A DC/MD/VA Entrepreneurship Primer

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It's undeniable that there is a lot going on in the DC/MD/VA entrepreneurship community right now.  New startups are launching on a weekly basis, days are frequently triple booked with events to choose from, and a positive view of what's in store for the future exists.
 

However, as a busy entrepreneur, finding what you're looking for can be a bit overwhelming.  To help, below is a primer to help you navigate places to work, communities to join, and events to attend.

The ultimate goal is to create a community driven crowd-sourced resource... this is phase one.

Best,

Adam

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Contents
| Co-Working Spaces (for rent) | Meetings/Events/Orgs | Online Groups |
| DC/MD/VA Entrepreneurial & Tech News | Jobs/Employment |
| Startup Listings | Angel/VC Related |

Co-Working Spaces (for rent)

• Baltimore, MD
• Baltimore Node
• Location: 120 W. North Ave., Baltimore, MD 21210
• Beehive Baltimore
• Location: 2400 Boston Street #308, Baltimore, MD 21224
• Northern VA
• Connect113
• Location: 113 South Columbus Street, Suite 100, Alexandria, VA 22314
• WeSpace (VA)
• Location: 1610 Washington Plaza N, Reston, VA 20190
• Washington, DC
• 1410Q
• Location: 1410 Q Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005
• Affinity Lab 
• Location: 920 U Street NW, Washington DC 20001
• District I/O
• Location: 1140 19th Street, First Floor, Washington DC 20036 
• The Hive
• Location: 2027 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20020
• The Hub
• Location: Opening summer '11
• PlusSideDC
• Location: Opening fall '11

Meetups/Events/Orgs

Aggregation/Listings:

• Baltimore Tech Events
• About: Baltimore and Maryland event listing aggregated by Ross Karchner. 
• DC Event Junkie 
• About: A leading tech and social events listing for the DC area, curated by DCEventJunkie.
• DC Tech Events 
• About: DC area event listing aggregated by Ross Karchner. 
• Events By Sisarina 
• About: Event listings supported by Melanie Spring's Sisarina, Inc.

Events & Series: 

• Baltimore Washington Tech
• About: Dedicated to discussing new trends in the Web 3.0. 
• BisNow Entrepreneur Series
•  About:  Series intended to assist entrepreneurs or observers of the scene, pinpoint what's hot and what's not in new tech fields, what funders look for in deciding whether to back you, and how the best entrepreneurs prepare, survive, and succeed.
• Bootstrap Maryland 
• About:  A not-for-profit group that brings together young entrepreneurs and the necessary tools for running a lean and successful technology business. Aims to see Maryland, DC, and Virginia flourish with innovation.
• DC Entrepreneurship Week 
• About:  Designed for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs, the multi-faceted symposium aims to answer pressing ‘real-world’ questions in an intimate setting from business leaders who have paved the way. 
• DC Startup Weekend 
• About: Startup Weekend is an intense 54 hour event which focuses on building a web or mobile application which could form the basis of a credible business over the course of a weekend.
• DC TechCocktail Events 
• About:  Event series highlighting emerging technology news, people, startups, products, and innovations for the true tech enthusiast. 
• Digital Capital (DC) Week 
• About:  A festival in the US capital focused on bringing together designers, developers, entrepreneurs, and social innovators of all kinds.
• DevHouseDC 
• About:  A party for hackers and thinkers.
• Ignite
• About: Five minutes, 20 slides. What would you say? At every Ignite, 16 artists, technologists, thinkers, and personalities take the stage to answer this challenge. Our goal is to spark new conversations and collaborations across cultures and disciplines. 
• Baltimore
• DC 
• Innovate Baltimore
• About: Asocial community for creative technology leaders, entrepreneurs, professionals, and enthusiasts in the Baltimore region.
• Refresh 
• About: A community of web designers, developers, and other new media professionals working together to refresh the creative, technical, and professional aspects of their trades. The goal is to bring together the best and brightest new media professionals so that we may learn from one another. Our industry is too rich for any one person to “know it all.” 
• Baltimore
• DC  
• Social Matchbox 
• About: A trusted source of straight up information, news, and perspective related to the software and web product community on the East Coast. 
• Startup Baltimore
• About: An emerging community of individuals who are actively interested in the startup space in Baltimore, Maryland. 
• Startup Breakfast (Baltimore)
• About: A monthly breakfast club established to draw out individuals who are actively interested in the startup scene in Baltimore.

