#0077 - Eric Ingram and SCOUT Bring Home the 2021 Startup of the Year Award

<p>On this special episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear from Eric Ingram, the founder and CEO of SCOUT, which was the big winner of the 9th Annual Startup of the Year Summit, which just took place in Tampa Florida.</p> <p>Scout is an amazing company that is developing orbital products and services to enable a new era of space safety and transparency – adding eyes to space and spacecraft.</p> <p>During the Summit, we had our top startups all pitching for the chance to take home the championship trophy and to be named as the Startup of the Year. The Top 5 finalists that competed on stage live at the finals were:</p> <p>- Heroshe - Houston, Texas</p> <p>- Home Lending Pal - Orlando, Florida</p> <p>- Relavo - Baltimore, Maryland</p> <p>- SCOUT - Alexandria, Virginia</p> <p>- Target Arm Inc. - Ridgefield, Connecticut</p> <p>We also had the 9th Annual Startup of the Year People's Choice Award Winners presented by ReliaQuest (voted on by the world via internet voting). The overall People’s Choice Winner was Cope Notes (https://copenotes.com) from Tampa, Florida.</p> <p>We also want to mention that we will be livestreaming the event, so if you cannot attend in-person, make sure to watch it on our Youtube channel at: soty.link/ESTYouTube</p> <p>Lastly, we invite you all to join our community today to access the support, expert advice, and resources you need to elevate your startup by going to: est.us/join</p> <p>Thank you for listening, and as always, please check out the Established website and subscribe to the newsletter at <a href= "http://www.est.us">www.est.us</a></p> <p>Checkout Startup of the Year at <a href= "http://www.startupofyear.com">www.startupofyear.com</a></p> <p>Subscribe to the Startup of the Year Daily Deal Flow: <a href= "http://www.startupofyear.com/daily-dealflow">www.startupofyear.com/daily-dealflow</a></p> <p>Subscribe to the Startup of the Year podcast: <a href= "http://www.podcast.startupofyear.com">www.podcast.startupofyear.com</a></p> <p>Subscribe to the Established YouTube Chann