Philly Geek Awards recap and other Links

Philly Geek Awards: Recap and Thank Yous [Geekadelphia] — We rounded up the media coverage here.
Q&A: Brandon Yoshimura, Loffles [Flying Kite] — After we chased their initial SEC filing and then reported on the Philly part-time startup Loffles and its co-founder Brandon Yoshimura, Flying Kite follows up. Yo, thanks for the link! Oh, wait…. Don’t worry the Business Journal did the same thing again.
Q&A: Tayyib Smith, Little Giant [Flying Kite]
Philadelphia’s 50 biggest firms’ stock prices fall [Philadelphia Business Journal]
The Jawn: Explore, Discover & Improve Philly [Geekadelphia]
A look at Philly-area companies on the Inc. 5000 [Philly Tech News] — Including the fast moving NextDocs, as we have reported recently.

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