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Talking Startup StoriesData for Good: Leveraging Tech in Public ServiceCatherine Geanuracos and Ellory Monks both started with conventional careers before embracing the unpredictability and challenges of startups aimed at public sector innovation. In this episode, we chat about their unique entrepreneurial journeys that crisscross technology, public service, and societal impact. Listeners will learn:How non-linear career paths can lead to unexpected entrepreneurial journeys.The unique challenges women face in the venture capital ecosystem and strategies to overcome them.Insights into the dynamics of co-founding teams and the importance of complementary skills in startup success.2024-09-1747 min
Government Technology's "In Case You Missed It"What Founders Need to Know About Govtech ExitsFormer CityGrows CEO / Co-founder Catherine Geanuracos discusses the govtech exit landscape, provides a framework for when your company is at an inflection point and shares what she learned during the lifecycle of her startup.
2023-12-0828 min
That Will Never Work#56: When your Biggest Competitor is InertiaCity red tape seems so baked into American life, that it stopped being a problem people even bothered trying to solve. But when Covid hit, it forced the opportunity for change. Businesses – especially restaurants - faced fast changing regulations and had to be able to get the new permits they needed to operate at speed, or face going under. No business, means no city tax and the city itself facing a funding shortfall.This presented the opening for this week’s guest Catherine Geanuracos to move forward her Los Angeles based company CityGrows, which streamlines the permitting proc...2022-06-2130 min
Digital Village Radio 202127: LADOT & CityGrows - Science Literacy in Congress - FEMA & EDDOn this week's episode of Digital Village, Dr. Addison Killean Stark is back to talk about science literacy in Congress and what happened to the Office of Technology Assessment. In the last part of the show Leilani Albano is joined by the Union of Concerned Scientists Shana Udvardy to talk about FEMA and Unemployment Benefits.
But first, COVID-19 impacts have been far reaching, especially for government. I am joined by LADOT’s Colin Sweeney and CityGrows CEO and co-founder Catherine Geanuracos. To talk about how CityGrows’ technology has helped LADOT (and other governments) adapt quickly during COVID times. 2021-07-2327 min
Digital Village RadioEpisode 27: LADOT & CityGrows - Science Literacy in Congress - FEMA & EDDOn this week's episode of Digital Village, Dr. Addison Killean Stark is back to talk about science literacy in Congress and what happened to the Office of Technology Assessment. In the last part of the show Leilani Albano is joined by the Union of Concerned Scientists Shana Udvardy to talk about FEMA and Unemployment Benefits.But first, COVID-19 impacts have been far reaching, especially for government. I am joined by LADOT’s Colin Sweeney and CityGrows CEO and co-founder Catherine Geanuracos. To talk about how CityGrows’ technology has helped LADOT (and other governments) adapt quickly during COVID time...2020-09-2427 min