You have about one week left to vote for the four LA companies nominated for the prestigious Webby Awards this year. Although a panel of distinguished judges chooses the winners each year, online votes determine the winners of the Webby People's Voice Award. Winners of over 100 categories will be announced April 29 so that techies have time to make it to the NYC ceremony May 19.
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Category: Web: Employment
Who they are: a marketplace for top creative professionals and clients in marketing and media.
What they have going for them: Their dozen-person team stays afloat with a 10 percent cut on jobs completed via its marketplace and is backed by Paul Bricault and 500 Startups.
Vote for them here: http://goo.gl/BNyM74
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Category: Web: Shopping
What they do: The e-commerce site delivers cut-to-order flowers.
Why you should vote for them: This Venice Beach company graduated from Amplify and is focused on providing farm direct and eco-friendly flowers.
Vote for them here: http://goo.gl/X2tRXQ
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Category: Mobile & Apps: Services & Utilities
What they do: Ad Hoc Labs, the maker of Burner, is a privacy layer for your phone, providing alias phone numbers at the push of a button.
Why you should vote for them: They are backed by big players such as 500 Startups, David Cohen, TenOneTen and Founder Collective.
Vote for them here: http://goo.gl/jY1Ty6
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Category: Web: Employment
What they do: helps families find, hire and manage quality in-home care for seniors.
Why you should vote for them: This isn’t the first time around the startup block for HomeHero’s founding team, which is made up of Kyle Hill and Mike Townsend: they founded a startup in San Francisco before HomeHero and Townsend started up a company in Santa Monica before that.
Vote for them here: http://goo.gl/xdA9Sx
