Plugging Into Seattle Tech Startups

Success as an entrepreneur is as much about the people you meet and get to know as it is about your ideas and skills.  Seattle has a relatively small but supportive ecosystem for startups.  There are numerous groups and events that can help you connect, from membership organizations to informal coffees and happy hours.  Most of these are interconnected, so getting familiar with one or two of these communities tends to spill over into others.

A relatively quick and dirty habit that I’ve established is regularly scanning the Seattle Tech Startup http://seattletechstartups.com email discussion.  This in the trenches Q&A among local players is valuable for insights in technology, bootstrapping and management.  It is also a mechanism for you introduce yourself and share your expertise.  In my around the town discussions, I get the sense that this list is popular and well-used by the Seattle startup community.

In addition to providing a forum for discussion on startup topics, Seattle Tech Startup posts frequently include invitations to meetups, groups, and events that can help you grow who you know.

If you are reading and commenting (hello, out there?) I’d love to hear your views as to what you use to connect to the Seattle startup scene.