The Beat is Back. Modeled after our daily email newsletter, The Beat Podcast breaks down the week's biggest D.C. tech, business and startup stories from the people who know it best.
On Episode 18 of the DC Inno Beat, we chat about the 2030 Group's big report, TrackMaven’s first acquisition, how co-working space startup Cove is expanding, Mark Zuckerberg’s no good bad week, the DoD’s first startup pivots, Hyperloop’s DC investor and a very special interview with Contactually co-founder Tony Cappaert
Since we're just getting started on our first podcast series, we want to hear what you think of the show. So, give us a shout.
Schedule:
The Big One
- A new report written and researched by a cohort of prominent local business leaders, investors, real estate develops and consultants, looks at how the DC Tech scene has changed and what needs to happen for it to succeed long-term.
Making Moves
- TrackMaven's first acquisition is a sign of what's to come for the quickly growing company - Chris
- D.C.-centric co-working office space provider, Cove, has raised some cash from investors - Eric
- The Pentagon's first statups just pivoted, now what? - Chris
- Elon Musk's Hyperloop dream just found a DC Investor - Eric
On Fire/Getting Burned
- On Fire: Meet ICG Solutions, a big data analytics firm with experience in the political space.
- Getting Burned: Mark Zuckerberg had a rough week, now he needs to meet up conservative news pundits...
Interview:
- Tony Cappaert, co-founder of D.C.-based CRM software startup Contactually, talks about how his company has grown from a small shop to a more than 50-person firm that is taking the next step
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