Mike Brenner is a cofounder of incubator and education facility Betamore in Federal Hill, Baltimore. He is a web developer and technology community activist. The George Washington University alumnus is on the Technical.ly Baltimore advisory board and partnered on its founding by merging it with the Startup Baltimore blog he founded.
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Feb. 29, 2012 4:39 pm
Startup Maryland Entrepreneur Town Hall Comes To Baltimore
Join hundreds of other entrepreneurs tomorrow in Baltimore at the Startup Maryland Town Hall. The event tomorrow will be at lunch time at the UMBC BioPark and will focus on the launch of the Startup Maryland branch of the Startup America Partnership.
Feb. 3, 2012 8:24 am
Think Big Hosts Angel Investor Panel and Cocktail Hour
Think Big Baltimore will be hosting an event in February around the health and state of angel investing in Baltimore. The event will take place at the swank Ritz Carlton Residences in Federal Hill and feature a panel of investors and entrepreneurs as well as a cocktail hour that will feature plenty of networking, gourmet chefs preparing light bites, and drinks.
Jan. 20, 2012 8:10 am
Why Baltimore is Poised to be a Leader in EdTech
Baltimore has a real opportunity to brand itself as a leader in education technology. There are a large handful of EdTech companies that are already based in Baltimore and with the real problems our city schools face, a self-awareness campaign might push even more developers to focus their products for the classroom.
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Jan. 6, 2012 12:34 pm
Mobile Ad Giant Millenial Media Files for IPO
Last night Millenial Media, the leading independent mobile advertising platform, announced that it has filed an initial public offering registration statement with the SEC, looking to raise up to $75 million.
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Dec. 21, 2011 12:45 pm
Comcast is Closing the Digital Divide
One of the biggest steps in closing the digital divide in Baltimore has come from...Comcast! They're currently offering qualified Baltimore families high-speed internet for $9.95/month (with no hidden fees or hikes), a voucher for a computer for $150, and access to free digital literacy training all through their Internet Essentials program.
Dec. 21, 2011 9:24 am
TeamGantt Takes Project Schedules to the Cloud
Anyone who has charted out resource schedules for their clients and projects has most certainly come across the Gantt chart. What most people probably haven't come across is a way to produce these charts in an online, cloud-based environment. This is exactly the challenge that White-marsh based TeamGantt set out to do last year.
Dec. 2, 2011 10:13 am
Bizelo – an App Store for Small Businesses
Baltimore-based Bizelo is a suite of apps for small businesses that either has Intuit going back to the drawing board or forcing them to do so very soon. Founded in 2010, this company is already profitable and aims to be a game changer for small businesses.
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Dec. 1, 2011 9:46 am
Baltimore is Hiring a Chief Digital Officer
After a request from citizens to follow in the footsteps of NYC and hire a CDO, the city has created the position and narrowed its list of prospective candidates down to three. Baltimore's first Chief Digital Officer will be hired in just days.
Nov. 21, 2011 1:47 pm
A Recap of Education Hack Day
The weekend before last, roughly 70 software designers, developers, makers, and educators convened at Digital Harbor High School for an Education Hack Day. The mission was simple: listen to problems sourced by teachers from around the world, pick a dozen or so to tackle, and form teams around those problems that would each come up with and execute a creative solution to solve them.
Nov. 16, 2011 5:03 pm
Shortmail Launches an iOS App
Just a couple months after taking their first round of funding, 410 Labs has released an iOS app for their product Shortmail. The service lets you communicate with anyone who has an email address — one-to-one or as a group. Messages are limited to 500 characters, which keeps them concise and conversational.