DC Tech Stories

Funding a Startup by Starting an Agency

AJ Picard is multi-business founder who recently launched Clava, a location-based social media app. He shares how he has bootstrapped his journey and tells his story.

Blake Band

Transforming Passion into Gift-Giving Inspiration

Blake Band has a passion for giving great gifts, and for business. Learn how he leveraged his strengths and interests to build an eCommerce platform that helps thousands of people find gifts every year, on the side of his full-time job.

Gresham Harkless

Starting a 6-Figure Agency after Being Laid Off

Gresham Harkless and his two businesses help hundreds ofbusinesses with their digital marketing needs. Read how he discovered and doubled down on the value he offers to clients.

Virginia Case

Creating an 8 Person Agency By Taking A Holistic Approach To Marketing

When Virginia Case looked at the marketing services that agencies offer their clients, she saw a gap. Read on to see how she took advantage of her unique approach to build her business.

Mark Sussman

How OurStreets Pivoted Successfully in Response to COVID-19

OurStreets was created to make streets safer. But in response to COVID-19, Mark Sussman and the OurStreets team repurposed their app to crowdsource the availability of supplies at various stores.

Andrew Gassen

How This Missouri-Native Broke Into the DC Tech Scene

Andrew is literally writing the book on building effective teams in tech. He's also teaching and building with no-code tools, all while working a full-time job at VMware.

Brandon Mitchell

How Brandon Mitchell is Navigating a Career in DC Tech

Brandon Mitchell is a Solutions Architect at BoxBoat. He shares how he got into tech, his career advice, and how he's successfully progressed in his #dctech career.

Dallas Lind

Finding a Job During COVID-19

Dallas Lind is a recent graduate of General Assembly’s software engineering bootcamp. Entering the job market just as COVID-19 emerged, she successfully found an internship where she’s further developing her skills. Read how.

Kestrel Linder

How This DC Entrepreneur Has Helped Universities Raise Almost $1B

Kestrel and his co-founder saw that the alumni giving programs of universities were ineffective. They turned their solution into a company that is helping nearly 1,000 universities revamp their fundraising.

Veni Kunche

How this Software Engineer is Helping Underrepresented People in Tech

Veni Kunche is the founder of Diversify Tech. She explains how she built an audience, got her first customer, and her advice for others in tech.