What's Working in Washington

Geoff Orazem, cofounder of Eastern Foundry, helps fledgling businesses learn to get into government contracting. Orazem said he became frustrated with how little the merit of ideas and capabilities seemed to matter compared to the amount of process and relationship mastery seemed to matter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#d...

What's Working in Washington - July 31, 2017 Full show See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The federal government is crowdsourcing equity, funding and now... ideas. Michael Contreras is the director of SensisChallenges, one of the groups in the D.C. region being contracted to solve some of the governments problems. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Startup Weekend gives entrepreneurs a hands-on look at building a business. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

FactSquared founder Bill Frischling works in the center of the interface between technology and politics, and says the formers use in the field has become an "arms race." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

What's Working in Washington - July 24, 2017 Full show See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The founder and CEO of the local lifestyle brand and community blog Girls Night In wanted to help "boss women to celebrate staying in instead of going out." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Thanks to technology, many new developments improve the lives of people with disabilities, yet many organizations are still working to give wider access to these breakthroughs. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The D.C. region's economic growth is slowing down, but not reversing just yet, according to a report by George Mason Universitys Steven S. Fuller Institute. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

What's Working in Washington - July 17, 2017 Full show See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Through constant discussions on how to grow the D.C. region's economy, the answer may be directly in front of us, said Bob Sweeney, managing director of the Global Cities Initiative. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Pamela Sorensen, an experienced founder of the Pamela's Punch blog, has mastered the career pivot. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Chairman and CEO Ron Paul said EagleBank's success has always been tied to growing and managing business relationships. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

What's Working in Washington - July 10, 2017 Full show featuring Ron Paul, Pamela Sorensen and Bob Sweeney See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

June 26, 2017 EXTRA: True Costs to Cybersecurity for Small BusinessesFor this week's Extra episode, Whats Working in Washington sat down with three of the area's top experts on cybersecurity and hacking to see what needs to be done to protect your business. Andres Franzetti, chief strategy officer and founding member of the Risk Cooperative, Richard Levick, the founder and CEO of LEVICK, and Brian...

Selling a small business can be an extremely difficult process for entrepreneurs. The financial hoops and legal terms can be foreign at first and require time for company leaders to understand a process that can get drawn out. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Developments in D.C. technology have created new definitions of a "beltway bandit," according to Joshua Konowe, serial entrepreneur and founding member of multiple startups in the region. He warns of folks who are masquerading as experts in the field. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

How to learn from working with the federal government, and then jumping into the private sector. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

June 26, 2017 show features interviews with Pete Tseronis, Josh Konowe and Kevin De Santo See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Local startup Thresher focuses on analyzing large volumes of data, and CEO Becky Fair says the use of AI and machine learning came from the study of Chinese internet censorship. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Genesys Works gives young adults access to the technology and IT industries by training them, says executive director Mahan Tavakoli. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

June 19, 2017 show features interviews with Beth Johnson, Daniel Turissiniand Julie Lenzer See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Some entrepreneurs dont always realize is that innovation isnt simply having a good idea, its doing the work to make it happen. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

June 12, 2017 show features interviews with Oliver Schlake, Amani Greene and Paul Singh See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ed Bersoff has been an expert in DC's tech industry for decades and continues to serve those sometimes turned away by traditional banks. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .