Be ready for anything.

There’s never a bad time to help someone.

Plus, Applied Insight has a new chief growth officer and Portia Crowe is the new chief data officer at Accenture Federal Services.

Georgetown alum Ryan Wilson cofounded The Gathering Spot to help facilitate connections among DC professionals through events, dining and workspace offerings. "We're far less interested in what you do and more interested in why you do it," he said.

Don’t sell yourself short.

Paul, who brings nonprofit leadership experience, was selected from over 200 applicants to lead the organization. He starts September 13.

Moore talks about her career trajectory from the campaign trail to the tech policy org, and working in a non-tech job in the industry.

Those fried Oreos sound insanely good, actually.

Plus, Taylor Poindexter will be taking on a role at Spotify in October, Gannett created a chief data officer role, women are heading up the North American labor movement and a whole bunch of other leadership changes in #dctech.

From Oct. 18 to 22, this year's DCSW will be a five-day event featuring a mix of in-person and virtual content on all things startup grind. The theme, "It's Your Time," aims to shift founder mindsets from survival to growth mode.