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Seattle 2.0 nominees announced
Who is the best blogger, venture capitalist, angel investor and startup CEO in Seattle? You'll have a chance to vote for your favorites in those categories and more in the first annual Seattle 2.0 Awards. Founder Marcelo Calbucci said he wanted to create a new ceremony to celebrate the Seattle startup community, bringing attention to the innovative entrepreneurs, developers, designers and investors who live and work here.
I served as judge during the nomination process, but did not participate in the blog category since TechFlash was nominated for an award. Now, I am pleased to learn that we are one of three finalists along with Xconomy and Startup Whisper. Thanks for the nomination, and for reading TechFlash.
See all nominees below, or go to Seattle 2.0 to cast your vote.
Best Startup
Dreambox Learning (Online education service)
Picnik (Online picture editing service)
Redfin (Online real estate brokerage service)
Wetpaint (Wiki service)
Best Boot-strapped Startup
Appature (Enterprise marketing solution for the health industry)
BigOven (Share and find cooking recipes)
Picnik (Online picture editing service)
Urbanspoon (Find restaurants)
Best Startup CEO
Andy Liu (CEO and co-founder of BuddyTV)
Glenn Kelman (CEO of Redfin)
Jonathan Sposato (CEO of Picnik)
Matt Hulett (CEO of mPire/Widgetbucks)
Best Startup Technologist
Chris Hahn (CTO and co-founder of Appature)
Greg Harrison (CTO and co-founder of mPire/Widgetbucks)
Joe Heitzeberg (VP of Engineering of WhitePages)
Nat Brown (CTO of iLike)
Best Startup Product Designer
Jenny Lam (Co-founder at Jackson Fish Market)
Keith Harper (Art Director at Inkd)
Peter Roman (Lead Designer at Picnik)
Best Venture Capitalist
Bill Bryant (Venture Partner at Draper Fisher Jurvetson)
Bill McAleer (Managing Director at Voyager Capital)
Matt McIlwain (Managing Director at Madrona Venture Group)
Nick Hanauer (Partner at Second Avenue Partners)
Best Angel Investor
Andy Sack (Co-founder and Partner at Founders Co-Op)
Bill Bryant (Venture Partner at Draper Fisher Jurvetson)
Geoff Entress (Venture Partner at Voyager Capital)
Mike Koss (Founder of Startpad)
Best Service Provider to Startups
Adam Philipp (Patent Attorney at AXIOS Law Group)
Craig Sherman (Corporate Attorney at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati)
Shannon Swift (President & CEO of Swift HR Solutions)
Best Blog from/about Startup
Startup Whisperer by Matt Hulett
TechFlash by John Cook
Xconomy Seattle by Greg Huang
Best Social Event for Startups
Ignite Seattle by Brady Forrest
Lunch 2.0 by Josh Maher
nPost Networking by Nathan Kaiser
Open Coffee by Andy Sack
About John Cook
John Cook is co-founder and executive editor of TechFlash. He has been covering the technology beat for nearly a decade, writing about startups, entrepreneurs and venture capital, most recently serving as a reporter/blogger at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
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