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Photo Gallery: Who did you miss at last night's meetup?
Thanks to everyone who came out last night for the DEMO/TechFlash/VentureBeat meetup. The room was packed, buzzing with energy.
I don't think it was a sign of an economic recovery -- as two people suggested to me. But it was good to hear people talking about startups, technology and innovation.
However, I must say I was stumped by questions from the podcasters at PR shop Porter Novelli who asked me who I would thank if I won the Nobel Prize; what the mascot would be for TechFlash and what actor would play me in a movie. Tough questions, and I was more comfortable talking about the startup climate.
Anyway, here's a photo gallery from the event.
Ben Huh of ICHC; Joe Heitzeberg of WhitePages and Bill Bryant of DFJ. Are they sharing their favorite FailBlog moments?
Tatango's Alex Mittelstaedt and Andrew Dumont along with Kristi LeVeque of GeoPage. (Cameron Newland photo)
Clint Nelson and Marc Nager are now leading Startup Weekend, with the next event in Seattle slated for October 9.
Kismet's Rob Nachbar; HelpLeaf's Bruce Henry; and Yapta's Jeff Pecor. Nachbar proudly showed the video capability on his new iPhone by showing a video of his newborn son.
Praerit Garg of Symform; Bill Bryant of DFJ; and Kevin Brown -- who recently left Tableau Software for a new job at Symform -- chat at the Spitfire bar.
Activewords' Buzz Bruggeman with VentureBeat founder Matt Marshall. (Cameron Newland photo)
The DEMO team (Cameron Newland photo)
Todd Hooper of Napera; Michelle Mehl of Buzz Builders; and Kevin Foreman of Point Inside. They were chatting about open profiles on Facebook, URL shorteners and tech recruiting.
Matt Marshall entertained guests who were thinking of pitching their startup at the next DEMO. (Cameron Newland photo)
If you missed this meetup, don't worry.
There's plenty of networking to come, including the nPost Demo shindig at the Columbia City Theater tonight and the WTIA's social media panel at Herban Feast tomorrow.
And don't forget to sign up for the TechFlash Summer BBQ & Ping-Pong Tourney on July 23rd. (From what I gathered last night, there are quite a few top-notch pongers -- and BBQ aficionados -- out there).
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