Startup Competition Winner from Contegix
Web hosting organization, Contegix, recently announced the selection of the winner of their Startup, Boot-up Competition: NoWait, a cloud-based seating management service. The winner was awarded more than $75,000 worth of technology and given free office space in St. Louis, Missouri. Contegix started the competition as a result of its passion for entrepreneurship.
Contegix’s Relation to the Competitors
As a former startup company, Contegix knows the hardships and difficulties faced by new entrepreneurs in a competitive environment. Therefore, the company felt they could give back to new companies by awarding them technology and office space, two major expenses for new organizations.
In this area NoWait
NoWait was launched in 2010 and is designed for casual dining restaurants. The application is simple: The host sends the waiting customer a text when a table becomes available. This application is proving to be much more cost-effective and maintenance-free when compared to the traditional pager systems. This is a direct result of utilizing a cloud solution.
In this area the Application
NoWait’s efficient and innovative application in the competition confirms the power of the cloud while solving a common problem that most individuals face. By adding cloud computing into the mix, NoWait will receive the 100 percent uptime it desires for this application to be successful.
Why NoWait Won
The small startup company has exhibited a strong business concept, superior developer skills, a future growth strategy and a passion for the further development of their business. The prize package won by NoWait is managed web and database hosting, upgrades, development tools, Customware Training Rocket professional cloud training, Zimbra email and a Digital Matters 3 month consulting package.
Judging Points in the Competition
The entries of the competition were based on future growth strategies, sales strategy, product differentiation, promise for success, a development platform and dependence on cloud technology. All U.S.-based industries were eligible so long as they were considered a startup business.
The Judges
The judging team included, the editor of ReadWriteWeb, Interim Director of the St. Louis University Focal point for Entrepreneurship and the Vice President of the St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association. Therefore, a wide variety of the entrepreneurial segment was represented.
This is an brilliant award for a new business and the application developed by NoWait is an innovative but simple to use entity. With this brilliant boost of technology, hopefully NoWait will be able to continue churning out new thoughts and applications in the future.
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