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Seattle startup community parties at annual tech awards bash
Redfin's Glenn Kelman, left, and Madrona's Greg Gottesman celebrate at the Seattle 2.0 Awards.
There was a red carpet. Plenty of booze. And -- from what we heard -- even some over-the-top public displays of affection. No, it wasn't the Academy Awards or a Paris Hilton birthday bash.
It was the Seattle 2.0 Awards, the second annual gala honoring the top innovators, entrepreneurs and investors in the Seattle startup community. We were at the Bell Harbor Conference Center Wednesday night, taking photos and chatting with entrepreneurs for a special edition of the TechFlash podcast.
We'll be posting the podcast later this morning, including interviews with RescueTime co-founder Tony Wright, Madrona Venture Group's Greg Gottesman, Bonazle's Bill Harding and others. Until then, here's a photo gallery from the event and a list of the big winners of the night.
[Note: Winners are in bold]
Best Startup: Apptio, Blue Kai, BuddyTV, Cheezburger Network and Redfin.
Bill Harding and Mark Dorsey of Bonanzle accept the Best Bootstrapped Startup Award, an honor that comes a few weeks after they raised venture capital. Harding, left, joked that they were a "bastard" bootstrapped company now.
Best Boot-strapped Startup: BigOven, Biznik, Bonanzle, HasOffers and Survey Analytics.
Best Nonprofit Startup: Jolkona, One Bus Away, Startup Weekend, TisBest and Vittana.
Best Startup CEO: Rich Barton (Zillow), Sunny Gupta (Apptio), Glenn Kelman (Redfin), Andy Liu (BuddyTV) and Dave Schappell (TeachStreet)
Best Startup Technologist: Damon Cortesi (Untitled Startup), Joe Heitzeberg (WhitePages), Darrin Massena (Picnik/Google), Daryn Nakhuda (TeachStreet) and Scott Porad (Cheezburger Network).
Jackson Fish Market's Jenny Lam takes home the award in the design category.
Best Startup Designer: Alex Berg (ex-Wetpaint), Greg Bowers (TeachStreet), Aviel Ginzburg (Untitled Startup), Jenny Lam (Jackson Fish Market) and Matt Lerner (Front Seat)
Best Venture Capitalist: Geoff Entress (Voyager Capital), Michelle Goldberg (Ignition Partners), Greg Gottesman (Madrona Venture Group), Nick Hanauer (Second Avenue Partners) and Andy Sack (Founder’s Co-Op)
Best Angel Investor: Bill Bryant, Clark Kokich, Andy Liu, Dan Rosen and Kelly Smith
Best Service Provider to Startups: Pearl Chan (CFO Selections), Geir Hansen (Silicon Valley Bank), Eric Koester (Cooley Godward Kronish), Craig Sherman (Wilson Sonsini Goodrich Rosati) and Joe Wallin (Davis Wright Tremaine).
Best Entrepreneur Blog: Inspired Startup by Andy Liu, Quick Sprout by Neil Patel, Redfin Blog by Glenn Kelman, Startup Front End by Tony Wright and Untitled Startup Blog by Damon Cortesi & Aviel Ginzburg.
Best Event for Startups: Hops & Chops by Dave Schappell & Daryn Nakhuda, STS Meetings by Chuck Groom & Gaurav Oberoi, TechFlash Live by John Cook, Todd Bishop & Eric Engleman, Ignite Seattle by Brady Forrest et al., and Seattle Open Coffee by Andy Sack.
Former Picnik CEO Jonathan Sposato gives the keynote speech at the Seattle 2.0 Awards. Among his advice to startups, taken directly from a Space Shuttle mission handbook: "Have fun."
Zillow.com co-founder Rich Barton -- winner of the Best Startup CEO Award -- jokingly tells the crowd that the keys to a successful startup are free food, good views, games and no dress code.
Angel investor Andy Sack injects some enthusiasm into the event, explaining the genesis of TechStars Seattle.
The Ignite Seattle team accepts the award for Best event for Startups.
TisBest founder Erik Marks accepts the award for Best Non-Profit Startup.
Cheezburger Network CTO Scott Porad -- winner of the best startup technologist award -- pictured with Twilio's Danielle Morrill. Porad noted in his acceptance speech that he's "absolutely not the best technologist" unless that means "hacking shit together all of the time."
Seattle 2.0 editor Jennifer Cabala oversees the festivities.
Seattle 2.0's Marcelo Calbucci.
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