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John Kraus

John Kraus
Software engineer
McLean, VA

I've worked as a software engineer for almost 10 years, working with Java, JavaScript, Python and Spring Boot. I'm also an active Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder with an MBA.

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Youth Entrepreneurship Day For Female Founders & Parents

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Breakfast & Registration Booz Allen Hamilton Innovation Center

9:00am EDT

Monday Kick Off Booz Allen Hamilton Innovation Center

9:20am EDT

Cl(AI)m Your Future: AI’s Inevitable Impact Booz Allen Hamilton Innovation CenterAyana Christie • Josh Elliot • Colonel Jen Sovada • Margaret Amori • Alyssa Guo

10:20am EDT

How to Build, Sustain, & Grow with the Innovation Ecosystem Booz Allen Hamilton Innovation CenterRebecca Gevalt • C'pher Gresham • Kelly O'Malley • Sarah Chen • Brian Park • Wayne Chen

11:20am EDT

Founder’s Pitch & Lunch Booz Allen Hamilton Innovation CenterAmelia Friedman

12:30pm EDT

Why Is the Sales Cycle So Slow, How to Close Your Customer Booz Allen Hamilton Innovation CenterKelly O'Malley • Ronit Avni • Liz Sara • B.J. Wiley Williams • Elise Whang

1:30pm EDT

Accelerating Innovation to Market Through the VC Lens Booz Allen Hamilton Innovation CenterBrian MacCarthy • Chris Eng • Maurice Boissiere • Kristina Francis • Marla Blow

2:30pm EDT

Coffee Break & Networking Booz Allen Hamilton Innovation Center

2:45pm EDT

Workshop: How To Create & Use Financial Projections To Grow Your Business Booz Allen Hamilton Innovation CenterManuel Cosme

4:00pm EDT

Show Me The Money: How To Fund Your Startup MindspacePhillip Jung • Kim Cayce • Sharon Snow • Penny Bladich • Paul Boudrye

5:00pm EDT

What Angels Want: Local DMV Angels MindspaceAurelia Flores • Melissa L. Bradley • Claire Broido Johnson • Rashad Moore • Liz Sara

6:30pm EDT

How to change the world through innovation, diversity and venture capital Booz Allen Hamilton Innovation CenterMarlene Aquino • Closing Remarks from Rey Ramsey • Susan Penfield • Duane C. McKnight

7:30pm EDT

Networking Reception Booz Allen Hamilton Innovation Center

9:00am EDT

Breakfast Chat: The Future of Business Bettering the World Google DCAllison Fansler

10:00am EDT

Incorporating Impact: How to Define, Implement and Measure Mission-Oriented Initiatives Google DCSuneet Bhatt

11:00am EDT

Founder Stories: Unique Challenges in Social Entrepreneurship Google DCAdeleke Omitowoju • Alexander Cohen • David Sudolsky • Shraddha Rathod

12:00pm EDT

Social Impact Networking Lunch Google DC

1:00pm EDT

Take Your Transferrable Skills With You! - (Google DC - The Briefing Room) Google DCAdam Mutschler

2:00pm EDT

Impact, Inc: How Three Different DC Companies Make a Difference Google DCMichelai Graham • Jessica Finnefrock • Danya Sherman • Daniel Wright

3:00pm EDT

When Good Things Happen to Bad Founders: Personality as a Predictor of Success - (Google DC - The Briefing Room) Google DCKristina Svensson-Piavent • Nikki Blacksmith, Ph.D.

4:00pm EDT

Path to B-Corp Certification - (Google DC - The Briefing Room) Google DCBen Garthwaite

4:30pm EDT

How Purpose Sets You Apart - (Google DC - The Briefing Room) Google DCMatt Escoubas

6:00pm EDT

StartOut: Options for Funding your Startup CrossLead

8:00am EDT

WeDC House: Registration, Coffee & Networking WeDC House @ Eaton DC

9:15am EDT

WeDC House: Key Note & Fireside with Donna Khalife (Eaton:Beverly Snow) WeDC House @ Eaton DCMichelai Graham • Donna Khalife

10:00am EDT

WeDC House: 1 Million Cups (Eaton: Salon) WeDC House @ Eaton DC

11:00am EDT

WeDC House: How to Build an Inclusive Culture at your Startup (Eaton:Beverly Snow) WeDC House @ Eaton DCMichelai Graham • Rakia Finley • Michael Akin • Jane Jonas • Sammie Paul

