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The DMV is climbing the ranks as a top entrepreneurial ecosystem! Listen in to what 3 rock star entrepreneurs have experienced in their journey as Xiaonao Liu, PhD, CEO of Nanobiofab, Denise G. Tayloe, CEO of PRIVO, and Otha Smith III, CEO of Tetragram talk to The...

Listen now to this critical and informative discussion of how AI is and will impact our world in general, as well as the healthcare industry in particular. Join co-hosts Anthony Millin and Tien Wong as they speak to Dr. Moira Schieke, Founder of Cubismi, a new...

What do you know about SBIR funding? Is it right for your startup? No better place to learn the basics as well as the ins and outs of SBIR grants than with our two experts in this month’s The Monthly Blend. Listen in when Dr. Diane Hickey, SBIR Consultant &...

Founder of DCA Live, one of the DMV’s top ecosystem builders, Doug Anderson brings along 3 of this year’s 2023 Red Hot Entrepreneurs – Shavini Fernando (OxiWear), Laura Randa (Toivoa) and Vishal Chintawar (Givhero) – to join The Monthly Blend co-hosts Anthony Millin...

The Monthly Blend co-hosts Anthony Millin and Tien Wong had the exciting opportunity to sit down with George Thomas, Chief Innovation Officer at Connected DMV, Jim Cook, Former VP, Strategic Engagement and Partnerships at MITRE Corporation, John ‘Jay’ Lowell,...

Back in 2021, The Monthly Blend talked to DMV Accelerators who play an integral role in our startup ecosystem. We are back in 2023 with an update from Halcyon, Conscious Venture Labs and Techstars. What’s the latest and what’s to come and how do they work hand in hand...

Techstars is playing big in the DMV with 2 programs in Washington, DC and 1 in Baltimore. Partnering with JP Morgan and Upsurge, Techstars is bringing its secret sauce to our region enabling startups to launch, grow and scale with precision and success – creating...

Seth Goldman is a DMV legend as a prolific, serial entrepreneur, social impact leader and industry pioneer. Seth has literally put his money where his mouth is in everything he does and tells The Monthly Blend he is just getting started....

The Quantum World Congress, coming to DC on Nov 29th through Dec 1st, is the first-ever gathering of its kind. QWC will connect the world’s quantum ecosystem, including the brightest researchers, innovators, technology developers, legislators, and industry experts....

September 12th – 16th is DC Startup Week this year and it is back in person! Our region’s premier event for entrepreneurs and investors provides a full week of 100+ events and 250+ speakers. Cohosts of The Monthly Blend, Anthony Millin and Tien Wong, sit down with...

Networking for growth is an integral part of any successful business and there are hundreds of organizations that exist to assist. The Monthly Blend cohosts Anthony Millin and Tien Wong discuss two of our region’s top networking groups - Cadre and Association for...

Join The Monthly Blend for a critical discussion of the state of small business in the DMV region, specifically MD and DC. Hosts Anthony Millin and Tien Wong sat down with Carl Brown, Executive Director of DC Small Business Development Center (SBDC), and Jennifer...

Listen in when two pillars of the DMV tech media community – Sara Gilgore, Reporter at the Washington Business Journal and Editor of DC Inno, and Christopher Wink, Founder and CEO of Technical.ly – speak to The Monthly Blend about how they see our region’s strengths...

Listen in to this episode of The Monthly Blend as Jeff Grass, a DMV native and serial entrepreneur and now Founder/CEO of Hungry, speaks with The Monthly Blend for our May episode. Jeff, Tien and Anthony discuss Hungry, the marketplace that connects businesses to top...

Listen in to this episode of The Monthly Blend when the CEOs of Maryland Tech Council and Northern Virginia Tech Council, Marty Rosendale and Jennifer Taylor, talk to co-hosts Anthony Millin and Tien Wong about the challenges faced by the DMV region, their key...

Listen in when The Monthly Blend hosts speak to Melissa Bradley, Managing Partner of 1863 Ventures, CoFounder of Ureeka, Georgetown University Professor, and so much more. Melissa is in a class by herself as a trailblazer for underrepresented founders and cultivating...