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Every once in a while someone asks me about software companies to work for in the Seattle area that aren't Microsoft, Amazon or Google. This is the fourth in a series of (削除) weekly (削除ここまで) posts about startups in the Seattle area that I often mention to people when they ask me this question.

Zillow is a real-estate Web site that is slowly revolutionizing how people approach the home buying experience. The service caters to buyers, sellers, potential sellers and real estate professionals in the following ways

  1. For buyers: You can research a house and find out it's vital statistics (e.g. number of bedrooms, square footage, etc) it's current estimated value and how much it sold for when it was last sold. In addition, you can scope out homes that were recently sold in the neighborhood and get a good visual representation of the housing market in a particular area.
  2. For sellers and agents: Homes for sale can be listed on the service
  3. Potential sellers: You can post a Make Me MoveTM price without having to actually list your home for sale.

I used Zillow when as part of the home buying process when I got my place and I think the service is fantastic. They also have the right level of buzz given recent high level poachings of Google employees and various profiles in the financial press.

The company was founded by Lloyd Frink and Richard Barton who are ex-Microsoft folks whose previous venture was Expedia, another Web site that revolutionized how people approached a common task.

Press: Fortune on Zillow

Number of Employees: 133

Location: Seattle, WA (Downtown)

Jobs: careers@zillow.hrmdirect.com, current open positions include a number of Software Development Engineer and Software Development Engineer in Test positions as well as a Systems Engineer and Program Manager position.

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Seattle Startup Shoutout: Zillow http://www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/PermaLink,guid,6f7a40d0-fc2a-456a-a1c1-6f0b113cc00d.aspx http://www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/2007/06/16/SeattleStartupShoutoutZillow.aspx 2007年6月16日 19:18:14 GMT <p> <i>Every once in a while someone asks me about software companies to work for in the Seattle area that aren't Microsoft, Amazon or Google. This is the fourth in a series of <strike>weekly</strike> posts about startups in the Seattle area that I often mention to people when they ask me this question.</i> </p> <p> <a href="http://www.zillow.com/">Zillow</a> is a real-estate Web site that is slowly revolutionizing how people approach the home buying experience. The service caters to buyers, sellers, potential sellers and real estate professionals in the following ways </p> <ol> <li> For buyers: You can research a house and find out it's vital statistics (e.g. number of bedrooms, square footage, etc) it's current estimated value and how much it sold for when it was last sold. In addition, you can scope out homes that were recently sold in the neighborhood and get a good visual representation of the housing market in a particular area. <br> </li> <li> For sellers and agents: Homes for sale can be listed on the service</li> <li> Potential sellers: You can post a Make Me MoveTM price without having to actually list your home for sale. <br> </li> </ol> <p> I used <a href="http://www.zillow.com">Zillow</a> when as part of the home buying process when I got my place and I think the service is fantastic. They also have the right level of buzz given recent <a href="http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/wishing-vanessa-the-best/">high level poachings of Google employees</a> and various profiles in the financial press. <br> </p> <p> The company was founded by <a href="http://www.zillow.com/corp/WhoWeAre.htm">Lloyd Frink and Richard Barton</a> who are ex-Microsoft folks whose previous venture was <a href="http://www.expedia.com">Expedia</a>, another Web site that revolutionized how people approached a common task. </p> <p> <b>Press:</b> <a href="http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/02/19/8400262/index.htm">Fortune on Zillow</a> </p> <p> <b>Number of Employees:</b> 133 </p> <p> <b>Location:</b> Seattle, WA (Downtown)<br> </p> <p> <b>Jobs</b>: <a href="mailto:careers@zillow.hrmdirect.com">careers@zillow.hrmdirect.com</a>, <a href="http://zillow.hrmdirect.com/employment/openings.php?sort=td">current open positions</a> include a number of Software Development Engineer and Software Development Engineer in Test positions as well as a Systems Engineer and Program Manager position. </p> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/aggbug.ashx?id=6f7a40d0-fc2a-456a-a1c1-6f0b113cc00d" /> http://www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/CommentView,guid,6f7a40d0-fc2a-456a-a1c1-6f0b113cc00d.aspx Seattle Startup Shoutout
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Every once in a while someone asks me about software companies to work for in the Seattle area that aren't Microsoft, Amazon or Google. This is the third in a series of weekly posts about startups in the Seattle area that I often mention to people when they ask me this question.

