Freshwater Venture and G2 SwitchWorks

Yesterday afternoon I had the opportunity to speak at an employment seminar for the CS department at IIT. It was an interesting event and I hope we were able to give some CS undergrads ideas on getting traction with potential employers. I was by far the least qualified to be speaking, but I harped on the importance networking and creating an “online identity.” The other speakers were from Motorola, Merkle, and G2 SwitchWorks. Everyone was great and the event served as an interesting introduction to G2 SwitchWorks for me, which is a very interesting company. Check out this management team…I’m guessing getting funding wasn’t an issue. Anyways, I met Roger Liew, CTO of G2, at IIT. He clued me into FreshWater Venture, which “maps inland venture activity.” It’s really cool to see all the action that is going on away from the coasts! Previously the only companies on the list that I was familiar with were Vibes, FeedBurner, and PrepMe. The list is very robust and they even have an Orbitz family tree showing all the companies that have spun off from it, including G2.