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Finalists announced for the Seattle 20 awards

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Marcello has put out the finalists list for the Seattle 2.0 awards. Go vote for your favorite Seattle startup and let them feel the love.
Voting starts today: http://www.seattle20.com/awards/vote.aspx
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
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