Beat Podcast Ep. 21: Lyft GM talks Metropocalypse by DC Inno

A new rule from the Obama administration could have a big impact on startups. The team discusses this and all the week's big news, then interviews a special guest and makes an announcement.

This week's Big One: a potential data breach in the federal government because of messaging app Slack. And Alex Pessala of Middleland Capital stops by to talk about how his firm has built an impressive portfolio of DC-area all stars.

A new report details what the future of DC's innovation economy holds, plus an interview with Tony Cappaert of Contactually.

The Beat records live at State of Innovation, and interviews Washington DC Economic Partnership CEO Keith Sellars

1776 is opening up a new campus overseas, local company UrbanStems pulls in big money and Phone2Action CEO Jeb Ory stops by for an interview

The Beat breaks down what a major acquisition of a local company could mean for the DC tech community, and talks to Mike Lincoln about trends in investment and IPOs in the region.

The Beat team breaks down some big cybersecurity news and talks with Justin Weingardt of Countable, an app that lets constituents easily weigh in on legislation with their members of Congress.

The 2016 winners of Tech Madness are announced and the team has an exclusive interview with the champions.

The Beat talks to Allen Gannett, the CEO of Trackmaven, a D.C.-based analytics and data driven marketing firm. Their team analyzes social media strategy for brands and their competitors to advise on the best way to increase reach and engagement. We talked to Allen about the statistically best Instagram filter, why he is a fan of LinkedIn and why 12 and 13 year-olds are the bellwether for social media marketing.