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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. What is StartUp StorySlam? StartUp StorySlam is a … [Read more...] about Start Up Story Slam Comes To Washington DC

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. Vanessa talked about he invention of tangle-free earbuds that to the eye look like jewelry and how … [Read more...] about Our Contagious Story Slam Is A Tie

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 story below or watch all of … [Read more...] about Peter Melen Wins Our “Decisive” Slam

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 … [Read more...] about Our January 7th Story Slam Is Decisive

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 8,000 school children in poor and … [Read more...] about Dee Frazier Wins NJ Startup Slam