January 7, 2012 Leave a Comment
Photos by: Angela Pan, Jack Toomey, Kelly Romanski Baldassarri, Denis Chazelle, Havre de Grace, Geoff Chester, Candice Barnhart,India Franklin, Chris Scott, Carmen Andres, @maduswx, @galendc, and @modestproposal
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December 23, 2011 Leave a Comment
Although the three recent studies/charts below shows our city as the richest, the best-educated, and fastest growing than any other U.S. state at three times the national average, but as I’ve always been bitching, this is due to a large number of government milking type of businesses in DC Metro.
Once, I see more innovators in DC area, then I truly feel proud of these charts! Till then, I hate to say it, but Washington DC is mainly the beneficiary of having more Federal employees and government contractors than any other city in the nation. Read more of this post
December 9, 2011 Leave a Comment
The pretty one is me, Jamey is the other one
A few month after Vincent Gray, our new mayor was elected last year, one of the most awesome Washingtonian entrepreneurs, Jamey Harvey, founder of the DC based startup, Sponto and Marullus Williams, President and CEO of Limbic Systems, the DC based IT solution provider led a group of civic minded, entrepreneurial technologists and investors in a conversation about what we could do to make DC more awesome for Startups. The group included Peter Corbett, Jonathan Aberman, Doug Humphrey, Susan Banta, Julie Silard Kantor, Adam Rubinson, Wolf Ruzicka, Dutch Dunham and me, the awesomizer.
The mayor has declared this to be the technology startup month and he’s hosting a group of tech CEO’s soon to continue this conversation face-to-face.
Thanks to Jamey who put this slide together, here is the summary of what we did. Feel free to share it with those in your network. Read more of this post
October 22, 2011 Leave a Comment
Since, my return back to DC from Europe last month, I finally found some time to grab my digi and headed to our beautiful Rock Creek Park. Honestly, can you find anything more beautiful than this at any of the parks in MD or VA? Read more of this post
July 30, 2011 Leave a Comment
You Awesome people of Washington, DC will have the opportunity to witness one the world’s best team in person, Spaniol, F.C. Barcelona today in FedEx Field. The match will be epic!
F.C. Barcelona that happens to be one of my favorite football team will be playing against my least favorite team, the English Manchester United. As I always I expect Barcelona nails Manchester United at least with 3 goal difference. Read more of this post
July 27, 2011 Leave a Comment
So you think you can dance? Here is your chance to prove it!
On Saturday, July 30, in honor of National Dance Day, feel free to attend and enjoy performances of Salsa, Jazz, Ballet, Hip Hop, West African, Capoeira, Tango, & Belly Dancing in Sylvan Theater on the National Mall,15th St.&Independence Ave., NW starting around 3:00 p.m. Read more of this post
July 26, 2011 Leave a Comment
2032 Wyoming Avenue, Washington, DC. Image: Jason E. Powell. See this scene today.
I used to live in 2141 Wyoming Ave 
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May 13, 2011 Leave a Comment
Volleyball is more than a game, it is a lifestyle & this group knows how to party! Founder of the NVL, AL-B Hannemann, is famous for his Volleyball Vacations so you know that this party is going to be rockin’!
The NVL’s Inaugural Soiree will be held this coming Sat, May 14th at Midtown Loft located on the Third Floor of 1219 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington DC. And here is the awesome thing…it is only $20 to get in and there is an open bar from 8pm-9pm and you get to party with the pros too! Have you seen some of these beach volleyball players from CA?!?!
January 9, 2011 1 Comment
The Good looking one is me, Jamey is the other one
I am very excited to announce my involvement with the Technology Business Innovation Taskforce of the incoming DC mayor, Vince Gray. The task force is being co-chaired by my awesome entrepreneur friend, Jamey Harvey, CEO of another exciting DC startup, Sponto.
I think that this will be a good opportunity for me as I try to help tackle some of the problems that I’ve been bitching about, from an entrepreneur’s perspective for the DC area. I hope my participation to the team brings me closer to my goal in positioning Awesome Washington, DC as a technology hub.
The Technology Business Innovation Taskforce will focus on attracting and retaining technology companies from these and other high growth industries:
January 8, 2011 Leave a Comment
After a full week of non-stop testing and bug fixing of the new awesomize.me from 6 a.m till 2 a.m, I dropped everything last night and headed to Lima Lounge for dinner and hunting with friends 
I have been always enjoying Lima, but certainly last night was the best. Literally, everyone had returned from an overseas trip, me included. So, it was like reunion Persian party…Awesome crowd, like always, Awesome ambience, Awesome music, and Awesome Wine! Later on the night, things went a little bit out of control. Everyone was drunk!!!
Enjoy the photos: Read more of this post
Elias Shams
Kamran Abdi
Leila Nouri
