Category Archives: Economic Development

Talent Crunch: How America is Falling Behind

I’m amazed to learn that America is only graduating about 15,000 computer science majors per year (see the full report below). The demand for talent of this kind nationally has got to be 3-4x that. There is our gap – call it 50,000 high paying gigs that our tech companies can’t fill. Perhaps StartupVisa (more [...]

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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.

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Washingtonian Tech Titans 2011: The Missing Names

While, I’m honored to be included again in this year’s Washingtonian Tech Titan’s list — billed as the 100 leaders of Washington’s Tech World — there’s never enough room, or enough time, to find all those who should be included. I personally would give up my spot as the “founder of Twin Tech” — a [...]

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The 9 Incubators of Washington DC + more in the Pipeline

If you scratch the surface of DC, you’ll find an economy teeming with innovation and creativity. One current problem is that most people don’t scratch that surface – they bounce off of K Street, The Hill, or The Pentagon and think this is just a place for government. Yes…DC is a producer of governance. But [...]

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