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Tonight is your last change to vote in the Technical.ly Awards, where we’re spotlighting folks in the tech and startup community for the work they do all year long. This year’s categories represent Invention, Tech Community Leader, CTO, Startup, Growth Company and Culture Builder of the Year. See the nominees and vote right here.


Once all the votes are tallied, we’ll celebrate the winners during a Slack ceremony next Wednesday, Dec. 15, at 4 pm.. Join the Technical.ly Slack to tune in and congratulate the winners in real time.

 

— Technical.ly Deputy Managing Editor Stephen Babcock (stephen@technical.ly)


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