R.G. Wynne Williams III

“Pops”

January 16, 1946 - May 4, 2003

Husband, father, lacrosse coach, pilot, software developer, and self-described geek. Pop named Viget Labs and co-founded the company on December 27, 1999.

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Why would an application development firm in Fall Church, VA offer up their space to StartupWeekend DC?Its not a hard question to answer once you see the picture above of Brian and Andy’s father. The people that make up StartupWeekend are husbands (or wives), fathers (or mothers), lacrosse coaches (have non-geek interests), pilots (leaders), and self-described geeks. Each person is individually strong and collectively fantastic. Each person here embodies the values and legacy of Pop. Its wonderful to have this event in an office space that exists because he believed in the value and power of startups and people.

How do I know this?

Just look to Brian and Andy. Dedicated and compassionate (Brian came to Boulder just to speak to Techstars), committed and talented, they have been here the entire weekend offering up their office space, advice, support and when the network went down, their technical expertise.

For those that have ever attended a StartupWeekend, please remember that the hosts of the event are as much a participant as the attendees.

For those of us at StartupWeekend DC, please thank our hosts and remember why Viget Labs rocks.