In the mid 2000s, three young journalists noticed a sweeping shift in the Mid-Atlantic’s local economies. Tech work was the fastest growing segment of emerging creative economies, but reliable coverage of that change was yet another story lost to newsroom disruption. Together they founded Technically Media in 2009 — an independent digital media company that […]

Erin McPike is the director of communications at 1776. Previous to joining the incubator in March 2016, she was a reporter at CNN.

Tajha Chappellet-Lanier was the lead reporter for Technical.ly DC. The California native previously worked for NPR and the editorial board at USA Today. She can talk travel plans all day, and has strong opinions on the best doughnut in D.C.

Andrew Schuster has led business development for Tiviloninc and was cofounder of NewsUp.me, a news discover mobile app. He is also a musician.