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A Brief Guide to Philly Tech Scene
- brianzelip 11y agoThanks this is timely. The next Code{4}Lib (libraries) conf is there in a couple weeks [0], I know this'll be of interest to some colleagues. [0] http://2016.code4lib.org/ http://2016.code4lib.org/
- audace 11y agoI would include it but it appears as if it's only in PHL for this year? If it's annually in PHL, I'll add it to the guide.
- brianzelip 11y agoIt is not an annual Philly event, just in Philly for 2016.
- hodwik 11y agoUp in Fort Washington, so about 18 miles out of the city, is Feith Systems and Software Inc. One of the only tech companies in the world certified to sell Records Management software to the DoD (http://jitc.fhu.disa.mil/projects/rma/reg.aspx http://jitc.fhu.disa.mil/projects/rma/reg.aspx). Probably doesn't belong on a list of hip startups and what-not, but notable I think.
- Grishnakh 11y agoSo, one of those crappy companies that makes junk that only the US government would be dumb enough to buy?
- hodwik 11y agoOn the contrary, Feith's public and private sector customers are an intelligent bunch: NASA, IEEE, Netflix, Hitachi, AstraZeneca, Agilent, BAE Systems, etc.
- avifreedman 11y agoDon Feith is a great guy. He was a gentleman and took time to answer my questions about the business world (and the Unix-y one in particular) in the 80s and 90s. Hope his business is doing well, and if they're hiring I'd definitely give it a look.
- virtuallynathan 11y agoThis missed the biggest tech company in Philly, Comcast.
- jimboyoungblood 11y agoComcast is not a tech company.
- teachrdan 11y agorekt
- alchemism 11y agoThey are in the process of constructing what will be the new tallest building in the city (their headquarters is the current King of Towers here), with the intent that it will become the largest tech campus in the Northeast. Comcast kinda wants to position Philly as the East Coast's answer to Silicon Valley. They don't have the talent for such vision -- yet -- but they do have an enormous pile of resources and a near-monopoly position in their market, so...
- virtuallynathan 11y agoI work there and I'd agree, as a whole, it is not yet a tech company. Many departments are really trying, however.
- adenadel 11y agoI would love a list like this for other cities: Seattle, San Diego, New York, Boston, Austin etc.
- brianbreslin 11y agoI'm surprised Alex Hillman isn't mentioned, he is the founder of IndyHall the first coworking space in Philly.
- audace 11y agoJust included him!
- ishbob 11y agoPhilly's Rise Conf: https://rise2015.splashthat.com/ https://rise2015.splashthat.com/ Code for Philly?