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On Episode 15 of the DC Inno Beat, Eric, Chris and Ryan talk about Cvent’s massive $1.65 billion sale to Vista Equity Partners, a key departure that happened at hot D.C. startup TrackMaven, the arrival of a new VC firm with up to $95 million in hand, the business of satellite internet firms and last but not least, we have a special interview with Cooley LLP Principal Mike Lincoln
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Schedule:
The Big One
- Cvent's $1.65B sale is a big deal for the local tech scene and investors from other markets are watching it closely
Making Moves
- O3B is a global internet company that provides internet to Iraq while being based in Virginia -- Eric
- TrackMaven CMO leaves company -- Chris
- DC's newest VC firm is focused on cybersecurity and has a lot of money to spend -- Chris
On Fire/Getting Burned
- On Fire: the newest drone lobbying group has real potential because it has a specific mission
- Getting Burned: Amazon Prime one-day deliver service ignores SE DC, because... poverty?
Interview: Mike Lincoln, Principle at Cooley LLC
- We chat with Lincoln, a veteran lawyer who works closely with the region's top tech companies to advise them around legal challenges and stipulations. Lincoln is one of the city's most connected figures when it comes to high growth businesses.
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