There was a very cautious man, who never laughed or cried. He never
risked, he never lost, he never won nor tried. And when he one day
passed away, his insurance was denied, For since he never really lived,
they claimed he never died. - Read my bio.

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  CNN Washington, DC

  A rare occasion you'll find me in a suit (Bridget is a tough one), and a ridiculous experience appearing on CNN the day before inauguration. Pic curtious of my cousin Aisha who was in th studio with me.

   
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  Politics Magazine 2009 Rising Star Award

  Yet another occasion I was photographed in a suit. But seriously, A total honor. Was named a 2009 Rising Political Star by Politics Magazine.

   
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  Politics Magazine 2009 Rising Star Winners

  A pic of the 25 rising stars from 2009. Props to everyone. Note me and others looking all over the place trying to figure out which camera to look at...

   
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  Microsoft Bizspark and TechSet Party

  Speaking about Piryx @ the Bizspark/TechSet party.

   
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  INC Magazine 30 under 30

  Naveed and I posing for INC Magazine photos. We ended up as semi finalists, and not making the final print. Yet another cool experience, and totally awesome just being considered!

   
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  SXSW 2009 - Politics, Technology, and Pop Culture

  Totally a wicked experience. Piryx organized a panel at SXSW 2009, and got to hear from some of the coolest people involved in this convergence. Mark McKinnon (A huge fan and great friend), Larry Lessig (A Legend), Amber Ettinger (Obama Girl, one of the nicest chicks you'll ever meet), Dan Patterson (ABC News Correspondent, and digital content guru turned amazing friend), Alex Wellen (Deputy Political Director of Digital Content at CNNPolitics.com)

   
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  Hart Intercivic and Piryx Clerk Portal

  Some pics from Hart Intercivic (They actually own the domain, internetvoting.com - how badass is that??) and Piryx Booth at the Annual Texas Secretary of State Clerks Event. Mike Peloquin, VP Sales for Piryx, was there telling the Piryx story and showing off our latest master piece, Piryx Clerk Portal.

   
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  Gov 2.0 Panel At The Texas Capital

  A cool little panel Piryx organized during SXSW at the Texas Capital on Gov 2.0. In attendance with Brewster McCracken (Austin Mayor Pro-tem), Mark Strama (State Rep. District 50), Michael Quinn Sullivan (Empower Texans), Phillip Braithwait (VP at Hart Intercivic), Dan Patterson (ABC News Digital Guru), and Elise Hu (KVUE Political Reporter).

   
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  Texas Ventures Crew 2009

  The 2009 Texas Ventures Crew, Jonas Lamis inducted as an honorary member. Texas Ventures is an organization I founded with friends back in school to help bring Entrepreneurship and Mentorship to the forefront at the University of Texas.

   
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  In DC with the Crackberry

  A typical shot of me walking around DC.