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I just finished my third half marathon this past weekend.#160; As I was huffing and puffing along the course, I realized that there are a lot of similarities and parallels in running a business, especially when it comes to startups.#160; To prepare for a race, I typically take several months to start training.#160; It#8217; (Read More)
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Brier Dudley's blog:
Maybe it's time for philanthropic rocker Bono to move to Seattle.He's pals with Bill Gates, and now two of the three distribution partners for Bono's new (RED)WIRE online music magazine are local.Seattle-based iLike was chosen as the "exclusive social-networking partner" for the magazine, extending the startup's relationshi (Read More)
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Brier Dudley's blog:
I had a chance to chat briefly today with iLike Chief Executive Ali Partovi about reports that he's shopping the Seattle-based social music service to potential buyers, including RealNetworks and Ticketmaster.Partovi wouldn't confirm any sale talks, but he didn't assertively deny that something more than turkey's cooking. (Read More)
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Datacastle, a Seattle-based startup that sells PC data protection, has raised $5.3M in Series A funding led by CM Capital Investments. DataCastle's data-protection software targets business laptops in, providing online backup, encryption, and reduction of storage space needed for files.As part of the deal they hired a new C (Read More)
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One of the frequent comments that I make to entrepreneurs who are in the early stage of their business is how they are defining their Total Addressable Market, or TAM.#160; Your TAM is basically the sum of all of the potential sales that your company could make if it didn't have any competition.#160; So, if you could reach (Read More)
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Brier Dudley's blog:
Actually Avvo's new "Last Call" iPhone application keeps track of more than just beer. You can also use the program to track how much booze and wine you've drunk, then estimate how much alcohol is in your system. The app can also be used to find nearby taxi services or DUI lawyers via Avvo's lawyer rating and referral servi (Read More)
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Brier Dudley's blog:
Zillow's facing serious competition for the top spot in Marcelo Calbucci's monthly ranking of Seattle's most-trafficked Web startups.The parent company of cute kitty phenomenon I Can Has Cheezburger, Pet Holdings, jumped to second place and looks like it will soon overtake Zillow, according to Calbucci's analysis.Housing mu (Read More)
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Wired has a fascinating writeup of how Bellevue game company Valve Software and the Seattle FBI office tried to lure a German hacker who nabbed the Half-Life 2 source code and leaked it through BitTorrent.Valve boss Gabe Newell almost reeled him in by dangling a flight to Seattle and a job interview. The Seattle feds had u (Read More)
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