The voting was heavy, and the final results were very close in WRAL TechWire’s “Full Steam Ahead Awards.” We’re announcing the finalists today. If you want to know who wins, you have to be at the celebration.
We have one tie, by the way.
And in some categories there are more than three finalists, which is a reflection of just how close the voting was.
Five Editor’s Choice Awards for lifetime service also will be awarded. We identified one earlier today – Dave Rizzo, the retired head of NC IDEA. (Check that story for hints about who the other winners are.)
So come to the party on Tuesday, April 26, at Motorco in Durham to salute the winners.
Tickets are free, but you must register.
The finalists in the Startup individual categories are:
Engineer
- Kurt Taylor, NextGlass
- Liz Tracy, HQ Raleigh
- Joe Hayes, Reward Stock
Tycoon
- Pierre Naude, nCino
- Brooks Bell, Jesse Lipson, Christopher Gergen and Jason Widen, co-founders HQ Raleigh
- Brian Fischer, Smashing Boxes
- Michelle Haynes, Savii
Conductor
- George Taylor, NextGlass
- Jonathan Hayes, RewardStock
- Todd Olson, Pendo
The finalists in the Startup company categories:
Express
- Next Glass
- Reward Stock
- Youth Digital
Freight
- SyncFusion
- Next Glass
- Reward Stock
Subway
- WedPics
- Reward Stock
- Smashing Boxes
The finalists in the Enterprise individual categories are:
Conductor
- Wayne Holden RTI International
- Scot Wingo, ChannelAdvisor
- Joe Colopy, Bronto
Engineer
- DeLisa Alexander, Red Hat
- Chip Mahan, Live Oak Bank
- Chaz Felix, Bronto
- Vanessa Harrison, North Carolina AT&T
Tycoon
- Scot Wingo, ChannelAdvisor
- Cindy Whitehead, Sprout Pharmaceuticals
- Chaz Felix and Joe Colopy, Bronto
- David Morkin, Bandwidth.com
- Christy Shafer, Hatteras Venture Partners
The finalists in the Enterprise company categories:
Express
- Red Hat
- RTI
- Live Oak Bank
Freight
- Red Hat
- SAS
- LexisNexis
Subway
- Next Glass
- eTix
- Reward Stock
Hope to see you at the party!
