The Beat Podcast: Recent Episodes
DC Inno
The view from inside DC. Covering local innovation in tech, startups, business, politics, finance, higher education, and city life.
The DC Inno team is changing! But not without a visit from our friends over at our sister site Chicago Inno to talk about the similarities in Chicago and DC's tech hubs.
Upskill CEO and founder Brian Ballard talks about the company's rebrand from APX Labs and where he sees the future of wearable devices heading with the DC Inno crew.
NextGen Venture Partners Vice President Lisa Cuesta sits down with the DC Inno team to talk about NextGen's new fund and its pivot into venture capital from angel investing.
Airbnb's Mid-Atlantic policy director Will Burns chats with the DC Inno crew about the company's latest dispute with the D.C. government and its future in the metro area.
D.C. Deputy Mayor Brian Kenner joins the crew at DC Inno to talk about why D.C.’s innovation scene is stronger than ever and the District's presence at SXSW 2017.
Phone2Action CEO Ximena Hartsock, CTA Government Affairs Manager Michael Hayes and former Chief of Staff of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Vikrum Aiyer join a roundtable discussion about the H-1B visa program. The visas for high skilled workers are favored by the tech industry but the future of the program is up in the air under a new administration.
1776 campus manager Shahier Rahman stops by to talk about what the startup incubator will be doing in the coming year, and the Beat team talks about what you need to know for the Presidential Inauguration.
ICX Media is a D.C.-based startup founded by Mike Avon, an accomplished investor and former executive of Millennial Media. The company uses data to give performers, artists and social media stars a better understanding of their target audience and the best way to expand their online reach. The company was founded in late 2015, raised $2.5 million in early 2016, and recently launched their platform out of beta.
On this week's Beat Podcast, Giadha DeCarcer, founder and CEO of New Frontier Data joins to talk about her company's analysis of the legal marijuana industry. A former investment banker, she found no comprehensive industry reports on legal weed, so she saw an opening. Her "Bloomberg for Weed" startup is now raising money and looking at providing data on the nation's fastest-growing industry.
This week on the Beat, we break down some of the potential impacts of a Trump Presidency on the local tech ecosystem, and talk with G. Nagesh Rao, Chief Technologist of the U.S. Small Business Administration about how innovation in government will continue under the next administration.
Jeff Tennery is the CEO of Moonlighting, an online marketplace for hourly and gig economy jobs that he calls "Craigslist without the creepiness." Moonlighting has raised capital from notable publishing industry names like Gannett and tronc as the classified ads shift into the digital realm. He joins the Beat Podcast to talk about the future of the gig economy and how the work and employment as we know it is going to change.
NGP VAN is the preeminent provider of campaign and election technology to Democratic campaigns across the United States. The firm has streamlined data collection and management, allowing campaigns to make decisions based on real-time information and making the political activism more accessible. Aharon Wasserman, founder of NationalField, and Kyle Tharp stop by to talk about how their technology will be used this campaign season.
City infrastructure is changing as technology evolves. There are more transportation options than ever before, and TransitScreen wants to make sure you know what those options are. Co-founder Ryan Croft stops by to discuss how his startup will integrate into a smart city system, and how they are helping commuters around the world get from point A to point B more efficiently.
This week on The Beat, we unveil the winners of our annual Coolest Companies competition. In our interview, we talk with co-chairs of the DC Vinneta Project chapter, Anna Kohanski Mason and Amelia Friedman, about how their upcoming pitch competition final is supporting female startup founders.
What's it like to live in WeLive? We talked with Jessica Guzik about her experience living in WeWork's 'adult dorm' concept. Plus, the top 5 stories from the summer.
GoodWorld is a social driven, online giving platform that leverages social media to harness charitable giving. Founder and CEO Dale Nirvani Pfiefer joins the podcast to talk about how her company is aiming to capture market share of the $3 billion of annual charitable giving in the United States.
NotionTheory is a bootstrapped startup in Washington D.C. that focuses on virtual reality design and technology. They came on this week's Beat Podcast to tell us about their new VR Arcade and why virtual reality is going to change the world.
A look at the Northrop Grumman robot used to take out the suspect in the Dallas Shootings, a breakdown of some recent tech hires and funding news in DC and an interview with Don Miller of Sandboxx, a startup that helps connect veterans to those they served with.
DC Inno launches a profile series of the 75 most innovative people in DC, drones makes some big moves, and guest Bronwyn Flores of the Consumer Technology Association talks about the tech world's priorities on Capitol Hill.
Surprise Ride co-founder Rosy Khalife joins the Beat to talk about her experience on Shark Tank, what it's been like to work with Mr. Wonderful Kevin O'Leary, and why her company is headed to the White House soon.
A new rule from the Obama administration could have a big impact on startups. The team discusses this and all the week's big news, then interviews a special guest and makes an announcement.
This week's Big One: a potential data breach in the federal government because of messaging app Slack. And Alex Pessala of Middleland Capital stops by to talk about how his firm has built an impressive portfolio of DC-area all stars.
A new report details what the future of DC's innovation economy holds, plus an interview with Tony Cappaert of Contactually.
The Beat records live at State of Innovation, and interviews Washington DC Economic Partnership CEO Keith Sellars
1776 is opening up a new campus overseas, local company UrbanStems pulls in big money and Phone2Action CEO Jeb Ory stops by for an interview
The Beat breaks down what a major acquisition of a local company could mean for the DC tech community, and talks to Mike Lincoln about trends in investment and IPOs in the region.
The Beat team breaks down some big cybersecurity news and talks with Justin Weingardt of Countable, an app that lets constituents easily weigh in on legislation with their members of Congress.
The 2016 winners of Tech Madness are announced and the team has an exclusive interview with the champions.
The Beat talks to Allen Gannett, the CEO of Trackmaven, a D.C.-based analytics and data driven marketing firm. Their team analyzes social media strategy for brands and their competitors to advise on the best way to increase reach and engagement. We talked to Allen about the statistically best Instagram filter, why he is a fan of LinkedIn and why 12 and 13 year-olds are the bellwether for social media marketing.
Ryan and Eric talk cherry blossom tech, the week's making moves, and interview Revolution's Bobby Ocampo about what it's like to be a venture capitalist in Washington DC
On Episode 1 of the Beat, the team tackles the State of the Union, D.C.'s new Chief Technology Officer, local funding news and what Uber's new price cuts mean for drivers.