3 Lessons from #MoDevTablet

Does your startup have a mobile application component?  You’re certainly not alone, and that app should be more than just a mobile-aware website.  That’s one thing that I heard repeated at the #MoDevTablet conference last Friday just outside Washington DC....

Why I love Charlottesville

AgilityFeat is based in two of my favorite places on Earth:  Charlottesville, Virginia and Costa Rica.  As I often tell people, I would rather travel a lot than move away from Charlottesville.  I’m not the only person like that around here.  This video does a...

#LeanStartup Circle #Cville is off to a great start

There is clearly a lot of interest in lean startups in Charlottesville! Lean Startup Circle Charlottesville held our first meeting last night and it was a great success, with around 25 people attending.  Our Meetup group is now up to 42+ people, with basically no...

My big takeaway from #leanDC with @ericries

Last night I attended an impromptu meeting of the #LeanDC meetup.  I say impromptu because it’s my understanding they pulled the meeting together in just a few days because Eric Ries, author of the Lean Startup, was in DC this week and so it was an opportunity...

Philly is fertile ground for startups

This post is part of my ongoing “BizDev Travels” series. Philadelphia, PA – July 30 2012 I made a stop in Philadelphia on Monday July 30 as part of my recent biz dev travels.  There’s a lot going on in Philadelphia’s entrepreneur scene. ...