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Who To Know: Jeffrey Carr

Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) — Every month at Publicyte, we interview a star who in our view is under-the-radar, and highlight their work in which they’re using technology for civic good, whether in the private or public sector. This month for our issue on Safety, I reached out to Jeffrey Carr, a cybersecurity consultant and ... Read more »
Cyber Issues, Defense, Government, People, Who To Know
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Who To Know: Pooja Nath

Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) – Every month at Publicyte, we interview a “rising star” and highlight their work in which they’re using technology for civic good, whether in the private or public sector. This month for our issue on Connectivity, I caught up with Pooja Nath, the founder of Silicon Valley startup Piazza, which makes a ... Read more »
Education, People, Social Software, Who To Know
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Who To Know: Blake Hall

Blake Hall first got our attention when he spoke at the Gov 2.0 Summit in Washington, DC a while back. Since then, he’s been making waves with his startup, hiring people, raising financing, and doing public good. Editor-in-Chief Mark Drapeau caught up with Blake over cocktails in Georgetown to talk about what’s happening with Troopswap ... Read more »
Advocacy, Defense, Entrepreneurship, People, Social Software, Who To Know
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Who To Know: Rana June Sobhany

Rana June Sobhany, better known as DJ Rana June to some, took a break from her tour to play the Publicyte launch event in Washington, DC recently. Widely recognized as one of the most innovative people working at the intersection of technology, music, and art, she continually inspires people in both the technology and music ... Read more »
Apps, Education, Music, Open Solutions, People, Who To Know
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Who To Know: Lukas Biewald

Lukas Biewald may not currently be a household name in government circles, but he’s getting there. The 29-year-old CEO of San Francisco-based Crowdflower has been making the rounds as a featured speaker in public and civic sector conferences like Tim O’Reilly’s Gov 2.0 Expo and Andrew Rasiej and Micah Sifry’s Personal Democracy Forum. Publicyte editor-in-chief Mark ... Read more »
Citizen 2.0, Entrepreneurship, Gaming, People, Philanthropy, Social Software, Who To Know
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