In The Soup: The Reality of Working With Government Contracts & Clients artwork
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In The Soup: The Reality of Working With Government Contracts & Clients

  • E47
  • 21:11
  • January 15th 2025

If your startup works within the e-commerce market, or you're working on a new marketing software solution, your competition are those other companies within those markets. What do you do when your competition is the U.S. government?

That's what hosts Jenn Summe of Primordial Ventures and Melissa Crosby of Colopy Ventures are breaking down in today's episode of #InTheSoup 🍲, a show under The GrepBeat Podcast

They're joined by some local founders, who double as experts on landing those difficult-to-get clients within the government's vast network.

Rob Creighton is the Founder and CEO of Windlift, a wind energy engineering and computer software company that develops airborne power generators. Their solution is of most interest to the U.S. Department of Energy. Chip Kennedy's CivicReach works directly in and with government entities, as their AI-assisted communication solution integrates with existing municipal infrastructure and focuses on exponentially improving resident customer experience.

Today’s episode is proudly sponsored by Milan PR, a full-service, strategic communications firm with over 50 years of experience in the corporate, non-profit, and government sectors.

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