Startup Story Slam
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StartUp StorySlam is coming to Washington DC! Join us on Wednesday, May 18th at MakeOffices Dupont, one of Washington D.C.’s premier co-working locations, to hear stories on the theme of “Why?” In this context, we are asking why do entrepreneurs do what they do, taking on all the risks? We get started at 6:30pm. Read More …
StorySlam had a first! Our Contagious Story Slam ended in a tie! Vanessa Chan and Ajinkya both delivered first-rate stories on the theme and both ended up winning first prize, one free month of Mobile Pro Membership at Benjamin’s Desk. Ajinkya talked about his startup Ozias. Read More…
We celebrated our third StartUp StorySlam with nine stories on the theme “Decisive” and Peter Mellen won the night with his story of bringing his start up into focus during a retreat. Our stories ranged from embarrassing decisions made to life-changing, life-affirming decisions made while working in the business world. You can watch Peter’s winning Read More…
Andy Started his own gaming company and says he got inspired by Ivan Sutherland, the person who invented Augmented Reality. Augmented Reality has had a massive impact in the gaming industry and has been used in games such as Pokemon Go. Pokemon Go went viral in 2016 and players had to walk to earn rewards. Players then started spoofing their location on IOS and Android to help them progress in the game. Read More…
Congratulations to Dee Frazier, the winner of our first ever Startup StorySlam in New Jersey! Her story, which she entitled, “Why? Why Not?” was an amazing tale of a social entrepreneur taking her poor and hungry upbringing with a drug addicted mother and turning that into motivation to provide scientific calculators, protractors and compass to Read More…