BigOven tops 8 million app downloads, makes menu planner, grocery list free

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Bootstrapping sensation BigOven today is announcing that it has recorded more than eight million downloads of its recipe finder app across iPad, iPhone, Android, Windows Phone, Nook and Kindle Fire. Not bad for a company that’s been bootstrapped from its earliest days by entrepreneur Steve Murch. In addition to announcing the new app milestone, BigOven also… Read More…

Bootstrapping a startup: Less cash, more cowbell

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Steve Murch knows a thing or two about building a startup without taking outside funding, as the founder and CEO of bootstrapped startup BigOven, a mobile grocery and recipe service with more than 7 million downloads and 1.6 million registered users. A veteran of companies including VacationSpot, Escapia and Expedia, and a student of a certain “Saturday… Read More…

Introducing Startup Day: Top entrepreneurs provide a roadmap for success

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We love telling the stories of startups here at GeekWire, chronicling the ups and downs of the entrepreneurial voyage. Heck, we’re taking that voyage ourselves as newbie entrepreneurs, and I know GeekWire wouldn’t be where it is today without the guidance, insights and lessons of other  startuppers. That’s why we’re so excited to introduce Startup… Read More…

New Julia Child app offers fresh look at French cooking

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We know Seattle is a serious food and drink town — and we have the apps for that. Now food-geek fans of the late, great Julia Child can download a new app developed by Seattle-based Smashing Ideas aptly titled Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Selected Recipes. Developed with Random House Digital, it’s available now… Read More…

Microsoft uses cash to boost Windows Phone, but some app developers aren’t biting

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One of the big challenges Microsoft faces in mobile phones is that developers don’t have the time — or resources — to make new applications for the emerging Windows Phone platform. The software giant is using its checkbook to help jumpstart that ecosystem. But as it turns out, even that financial incentive doesn’t always work…. Read More…

GeekWire Radio: Advice from Gates, best movie app ever, and Seattle startup BigOven

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This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we share a highlight from Bill Gates’ appearance at the University of Washington, explain a notable expansion of Seattle startup Cheezburger’s business, and talk about a key takeaway from entrepreneur Rich Barton’s appearance at the GeekWire Meetup. Our guest in the studio is Steve Murch, the… Read More…

BigOven unveils meal planning organizer, looks to end the daily ‘dinner scramble’

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If you’re like me, meal planning doesn’t rank too high in the list of daily priorities. Typically, by the time lunch or dinner rolls around, it is a mad scramble for leftovers in the fridge or requires a quick stop at the corner taco shop. But a new product from Seattle’s BigOven is looking to… Read More…