It is an honor for us to be recognized as one of the best and the brightest and we find ourselves in great company. The companies that are listed in the BackBone Magazine Pick 20 are amongst the best and brightest in the world let alone Canada. This speaks volumes to the fact that you don’t have to be located in Silicon Valley or New York to have an impact on the way people are experiencing the web. You might be able to do it from Sudbury.

Canada is an exciting place with some of the best and hardest working programmers in the world. Here is the top 5 of the pick 20 winners.

The list of judges for the ranking was an impressive list of Canucks.

• Michael Geist www.michaelgeist.ca
• Mitch Joel www.twistimage.com/blog
• Sean Moffitt http://buzzcanuck.typepad.com/agentwildfire
• Michael OConnor Clarke
http://michaelocc.com
• Rick Segal http://ricksegal.typepad.com
• Ron Shuttleworth www.jenningscapital.com
• Kate Trgovac www.mynameiskate.ca

One of the things that I have found different from other rankings is that fact that the commentary from the judges is open and it is honest and real. They certainly didn’t hold back and try to put fluffy comments for each company. Some of them were quite pointed and direct critiques. I haven’t seen the actual print magazine yet. I look forward to getting a copy and checking it out.

Here are some of the comments that we had on ConceptShare:

The ease of use and fluidity of the UI makes this a standout winner for me, OConnor Clarke said, while Trgovac simply said, ConceptShare knocks it out of the park. It’s an exceptional implementation that is solving a real-world problem for designers. The business model totally makes sense and their interface is sweet.

Moffitt liked the revenue model. There is strong revenue potential, given its ability to partner with software companies. I also love the fact they were able to create this out of Sudbury, Ont. Web companies can succeed anywhere.

We appreciate the nod and tip our hats to all of the other winners and the judges for what must have been a difficult job.

Cheers

Scott

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