Meetups/Orgs:

• Ad2DC (Young Professionals in Advertising) 
• URL: http://ad2dc.org
• Baltimore Creatives
• URL: http://www.bmorecreatives.com
• Baltimore Hackathon
• http://baltimorehackathon.com/
• Baltimore NetSquared Meetup
• URL: http://www.meetup.com/The-Baltimore-NetSquared-Meetup-Group
• Baltimore Tech Breakfast
• URL: http://www.meetup.com/Baltimore-TechBreakfast
• BmoreSmart
• http://www.bmoresmart.com/
• CoFounders Wanted of DC Metro 
• URL: http://www.meetup.com/Co-founders-DC
• DC Entreprenuers 
• URL: http://www.meetup.com/dc-smallbusiness
• DC LeanStartup 
• URL: http://www.meetup.com/DC-Lean-Startup-Circle
• DC PR Flacks 
• URL: http://www.meetup.com/DC-PR-Flacks
• DC Netsquared
• URL: http://www.meetup.com/net2dc
• DC Social Media 
• URL: http://www.facebook.com/groups/dcsocialmedia 
• DCTech 
• URL: http://www.meetup.com/DC-Tech-Meetup
• Entrepreneurs' Organization (DC Chapter)
• URL: http://www.eo-dc.org
• Internet Entrepreneur Near DC 
• URL: http://www.meetup.com/entrepreneur-1979
• Norther Virginia Technology Council
• URL: http://nvtc.org
• Psuedo Techies 
• URL: http://www.meetup.com/pseudo-techies
• Social Media Club Baltimore
• URL: http://socialmediaclub.org/chapter/baltimore-md
• Social Media Club DC 
• URL: http://socialmediaclub.org/chapter/washington-dc 
• Startup Rockstars 
• URL: http://www.meetup.com/socialweb
• TedxBaltimore
• http://tedxbaltimore.com/
• TedxMidAtlantic
• URL: http://tedxmidatlantic.com
• Women In Tech 
• URL: http://www.womenintechnology.org

Coding/Language Meetups & Groups:

• Arlington Ruby
• URL: http://www.meetup.com/Arlington-Ruby
• B'More on Rails
• URL: http://www.meetup.com/bmore-on-rails
• Baltimore/DC JavaScript Users Group
• URL: http://www.meetup.com/baltimore-dc-javascript-users
• Baltimore Mobile
• URL: http://www.meetup.com/baltimoremobile
• Baltimore Perl Mongers
• http://baltimore.pm.org/
• Baltimore PHP
• URL: http://www.meetup.com/baltimorephp
• Baltimore SharePoint User's Group
• URL: http://www.baltimoresug.org
• DC Drupal Training
• http://www.meetup.com/dc-drupal-training
• DC jQuery Users Group
• URL: http://www.meetup.com/DC-jQuery-Users-Group
• DC Python
• URL: http://meetup.dcpython.org
• DC Ruby
• URL: http://www.meetup.com/dcruby
• Django District
• URL: http://www.meetup.com/django-district
• MoDevDc - iPhone/Android/Windows/Smartphone Developers
• URL: http://www.meetup.com/modevdc
• National Capital Area Clojure Users Group
• URL: http://www.meetup.com/Cap-Clug
• NodeJS
• URL http://nodejs.org/
• Norther Virginia Drupal Group
• URL: http://www.meetup.com/drupal-21
• Scala DC -MD - NOVA
• URL: http://www.meetup.com/dc-scala

Online Groups

• “DC Tech” (on Facebook) 
• URL: http://www.facebook.com/groups/washdctech   
• “Baltimore Tech” (on Facebook) 
• URL: http://www.facebook.com/groups/baltimoretech
• Techies For Good
• URL: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Techies-4-Good/169881643059368

DC/MD/VA Entrepreneurship & Tech News

• Potomac Tech Wire
• URL: http://www.potomactechwire.com
• The Startup Digest
• URL: http://startupdigest.com
• Washington Business Journal: Bill Flook Coverage
• URL: http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/search?q=Bill+Flook
• The Washington Post: Steven Overly Coverage
• URL: http://www.washingtonpost.com/steven-overly/2011/05/02/AGbUIOEH_page.html

Jobs/Employment

• Baltimore Tech Jobs
• URL: http://baltimoretech.net/jobs
• "Baltimore Tech Jobs" (on Facebook)
• URL: https://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_192873757429470
• “DC Tech Jobs”  (on Facebook) 
• URL: http://www.facebook.com/groups/176955908988724  
• DC Public Affairs and Communications Jobs
• URL: http://publicaffairsjobs.blogspot.com
• Startup Hire 
• URL: www.startuphire.com

Startup Listings

• DC Tech Startup List Document on Facebook 
• URL: http://www.facebook.com/groups/washdctech?view=doc&id=146791872032921
• ProudlyMadeInDC 
• URL: http://proudlymadeindc.com

Angel/VC Related 

• 410Labs
• URL: http://410labs.com
• Angel Venture Forum 
• URL: http://www.angelventureforum.com
• Baltimore Angels
• URL: http://angelsoft.net/angel-group/baltimore-angels
• CIT GAP Funds
• URL: http://www.citgapfunds.org/
• Fortify.VC
• URL: http://fortify.vc
• FounderCorps 
• URL: http://foundercorps.org
• Grotech Ventures
• URL: http://www.grotech.com
• National Venture Capital Association 
• URL: http://nvca.org
• Next Stage Development Group 
• URL: http://nextstagedevelopment.com
• Paladin
• URL: http://www.paladincapgroup.com
• Revolution Capital 
• URL: http://www.revolution.com