Mark Suster recently said  that "Seattle should be the envy of any non-Silicon-Valley tech community in the country. [...] The neurons aren’t connecting to the startups. Somebody needs to make this happen." (TechCrunch)It's obvious that Seattle's tech community is strong and growing, but there's a disconnect between the larger named organizations and the startups. They’re doing stuff – just not enough.That is why I'm starting Seattle Tech Meetup (@STMeetup). It all starts with creating a strong …

I read an article in CNN Money mentioning that silicon valley is made up of mostly young white males. It's time for us to change that. This group is the beginning of the black technology movement. Calling all black people who are in the IT field or have an interest to be in the IT field. Lets network, exchange ideas and make things happen.