DCWEEK was definitely exciting but quite hectic because I tried to go to too many events and ended up missing many of the ones that I was most interested in attending. It was quite difficult to get around from place to place throughout the week. Also, because I was blogging about a lot of the events, this took up a lot of my time and I couldn't attend everything I had planned to.
I got quite a few things out of it, and the whole week actually stirred some thoughts about innovation, which I will share in depth in my next post. For now, I wanted to take it easy and just link things I've already written on the DCWEEK blog, since I'm all "written out" for the week.
So, here are are some of the things I learned:
(1) The government is not all that slow to pick up on new technology and incorporate it into its mission! (At least not all branches of government - right?) Uncle Sam even hired his first CTO a couple of years ago! Here's an article I wrote about the environmental protection agency's (EPA's) apps for the environment program: Even mother nature is using a smartphone!
Here's a related article that my wife wrote on Crowd-sourcing the Smithsonian.
(2) I get all excited when I see/hear people pitching, because I always imagine myself pitching. To me, the pitch/presentation is the culmination of the work you do, regardless of what stage your company is in. The pitch is "what do you have to show for yourself?" It's the meat and substance of the work you've done, distilled and abreviated only to include the most important elements. Here's a run-down of a cool pitch event: In the shadows - entrepreneurs pitch their inventions and businesses over a drink.
(3) Technology for the people by the people - Impressions from DCWEEK keynotes. My wife also wrote a cool article on the keynotes: Human-centered entrepreneurship - my favorite keynote speeches of DCWEEK
(4) Just build the darn thing! (Self-explanatory)
(5) Fab Labs are an awesome concept and I can't wait till I have access to one! Here's an article I wrote about those and "the internet of things". It's titled: Let's not forget about things
I got quite a few things out of it, and the whole week actually stirred some thoughts about innovation, which I will share in depth in my next post. For now, I wanted to take it easy and just link things I've already written on the DCWEEK blog, since I'm all "written out" for the week.
So, here are are some of the things I learned:
(1) The government is not all that slow to pick up on new technology and incorporate it into its mission! (At least not all branches of government - right?) Uncle Sam even hired his first CTO a couple of years ago! Here's an article I wrote about the environmental protection agency's (EPA's) apps for the environment program: Even mother nature is using a smartphone!
Here's a related article that my wife wrote on Crowd-sourcing the Smithsonian.
(2) I get all excited when I see/hear people pitching, because I always imagine myself pitching. To me, the pitch/presentation is the culmination of the work you do, regardless of what stage your company is in. The pitch is "what do you have to show for yourself?" It's the meat and substance of the work you've done, distilled and abreviated only to include the most important elements. Here's a run-down of a cool pitch event: In the shadows - entrepreneurs pitch their inventions and businesses over a drink.
(3) Technology for the people by the people - Impressions from DCWEEK keynotes. My wife also wrote a cool article on the keynotes: Human-centered entrepreneurship - my favorite keynote speeches of DCWEEK
(4) Just build the darn thing! (Self-explanatory)
(5) Fab Labs are an awesome concept and I can't wait till I have access to one! Here's an article I wrote about those and "the internet of things". It's titled: Let's not forget about things
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