Who’s real?
That is, whose ideas, companies and partnerships are making the most tangible change in their local tech community? Who’s all about action, not just talk? Who’s impacting their industry’s future for the better?
At Technical.ly, we’re obsessed with knowing who’s doing the most actually-innovative-not-just-in-a-buzzword-y-way work, and then sharing that insight with our readers. The most succinct way we do that is through our RealLISTs.
These three annual lists call out the most promising startups, influential technologists and connective community members in each of our core ecosystems — Philly, Baltimore, DC and Pittsburgh. The Technical.ly newsroom spends weeks leading up to each list’s release combing through our archives and source books to determine who’s worthy of a shoutout in a given year’s edition.
RealLIST Startups publishes at the start of the year and track each region’s young tech companies (founded no more than 3 years ago) most poised to do big things. RealLIST Connectors publishes each May, showcasing those key ecosystem members who convene and inform others (host a meetup, run an accelerator, advance policy changes, etc.). RealLIST Innovators publishes each fall, highlighting engineers, developers, scientists and inventors who show impressive technical aptitude, community leadership and collaborative practices.
All are meant to celebrate the innovation happening year round in the communities we cover. Technical.ly also convenes past honorees periodically for peer-to-peer lessons sharing, whether through invite-only stakeholder meetings or dedicated events within our annual conferences.
Who deserves to be highlighted? Tell us which individuals and companies we should consider for future editions of this series.