12:00pm EDT

WeDC House: Lunch Hosted by DC’s Inclusive Innovation Incubator (In3) (Eaton:Beverly Snow) WeDC House @ Eaton DC

1:00pm EDT

WeDC House:Financial Projections Workshop for SaaS Companies (Eaton: Barnett-Aden) WeDC House @ Eaton DCZach Giegel • Daniel Zheng

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WeDC House: Grow Your Business With KPIs a.k.a. Do More, Faster, By Being Methodical (Eaton: Salon) WeDC House @ Eaton DCClement Cazalot

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WeDC House: Founder Perspective: How to get the most out of an accelerator (Eaton:Beverly Snow) WeDC House @ Eaton DCRyan Kuder • Ken Carnesi • Joni Pepin • Yemi Adewunmi • Marcus Bullock

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WeDC House: HERImpact DC: Pitch Competition & Reception (Eaton:Beverly Snow) WeDC House @ Eaton DCAurelia Flores • Alyssa Gill • Pamela Alexander

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Customer Experience Kickoff: Breakfast & Networking Mindspace

9:30am EDT

How to make CX smarter, faster and personalized to build brand loyalty MindspaceAlex Richards • Kevin Philpott • Kayla Robinson • Seema Alexander • Mary Wiley

10:30am EDT

How to hire, build and create scale in your CX team MindspaceMax Swagler

11:30am EDT

How to harness real-time customer feedback to improve customer service and drive product innovation MindspaceAlex Richards

11:45am EDT

Benchmarks, analytics and settings goals for CX teams MindspaceSuneet Bhatt • Mari Parker • Alison Panza • Lindsay Konsko

12:30pm EDT

Lunch & Learn: More Money, More Problems: Avoiding Key Legal Mistakes for Startups Make OfficesKimberly Shin • Aaron Enatsky • Zachary Kline • David W. Hsia

2:30pm EDT

How to build a perfect fundraising deck Make OfficesZach Giegel

3:00pm EDT

The secret to building an authentic and profitable brand (Make Offices: Inner Room) Make OfficesAdeola Ariyo Enikanoselu

4:00pm EDT

Corporate Gifting: nurturing loyalty for exponential growth on a startup budget Make OfficesCandace Ourisman • Ashley Bronczek

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Early-Stage Venture Investing: Panel & Happy Hour The Crown & CrowStephanie Marshall • Kim Cayce • Dave Sorin • Roy Morris • Alex Katz • Mark Walsh

8:30am EDT

DevFestDC - Coffee, Registration & Light Breakfast (Sponsored by Brainworks) Alley Powered by Verizon

9:00am EDT

DevFestDC - Keynote - Less Artificial Intelligence and Trustworthy Machines Alley Powered by VerizonPhillip Alvelda

10:00am EDT

DevFestDC - How to give your business a competitive advantage with AI/ML (Microsoft) Alley Powered by VerizonRuth Yakubu

11:00am EDT

DevFestDC - Panel: How to look beyond your data-garden Through AI & Cross-Pollination of Data Alley Powered by VerizonSandip Nayak • Sundeep Sanghavi • Michael Riemer • Jay Jobanputra • Al Noshirvani, • Vivek Mehta

11:45am EDT

DevFestDC - Lunch & Learn: Coding workshop for beginners - Flatiron Hands On Lab Alley Powered by VerizonJosh Daniell

1:15pm EDT

DevFestDC - 2019 - How 5G Can And Will Change Our Technology Alley Powered by VerizonThad Cox • Michelai Graham • Joe Sullivan

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DevFestDC - Engaging web/mobile apps with GraphQL and AWS AppSync (Amazon Web Services) Alley Powered by VerizonRich Alberth

3:00pm EDT

DevFestDC - 2019 - Getting Started with a Data Lake Alley Powered by VerizonDemetrios Kotsikopoulos

3:45pm EDT

DevFestDC - Managing Up: Close the Feedback Loop Alley Powered by VerizonFrankie Nicoletti

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Pitch Competition & Closing Reception The Hatchery – AARP Innovation LabsJared Seehan • Lisa Friedlander • Jacqueline M. Baker • Aaron Feierstein • Ellen Savage