This morning I'm live from the Washington Technology Industry Association's Fast Pitch Forum at the Bell Harbour Conference Center in Seattle.
Throughout the day twenty-three of Seattle's hottest technology companies will be showcasing their businesses and pitching to a sold-out Venture Capital heavy audience.
After a welcome from WTIA President and CEO Ken Myer and a hat-tip to Techvibes as the media sponsor, a panel of veterans where introduced to discuss first hand stories of local merger & acquisition experiences. The lunch keynote address will be by Tim Draper, Founder & Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson.
After a blogging frenzy here on Techvibes throughout the day, the audience will be voting via SMS on which presenting company was "Best in Show".
Twitterati out there - hashtag #WTIATS.
Seattle area bloggers: Techvibes is looking for a Seattle Community Manager - if you're interested, reach out and we can get together while we're in town.
Washington Technology Industry Association is the largest state-wide association of technology companies and executives in the world. With more... [more]
Rob Lewis
Rob is the President of Techvibes Media Inc. and Editor-in-Chief of Techvibes.com.
His diverse background includes stints in International Trade Finance, Web Development, and Enterprise Software and he is a graduate of the University of British Columbia, British Columbia Institute of Technology, and Simon Fraser University.
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