Impressions of Seattle: Thoughts on Microsoft, Amazon and Adobe

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Although I’m a tech geek, I haven’t actually worked for a tech company yet. My background is in finance, so I figured MIT Sloan’s recent Technology Trek to Seattle might be a good way for me to see how – and where – I might fit into the tech world. Our trek started out on… Read More…

The inside story of how a Seattle angel investor discovered Swype

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Guest commentary from Bill Bryant: I have been in the software business for more than 20 years now, spanning some 25 companies (including such notables as Netbot, Visio, Qpass, Isilon, Medio, and more recently Opscode, Winshuttle and Z2Live).  Across those companies, there have been exactly two times when I was completely awed by a technology… Read More…

A Twitter crime thriller, and why laptop tracking could save you some heartache

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I got hooked tonight on an amazing Twitter drama, watching in real time as Sean Power live Tweeted about his attempts to recover his stolen laptop from a guy in a bar in New York City. Using software called Prey, Power was able to track the whereabouts of the stolen laptop, even capturing photos of… Read More…