The Beat Podcast

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.

Beat 42: A New Communications Supergroup Talks Digital Storytelling by DC Inno

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.

Beat 37: Meet The Man Keeping Shark Tank Diverse by DC Inno

Beat Podcast 36: Meet DC Inno's Newest Writer by DC Inno

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.

Beat Podcast 34: NextGen VP Goes From Angel to Institution by DC Inno

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.

Beat Podcast 32: The Startup Money Whiz Making DC's Financials Work by DC Inno