Startup!

Last night we went to the Crystal Tech Fund for the DC Startup Mixology Book Launch.

Frank Gruber had a Q&A with Rohit Bhargava, who’s in his book, Startup Mixology. They spoke about brands needing a personality and referenced Jennifer Lawrence's comment "at least I had underwear on" after her fall at the Oscars. We snapped Kastle System's Kevin Jones with Distribution Corp's Dana Duncan, Brooke Salkoff, and Rachel Sullivan.

Apps (we mean snacks, not the ones for your iPhone) included cheese and crackers and Caesar salad kabobs. Here, HHS’s Karyn Gorman and DOD’s Christy Girotti and Mark Manno.

McKenna Long's Derek Auito and his brother Westerman Hattori's Darrin Auito are with Zigron's Qasim Mueen.

Journalist Rob Pegoraro, Social Tables' Dan Berger, and Wingate Hughes' Gavin Daniels.

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