Specialties
inQbation is a Washington DC area web design and development agency with expertise in content management systems (Drupal, WordPress, Joomla), social media marketing, search engine optimization (SEO), mobile applications, section 508 compliance (accessibility), e-government solutions, e-democracy, content strategy, and content development.
Some of our past clients include the World Bank, White House, Department of Defense, NASA, Homeland Security, Khodorkovsky Foundation, and the Clinton Foundation.
We have a research and development (R&D) lab that operates as an internal incubator and accelerator of web, mobile, and social technologies. Some of our internal projects include a better project management system, a better content management system, and e-government and e-democracy apps.
We know PHP, Python, Ruby on Rails, HTML5, CSS, Javascript, jQuery and all the modern languages and APIs required to build world-class, state-of-the-art web, mobile, and social media apps.
History
Established in 2007.
We identified a need among Los Angeles based small business startups to provide business consulting, affordable websites, and digital marketing services. So, we named ourselves inQbation to reflect that our purpose was to help incubate startups and get them bootstrapped. We leveraged open source software (Wordpress, Drupal) to save on costs.
As 2008 rolled around we noticed two things: 1) Senator Obama was destined for the White House and would likely invest money in government websites and 2) the economy in California was slipping fast. So, we decided to move from California to Washington DC to get as close to The White House as possible and serve government.
By 2010, we were sitting in the Executive Office of the President working directly with The White House CIO and New Media team, designing websites such as Data.gov, USAspending.gov, RestoreTheGulf.gov.
By 2012, government spending slowed down as the deficit rose, and we shifted our focus to serving nonprofit organizations.
Meet the Manager: Blake N.
Blake Newman holds a BS degree in Business, MS degree in Information Systems, and has 20 years experience ranging from military service, federal government service, Fortune 500, and small business startup. He is extraordinarily well-rounded, well-read, well-traveled, and insightful.
Blake is a veteran of three successful startups and knows how to help other small businesses get started as well. But, in addition to his startup expertise, Blake has worked for organizations such as The World Bank, Department of Defense, Homeland Security, and the 82nd Airborne Division.
Newman has a rare combination of skills, talent, and expertise. He is web-savvy, tech-savvy, business-savvy, and government savvy. Blake has the gift of vision, he is somewhat of a futurist. That is one reason why he began buying domain names, such as photographer.com, as early as 1995.
Blake's current passion is e-government and e-democracy. But, one of his personal goals is to write a screenplay for Hollywood.