You may remember Earndit from a few posts here, including their post-launch audio interview. Well, they’ve been acquired! Higi is based in Chicago, and they power health kiosks in over 2,000 retail locations in 29 states. Last month, they acquired Earndit, a fitness challenges and rewards…
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Those in the Seattle area can check out TalkToTheManager at Spitfire in Belltown on Tuesday, April 24th. I’ll be doing demos of TalkToTheManager and showing off all the cool features. Tickets to the event are $15 or $20 for 2. Get more info at: http://seattlebeta.com/ Update (April 30,…
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My latest startup is TalkToTheManager, which is a departure from the consumer-focused startups I’ve done in the past. This announcement is a little late, since I actually launched on March 4th, but I was holding back on an announcement until I could get some good market traction. Read more…
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Early Friday morning, I was thinking that if I could get an instant domain search going, I could hook it up to Hover.com and send them traffic (because they’re awesome) and get some affiliate revenue when someone bought a domain with them. After work Friday I started coding, and Sunday night…
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So you’ve likely noticed I haven’t posted in quite a while. Blogging is hard work, and takes a ridiculous amount of time to write even a short, quality post. I’ll be back to posting soon, but wanted to share what I’ve been so busy with. Several months ago, I joined a small…
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I’ll be adding articles that deal with: Bootstrap business philosophy Startup advice Tips for business privacy IT advice for the non-techies and experienced IT folks Free and cheap services to outsource your work so you can work more efficiently I also plan to feature bootstrapped startups…
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I guess so. I’ve started my own web-based business more than once. I’ve succeeded and I’ve failed, but the successes have made the failures worth it. I’m John Washam. I’m a web programmer, startup junkie, and lifelong friend of the coffee bean. My startups are…
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