The first time blackjack player Colin Jones went to Vegas, he lost a whopping $40,000 and still got kicked out of the Bellagio for card counting. But he would later win $50,000 in one sitting – a night when he felt he couldn’t lose. “You remember the losses more than the wins – it’s just…
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In early July, Seattle programming bootcamp Code Fellows will hold a Ruby on Rails session for women only. “We really want to highlight that only around 26 percent of software engineers in the US are women,” says managing director Will Little. “As much as we can bring attention to that to encourage more women, we…
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Ninety pounds lighter than he was at his high school graduation, Caen Contee can finally call himself healthy. But it was a long journey: from helping out with his mother’s Brazilian recipes as a child, to being overweight from American fast food in high school, to suffering from bulimia in college. Now, Contee wants to…
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Buying property: A smart long term way to diversify your portfolio, or an investment too risky to consider? There are myriad reasons why people don’t invest in property. Time, financial risk and limited networking are some factors, just to name a few. Realty Mogul is trying to change this roadblock. By offering a marketplace for accredited…
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4.5 out of 5 stars with 620 reviews? Great. Open until 11pm and takes reservations? Even better. When hunger strikes, finding restaurants closeby is usually done on the go, but navigating mobile websites can make you feel like Odysseus, being tossed back and forth by a sea of page redirects and poorly sized images. Fear…
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Since smartphones are increasingly integrated with our social lives (from photo-sharing, to location-sharing and more), Seattle-based graZie Mobile has found a way to make all that sharing easier by creating an app that integrates perfectly with your nightlife. From the no-frills Check-In feature, to the much more fun Drink Up! feature, graZie Mobile has set…
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Privacy - Are you safe? When’s the last time you met a stranger and gave your information or identity away? Email? Phone number? Name? Ever had to create a fake email account? With so many questions and so many concerns, what’s the solution? Earlier this year, “Take This Lollipop”, an interactive and viral Facebook application campaign,…
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Jumyo CEO Joe Egan is working to bring order to the chaos of social media communications. His app looks to replace the scattered, one-off communications that dominate social networking sites with connected, meaningful moments that become our social stories. I asked Egan for a look behind the scenes of his Seattle-based startup. Here’s what he…
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Most people have had a time when they desperately needed help hauling something that could not be crammed into the back of a Prius. Most people also know an unfortunate person with a truck who got the call to help. However, thanks to Craigstruck, the awkward days of begging for said help are over. Craigstruck…
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For entrepreneurs looking to take on full-time employees, healthcare costs are a major concern. With all the excess paperwork plaguing our healthcare system today, it can be difficult for businesses and consumers to streamline their healthcare processes. Currently, there’s $150 billion in waste from excess paperwork and administration in the healthcare industry, and this can…
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Personal finance — we all love to hate it. After paying for the essentials, how much do you have left to spend? And an even better question — how much do you have to spend today? Thanks to TruBalance, your questions are answered. In fact, your budget is your friend. Users simply enter in their recurring…
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Employee recognition is an important aspect of management. Often, proper recognition can directly impact business results—it’s been shown to increase employee productivity, engagement, client retention, and company profits. Still, many employees aren’t satisfied with the amount of recognition they receive at work, and some companies don’t even have recognition programs in place. Enter MeritShare, a…
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LikeBright is an online dating site that connects you with friends of friends, hopefully turning awkward online dating into a safe, natural experience. You can even vouch for your friends to help them get noticed. The Seattle startup launched out of TechStars Seattle at the end of last year. Below, founder and CEO Nick Soman…
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With a little help from the City of Seattle and buses newly equipped with GPS, WhichBus is trying to put exact bus schedules into the hands of locals. WhichBus won Startup Weekend Seattle Government in April and met with Mayor McGinn of Seattle. That has led to meetings with the Seattle transportation department and Metro…
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Weddings are expensive. This is basic marriage science. Between invitations, food and beverage for a couple hundred people, throw in a band, the cost of the venue, wedding attire and rings, and all the other miscellaneous expenditures and you’re looking at a serious hit to the savings account. This is a very tangible problem that affects many…
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Tonight, seven startups will take the stage at the Seattle Center to showcase their social good and green startups to the world. They are graduates of Fledge, a new eight-week incubator in Seattle. Half business-plan builder and half hackathon, the program offered $7,000 in funding to get the startups going. Founder Michael Libes wants to…
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