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StartupDAZE chronicles the snippets of start-up life in the Pacific Northwest. StartupDAZE editors are currently active in several well-known start ups. Check back as we ride the wave of success and bring you what you care about most...the inside track. You can contact us at: startupdaze-at-gmail-com

What We Read
TechCrunch.com
Ajaxian.com
Venturebeat.com
News.Ycombinator.com 
Who We Report (Seattle Start-ups)
Zillow
43 Things
Newsvine
Trumba
SynapseCS
Wetpaint
Judy's Book
Farecast
Payscale
Redfin
Bluedot
Bag Borrow or Steal
Sampa
Curious Office
Imagekind
Down2Night
Shelfari
Splash Labs
Jackson Fish Market
Divvy
What We Drink
Chopin Martini 3 Olives Slightly Dirty (C.E.O)
Johnny Black on the Rocks
Where We Socialize
Flying Fish Seattle
Viceroy
the Apartment
Marjorie
el Gaucho
Assagios 
What We Watch

Justin.TV

Conan O' Brien

Aug
27th
Mon
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Fireworks coming soon!

Over the remainder of 2007 some of my friends around Seattle who are actively involved in their own companies ie: start-ups, development firms…etc have promised that the rest of 2007 will be a barrage of new and exciting developments for Seattle area techies and the related crowds in Silicon Valley, Boston…etc.
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Startup Life Part 1

We have built several projects for clients in the past. And have been pretty successful in the eventual sale of each.
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Aug
24th
Fri
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We stand by our story 100%. Fidel Castro is dead!
Aug
21st
Tue
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a Cat in Pikes Place Market (he doesn’t like the rain).
a Cat in Pikes Place Market (he doesn’t like the rain).
Jul
23rd
Mon
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Ummm….prediction TAGGED is under in 9 - 12 months. Being the first over-hyped social network to REALLY TANK. Great pitch!
Ummm….prediction TAGGED is under in 9 - 12 months. Being the first over-hyped social network to REALLY TANK. Great pitch!
Jul
21st
Sat
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It Does NOT rain in Seattle

Today is (on the left) and its raining in Seattle. However, unlike other cities its still Sunny. Living here is a lifestyle. Ill start to post pictures.
Jul
2nd
Mon
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Finally Down2Night Launches w/ 20+ Cities

Over the past couple months I’ve been waiting to hear about down2night’s “new release.” As with typical web companies, development always takes longer than anticipated…and the launch never lives up to its hype. NOT THIS TIME: down2night is ROCKIN! Below is a post from their blog: (finally a Seattle start-up with character)!

Website declares war on the ‘usual night’

San Francisco, CA / Seattle, WA – June 25, 2007 – Down2Night, Inc. announced today the launch of its nightlife destination platform, www.down2night.com, in over 20 major cities in the United States and Canada.

Down2Night’s website launch ushers in a new era of all-in-one functionality in collaborative, interactive nightlife planning. Down2Night’s innovative online platform allows users to easily search for nightlife events and venues in their respective cities based on a variety of categorical filters (music, vibe, crowd, area, etc.) and then easily invite friends via email or mobile text message (SMS).

“This system was born by necessity from our own experiences,” explains Down2Night’s CEO Geoffrey Nuval. “When Friday night rolled around, we still didn’t know where to go and who was going. By default, we’d end up going to the same old places and meet the same old people.

But nights out are too precious to waste on regularity. Down2Night.com encourages people to try new venues that match their tastes. Ultimately, d2n’s goal is to shake up the stagnant patterns of a city’s nightlife behavior. Carpe noctum, baby!”

Subscribed users, which the Company refers to as ‘nightlifers’, can access a host of features on their ‘nightlife profile’. A representation of each user’s nightlife personality, the profile allows users to track and discuss events they attended, post up pictures, and reconnect with fellow nightlifers. For the private party planner, Down2Night can list a user’s own spot as a venue/event available only to their respective d2n friends.

Finally, users undecided about their plans in the thick of the night can check out Down2Night’s signature “Nightlife Heatmap” (down2night.com/heatmap). A real-time graphic representation of where the nightlifers are gathered, the d2n Nightlife Heatmap ensures there’s a crowd – or lack thereof, depending on your tastes – wherever you go.

The Company plans to roll out a stream of additional innovative features in the following weeks and will go national with the website in a couple of months. In his closing remarks Geoffrey stated, “Now that we have built the base d2n platform, the things we are building on top is what I’m really stoked about – time to shock the world.”

About Down2Night, Inc.

Down2Night.com is a destination website that provides multiple tools (search, invite, profiles, heatmap) to help users solve that all important question: “What are we doing tonight?” Cities currently on the d2n platform include: New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Seattle, Las Vegas, Miami, Atlanta, Toronto, Vancouver, Houston, Washington, DC, Honolulu, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, San Diego, San Jose, Austin, and Denver. The Company plans to roll out additional cities every week and will build towards a national system. For more information, visit http://Down2Night.com.

Press Contact:

Geoffrey Nuval
CEO of Down2Night, Inc.
(206) 441-4399
press@down2night.com

May
21st
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Submission for Digg API Visualization Contest--Diggquarium

This was leaked to me from a startup friend in Seattle. The company is a Seattle-based Custom Flash Application company called Splash Labs. Splash Labs entered the Digg API Visualization contest. They built the Diggquarium which shows most recent dugg stories based on  importance i.e. Size of fish. GREAT VISUALIZATION OF DIGG! You have to see it to believe it. They also submitted a more robust anayltics tools to gauge dugg stories, times, patterns…etc. Enjoy! —ooO
May
17th
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Google Backlash…”they know”
Google Backlash…”they know”