Capital Comment: DC 2.0, a Bi-Partisan Inauguration

For those of you who think that  Washington is nothing-more than a collection of political wonks, last night’s inaugural DC 2.0 event might change your mind. The idea was the brainchild of Stowe Boyd, Dion Hinchcliffe and Ken Yarmosh. They recognized that the post-bust, revitalized technology community in the Washington Metro area isn’t solely focused on security applications for certain three-letter-agencies, nor is it merely the progeny of former AOL and  Telco executives. So they brought together a group of dynamic entrepreneurs, venture partners and others interested in Web 2.0 and its implications for business and technology for an evening of discussion and networking.

In addition to conversation about structuring the concept (something between a Mashup Camp and a conference) there were demo’s from six local early-stage companies. Steve Fisher did a great job of covering the event in his blog, so I won’t replicate the details here. Suffice it to say that it was an energetic and insightful group, and I’m looking forward to collaborating with them to bring together the Web 2.0 community in the Washington Metro area.

Update:
Stowe Boyd  just posted about the event on his blog.  Check out his blog for more information about DC 2.0. 

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