Ready to dust of that business idea? Sometimes all you need is partner. Helps build courage, bounce ideas, and share the work till you're ready to go for broke trying to start your own business. Our group is based on the simple idea that startups have a higher chance to succeed when you team up with a co-founder who balances you out. Your technical, then you need someone who gets marketing, sales, networking. If you're a hustler, then you'll want a technical person (I use the word technica …

DC based group focused on education technology in the K-12 and post secondary spaces.

This group will share the best practices and ideas for implementing the Amazon Web Services Cloud products for Customers in the National Capital Area. Our customers have unique requirements including professional associations, lobbying groups, government, technology startups, and large corporate headquarters. Cloud technology consultants and IT department leaders would benefit from joining this group.

Regardless if you are a beginner, serial , or veteran entrepreneur we want to help you leverage the Lean Startup Methodology to be more effective. The whole point of applying Lean Startup principles is to accomplish your objectives without wasting resources, especially time. This group was created not only to have guests speakers come in to talk about how they used Lean practices to establish successful startups, we plan to take you through the entire process with the help of mentors, judges, ex …

… One of the main goals of Just Dev It is to be the  gestalt of all the popular business, technology and creative meetup communities, joining a cross section of disciplines and interests together into one group which is greater than the sum of it's parts. Developing a great solution requires hard work, dedication and help from many talented people who offer different pieces to the puzzle.   Great solutions are comprised of many building blocks which require expertise and experience that some indiv …

A couple of my colleagues and I wanted to create a regular meetup of tech entrepreneurs/angel investors in the area in a setting more conducive to actually having meaningful discussions and networking more effectively than some of the other entrepreneur meetups that are currently available. I'd rather have fewer people in this meetup and have them either having had start up experience (launching or investing in) than having a bunch of people join who THINK that they might want to start a company …

  Entrepreneurship permeates the culture of the Digital Age. The advent of the Digital Age has democratized innovation and entrepreneurship. Never before has it been more possible for anyone from anywhere,  with  a great idea and a burning desire to succeed,  to make it big, and,  in the process, change the world in a relatively short period of time. HP, Intel, Apple, Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, Yahoo,  eBay, Amazon, Google, Facebook and many, many, many other iconic companies all started with jus …

I just took over as "Organizer" of this group from the previous organization that was running "incubator"-like training events. I am ready to help make this group what you members want it to be. Let's get a dialog going and see where it takes us. My proposal: I have 15+ years of experience in starting and running small businesses on a shoestring budget. Sometimes out of choice, more times out of instinctual necessity. My current specialties are in small business technology, free & open source so …

I'm looking to meet up with folks interested in participating in the growth of start ups, current start ups (with an up and running venture), lawyers, current and former execs, programmers, graphic designers, app developers and business planners.

This is a group for anyone involved in the consumer tech scene in the DC area that either lives or works in the Friendship Heights Bethesda area. Investors, entrepreneurs and Tech professionals are all welcome to network to find out what is happening in the Upper NW / Bethesda tech scene, meet potential investors, find complementary companies...you name it. We hope to average about 1-2 events per month, balancing large events with the entire group participating with smaller events focused on spe …

This group is designed as a part of my initiative to make Washington D.C. metro area a better place for startups. Currently, there is no place with free WI-FI which is open 24/7. My goal is to establish a permanent location where people can keep working on their companies anytime of the day and night. I am currently an Event Organizer and Coordinator for DC-Nightowls co-working group for professionals which is part of DC ACM (http://meetup.dcacm.org/). For now I will be scheduling events once a …

Welcome to the SSV Network! The "Startups & Societal Ventures" Network http://www.ssvnetwork.com Discuss: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=48286 Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/SSVNetwork Follow us on Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/ycd24uk Check the SSV Network Innovation Hubs' Worldwide Map: http://www.communitywalk.com/SSVNetwork Entrepreneurs, investors and all other resources providers need better relationships matchmaking. SSVN is an internet-based entrepreneurship support system e …

… It's for hackers exploring technologies to filter and visualize information, and for journalists who use technology to find and tell stories. In the age of information overload, all their work has become even more crucial. This group aims to help members find inspiration and think in new directions, bringing together potential collaborators for projects and new ventures. Please also check out our blog at http://hackshackers.com Help us build the future of media!

Meet others from DC, MD, & VA interested in New Media, Web 2.0, Video 2.0, and Social Networks. Gather to discuss & learn: webcasting, internet video & video blogging, social media platform technology (Ning, Facebook, MySpace, openID, etc.), digital content, startups, funding & pitching, semantic web, new products & cool ideas & websites. We cover the following and more areas of web technology: * New media * Social web * Web 2.0 & 3.0 * Video 2.0 * Social apps/widgets * Microblogg …

… To increase the likelihood of success, we focus on: Technology Strategy Marketing Leadership Perfecting your pitch Productivity Legal advisory Venture finance Professional networking No person is too young, old, or knowledgeable to join this group. It's the best time in the history of the world to be an entrepreneur. Come join us!   Join our network along the East Coast: Long Island Launchpad  http://www.meetup.com/li-launchpad/ Tampa Bay Launchpad http://www.meetup.com …

Collaboration is a key driver for innovation. MetroSprout is dedicated to bringing together the DC Metro area's technology community. If you are a developer, designer, hustler, or investor, then come join us. We will hold events so that entrepreneurs can learn, interact and innovate together. Please visit www.metrosprout.com to learn more about what we are up to.