Local Startup / Online Company Events
For the last year since returning to the east coast I have been attending local events. As I was looking or local startups and online companies in the Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia area we started Beltway Startups to focus on those companies in this particular geographic area.

The events I found varied in format and attendance. This particular event, Startup Rockstars #6, allowed local online companies and startups present their ideas, current development, fully launched sites/services, and any in between stage to the audience. The event was started and can be found as a meetup and well attended. Here is a list of these local startups and I encourage you to find similar events in your area as it is always good to meet other entrepreneurs.

Earth Aid – track and improve your consumption (electric, gas,water) in one place by importing, much like a financial site, your utility information. The information is imported for you and shown grahically, suggestions are also presented to assist you in conserving energy.

SEC Watch – bringing transparency to ~800,000 annual SEC Filings. In 2008 they indexed over 15 million pages. Instead of searching the governments site for data, try their search as it is real time and in some cases they have the data before others.

BandsInTown – allows you to discover live music and concerts in your area. You can also purchase tickets, and they scan all the various ticket sellers so you do not have to. You simply find the events in the area you happen to be in at the time, using their site or iphone app, and then with one click purchase tickets without having to visit the ticket selling sites.