Working remotely on a computer or on the phone doesn’t give you the same connection you get from meeting your customers face-to-face. It’s important to get out there and shake hands.
We’re rooting for two of the eight companies presenting at a startup pitch event this week in Tysons Corner, Virginia. NewsIT was one of the winners of the We Media PitchIt seed investment challenge earlier this year in Miami. Ringio, a slick virtual PBX service with built-in CRM. Ringio works out of WeSpace, the co-working studio we opened in Reston, Virginia, this past summer.
SXSW Accelerator, part of the annual SXSW interactive conference, showcases new apps, products and services in front of a jury of industry experts, venture capitalists and a live audience. Info and application at SXSWi.
Our new co-working office in Reston, Virginia, provides an inspiring “place” and a community for independent professionals who find they work better together than they do alone.
PitchIt! Challenge winner fine-tunes the details of their next-generation crowd journalism platform.