Denis Baranov
Small business social media consultant, aspiring entrepreneur, photographer, socialite, Eurotrash

Sandboxers (& Friends): Courtesy of Fellow Sandoxer Neil Shah, fantastic co-founder of Compass Partners, please join us for a night of (decent) wine, (great) people, & (epic) conversation/connections at his place in (Chinatown). Details: 7PM @ 300 Mass Ave NW Apt. #1126 (Chinatown Metro on the Red Line takes you to 7th & H).  Bring...

With a goal of Fostering entrepreneurship in DC, Maryland and Virginia, Foster.ly invites you to our soft launch party at Eden, steps from Farragut West metro, on Thursday January 19th. The Foster.ly team (comprised of ~20 members of the DC/MD/VA entrepreneurship community) has been working hard to bring the next iteration of Foster.ly to life......

We're closing out another great year with our annual Holiday Happy Hour! This year, we'll be gathering at Bread & Brew located at 1247 20th St. NW. They have a fantastic selection of drinks and amazing food. To help us celebrate, we've lined up some great sponsors to assist with the bar tab. The plan is to have a Refresh DC tab...

Dear Sandboxers (and friends of Sandbox),   Join us for our last Sandbox DC dinner of 2011, on December 12th @ 7:00pm, at Buca di Beppo -- Dupont Circle (because nothing says 'Adios 2011' quite like a kitschy Pope bust). This is a chance to welcome some new faces, reconnect with others, discuss inspiring projects, and get ready for an...

For our last talk in 2011, we’re excited to have local superstar Leslie Bradshaw, President, COO & Cofounder of JESS3, presenting. While managing offices and team members from LA to Orlando and DC to Australia, Leslie has been named one of the top five female executives in the tech industry by Fast Company for her role in implementing...

The DCWEEK Closing Party presented by Ford will take place at the Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater from 8:00PM to 1AM on 11/11, with room for nearly 2000 attendees. It will feature: Music, food, and an open bar (beer, wine, champagne, mixed drinks) Live music, performances and interactive experiences Project showcases from the...

As the official after party of the DCWeek Keynotes, not only will this rally aim to close out DCWeek with excitement, but it will also serve as the final hours of: Give To the Max Day: Greater Washington. Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington is a 24 hour event with the goal of raising at least millions dollars for area non profits that strive to...

The DCWEEK Keynotes will take place at the Warner Theater from 7:00PM to 9:00PM on 11/9, with room for 2000. Registration begins at 6:00pm.  All DCWEEK badge holders must RVSP to attend. You can grab a badge here. Badge levels are explained below. The current line up is as follows: Intro by DCWEEK Producers Welcome by Mayor Vince Gray (bio)...

  Shadow Room is the most successful night club in DC.  It was built 3 years ago to show how modern technology can create an unbeleivable experience.  The club is equipped with touch panels on the walls, and the ability for customers to order drinks from their phones.  The waitresses use iTouches to place their order from table customers.  We...

The 2011 installment of Digital Capital Week is shaping up to be one for the ages, and we here at PointAbout want to do our part to make it a memorable experience for everyone in the DC/VA/MD tech community. That's why this year we're thrilled to be hosting a DCWeek soiree at 1410 Q Street, the brownstone we call home. We'll be...

Breaking News: Absolut SF is sharing a little VODKA with us! The Social Network Event is a unique networking opportunity for small business owners and social media users of all skill levels to connect with not just the event attendees, but also with their social media networks. Whether it is friends, followers, connections, or subscribers, social...

DCWEEK is a festival in the US capital focused on bringing together designers, developers, entrepreneurs, and social innovators of all kinds. It’s a series of 100s of distributed events powered by the community and complemented by core conferences, parties, and projects created by the festival organizers iStrategyLabs and Tech Cocktail. DCWEEK...

This month’s event focuses on the creative business and the idea of building a community around you. Join us on Thursday, October 20th at the LivingSocial offices as Peter Corbett, CEO, of iStrategyLabs shares how his team approaches problems and opportunities for global brands, while at the same time championing the local community.   Food...

This month, Evan Samek, Lead Designer at local startup Hello Wallet, brings to us some serious tales from the Internet Explorer trenches. Focusing specifically on the beast that is IE6, Evan will cover common errors you might encounter when wrangling IE6. He'll also show off some tools that can be used to ease the pain and identify some hidden...

  The George Washington University and the GW Office of Entrepreneurship are pleased to invite you to the 2012 $50K GW Business Plan Competition Kickoff!   Our university's namesake, George Washington, was one of America's first great entrepreneurs. At GW, we honor his bold business leadership by showcasing the university's...

Welcome to the Venture Spa: International Edition! For those unfamiliar with the Venture Spa format (also known as the Demo Day in other hubs), it is a facilitated exercise in which a small group focuses their collective brainpower and energy on one person's idea, business venture, recent issue, or new technology.  On September 8th, the...

Dear Sandboxers (and friends of Sandbox), Join us for our next Sandbox DC dinner on Monday, August 22nd, 7:00pm, at Nandos Peri Peri -- Dupont Circle. This is a chance to welcome some new faces, reconnect with others, discuss inspiring projects, and eat some awesome chicken :) As Summer winds down (I know, it doesn't exactly feel like...

Overview The Venture Spa is a new(-ish) event format that we're excited to test out as our next DC event. The basic idea is to present a challenge that you are currently facing with your project/business to an intimate group, and to tap the collective brainpower around you to develop executable solutions. There won't be massages or...

Mashable's Social Media Day is June 30! @Sisarina & @DCeventjunkie have partnered again to bring you a fun evening to celebrate all things social media! Gather your Facebook friends, your Twitter followers and your LinkedIn folks and come hang out with us for happy hour. Come meet your 'friends & followers' IRL (in real...

Panel Topic Enough about Facebook marketing and Twitter networking (for now...) On Wed., June 29th, SMCDC is focusing on the not-yet-lost art of blogging! We've chosen some of the best company blogs from DC's agencies and non-profits to highlight during this month's panel, where we'll talk about their best practices,...

For more information visit - http://startupmixology.techcocktail.com/2011-dc

The Startup Mixology Conference will break down every ingredient that goes into starting and running a successful business.

Entrepreneurs will share their insights on creativity, design, branding, legal, funding, bootstrapping, PR, marketing and social media, building a...

DCWEEK is a week long festival in the US capital focused on bringing together designers, developers, entrepreneurs, and social innovators of all kinds. Main registation for DCWEEK is here. About the June Brainstorming & Co-working Session: This event is for people who want to create projects leading up to and during DCWEEK that are relevant...

  The George Washington University and the GW Office of Entrepreneurship are pleased to invite you to the 2011 $50K GW Business Plan Competition Finals!   Our university's namesake, George Washington, was one of America's first great entrepreneurs. At GW, we honor his bold business leadership by showcasing the university's...

You may be saying goodbye to colleagues who are Austin bound for SxSW, but that doesn’t mean that you need to miss out a good time. Thanks to our generous sponsors, the bar tab will be covered for the first few hundred dollars at a familiar “South by” hangout. Only this time there’s no overpriced flights involved! Say hello to...

It's 2011 and time for another Tech Cocktail DC event. The event is aimed at better connecting, educating and amplifying the tech community while offering a place to showcase some of the latest tech innovations.

Join us for an evening of fun mingling with other technology enthusiasts, innovators, entrepreneurs, developers, designers and...