chips on the table, taking a big risk, [...]

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