Where are John and Todd?

Ever wonder what happened to tech executive Martin Tobias since he parted ways with Seattle biodiesel company Imperium Renewables?
Turns out he’s the CEO of a new company called Kashless.org.
Tobias isn’t saying much about the company yet, but did say it’s in the ReCommerce space, which he described as “clean tech meets software.”
The Kashless.org website says [...]

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A number of companies are trying to feed off the corporate detritus left by the Entellium mess.
So far this week, I’ve seen two three press releases from companies looking to pick up Entellium’s customers following wire fraud charges last week for the Seattle company’s top two executives.
Here’s how one started from Vancouver, B.C.-based Maximizer Software:
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In these tough economic times, we could all use an education on what it takes to be an entrepreneur.
And I am sure there will be plenty of lessons to learn at the Northwest Entrepreneur Network’s annual Entrepreneur University, which will be held Nov. 6 at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center. Scheduled speakers include [...]

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Hu Profiled: The Los Angeles Times profiles Seattle’s Ben Huh of I Can Has Cheezburger, whose humor Web site of cat photos with quirky captions has become a runaway success on the Internet. The story notes that Huh’s network of eight Web sites — including a new celebrity photo site and one that pokes fun [...]

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Mixpo, the Seattle online video startup, has inked a deal with Comcast so that small business advertisers can easily post online video messages on Comcast.net and Vehix.com.
Mixpo’s new service allows advertisers to use existing video campaigns in the new online offerings. Mixpo is backed by Madrona Venture Group.

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After more than a decade of covering Seattle area startups, I’ve decided to roll the dice on a new venture myself.
My long-time colleague Todd Bishop and I are joining forces with the Puget Sound Business Journal to create a new online news site.
Our goal is quite simple: to create the leading technology news source in [...]

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I’m excited to tell you about a new online technology news venture that my longtime colleague John Cook and I will be launching in Seattle in the coming weeks with the Puget Sound Business Journal.
Over time, we’re aiming to build the Seattle region’s leading technology news site. I’ll continue to report on the technology industry [...]

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