PyCon Startup Row Pitch Event at Avvo

At 5pm before the pitch event, Avvo (https://www.avvo.com/about_avvo/jobs) hosting JOB FAIR. CBRE (http://www.cbredev.com/careers/), Stripe (https://stripe.com/jobs#engineering), and Unearth (https://unearthlabs.recruiterbox.com/) joining job fair. BYOR will help attendees with instant resume feedback using its ML product. Rest of the evening from 6:00pm onwards will be an evening of Python and Startups.

After job fair it'll be an evening of networking, food and beverages. Avvo is generously providing the food and beverages.

5:00 pm Job Fair
6:00 pm Pitch Event opens with networking, food, beverages
6:30 pm Ben Reilly talk on engineers and starting-up
7:00 pm Break
7:30 pm Pitches Start
8:30 pm Conclusion -- Move to Pine Box

I asked ReUP CTO Ben Reilly (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-reilly-8a06489) to join us with a talk. Ben will talk about engineers and starting-up.

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Ben is CTO of ReUP (https://reup.tech/). ReUP is a B2B marketplace for i502 producer/processors and retailers that simplifies the supply chain -- lowering costs and managing multi-supplier, multi-product transactions all on a single platform.

Prior to ReUP, Ben was Lead Software Developer at ClipCard.

ReUP presented on Startup Row at PyCon in 2016.

Pitches
For Seattle, we're fielding six women founders for all of our pitches.

We'll give founders 5 minutes to pitch to the audience and another five minutes of Q&A. The winning team will be awarded two conference badges and a free booth in Startup Row at PyCon 2016 in May. (More information about Startup Row at PyCon can be found here (https://us.pycon.org/2017/events/startup_row/).)

Byor (https://byor.xyz)
For job seekers, BYOR is the fastest and easiest (also free) way to improve your resume before you submit it for job openings.

For employers, BYOR is the most efficient, affordable way to hire the best talent in tech. Candidates have been screened through a combination of proprietary algorithms and undergo extensive in-house technical screening by a team made up of top engineering professionals.

Founder Aerin Kim (https://www.linkedin.com/in/aerinykim)

Give InKind (https://www.giveinkind.com/)
Give InKind is changing the way people give support during times of crisis or need. We are the first and only platform to provide the tools, resources and guidance that enable our users to help support a loved one when it’s needed most. Give InKind's custom care calendar, curated affiliate e-commerce and expert articles allow anyone to lend a hand, from anywhere.

Founder Laura Malcolm (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauramalcolm)

Sternhus (http://sternshus.com)
Interstix is a social platform that connects consumers and financial advisors. Consumers can search ranked financial profiles, ask questions in a free Q&A forum, and subscribe to advisors on private hubs. Advisers can see how they rank, find potential clients, and share educational content with their subscriber (original and curated). Interstix helps advisors grow their practice with extensive analytics on their hubs as well as cloud based marketing tools and services.

Founder Ruth Stern (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rutjestern)

Unearth (http://www.unearthlabs.com/)
Unearth is an early stage, Seattle startup focused on revolutionizing the construction industry using drones, remote sensing, IoT and computer vision.

Founder Amy Hutchins (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-hutchins)

Venture Kits (http://www.venturekits.com/)
We turn kids into entrepreneurs. Kids have a natural entrepreneurial instinct. Venture Kits are the first and only activity kits designed to foster entrepreneurship via hands-on play.

​With each kit, kids will exercise their grit, creativity and problem solving, communication and people skills - all while having FUN. Venture Kits' unique gamified step by step guide - our Venture Plan - will give them the confidence and know-how to succeed.

Founder Leslie Fenzaig (https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslie-feinzaig-3775841)