AgileDelta builds XML platforms for mobile devices that are optimized for low power, low bandwidth devices. They have two main products; Efficient XML and Mobile Information Client. I'm more familiar with the Efficient XML since it has been selected as the basis for the W3C's binary XML format and has been a lynch pin for a lot of the debate around binary XML. The Efficient XML product is basically a codec which allows you to create and consume XML in their [soon to be formerly] proprietary binary format that makes it more efficient for use in mobile device scenarios. A quick look at their current customer lists indicates that their customer base is mostly military and/or defence contractors. I hadn't realized how popular XML was in military circles.

AgileDelta was founded by John Schneider and Rich Rollman who are formerly of Crossgain, a company founded by Adam Bosworth which was acquired by BEA. Before that Rich Rollman was at Microsoft and he was one of the key folks behind MSXML and SQLXML. Another familiar XML geek who works there is Derek Denny-Brown who spent over half a decade working as a key developer on the XML parsers at Microsoft.

Press: AgileDelta in PR Newswire

Location: Bellevue, WA

Jobs: careers@agiledelta.com, current open positions are for a Software Engineer, Sales Professional, Technical Writer and Quality Assurance Engineer.

Seattle Startup Shoutout: AgileDelta http://www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/PermaLink,guid,d5116477-d95c-41bd-9be5-90eead772f0c.aspx http://www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/2007/03/10/SeattleStartupShoutoutAgileDelta.aspx 2007年3月10日 17:53:22 GMT <p> <i>Every once in a while someone asks me about software companies to work for in the Seattle area that aren't Microsoft, Amazon or Google. This is the third in a series of weekly posts about startups in the Seattle area that I often mention to people when they ask me this question.</i> </p> <p> <a href="http://www.agiledelta.com">AgileDelta</a> builds XML platforms for mobile devices that are optimized for low power, low bandwidth devices. They have two main products; <a href="http://www.agiledelta.com/product_efx.html">Efficient XML</a> and <a href="http://www.agiledelta.com/product_mic.html">Mobile Information Client</a>. I'm more familiar with the <a href="http://www.agiledelta.com/product_efx.html">Efficient XML</a> since it has been <a href="http://www.w3.org/XML/EXI/public-status.html">selected as the basis for the W3C's binary XML format</a> and has been a lynch pin for a lot of the debate around binary XML.&nbsp; The <a href="http://www.agiledelta.com/product_efx.html">Efficient XML</a> product is basically a codec which allows you to create and consume XML in their [soon to be formerly] proprietary binary format that makes it more efficient for use in mobile device scenarios. A quick look at <a href="http://www.agiledelta.com/customers.html">their current customer lists</a> indicates that their customer base is mostly military and/or defence contractors. I hadn't realized how popular XML was in military circles. &nbsp; </p> <p> AgileDelta was <a href="http://www.agiledelta.com/team.html">founded by John Schneider and Rich Rollman</a> who are formerly of Crossgain, a company founded by Adam Bosworth which was acquired by BEA. Before that Rich Rollman was at Microsoft and he was one of the key folks behind <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/xmlsdk/html/b24aafc2-bf1b-4702-bf1c-b7ae3597eb0c.asp">MSXML</a> and <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa286527.aspx">SQLXML</a>. Another familiar XML geek who works there is <a href="http://nothing-more.blogspot.com/">Derek Denny-Brown</a> who spent over half a decade working as a key developer on the XML parsers at Microsoft. <br /> </p> <p> <b>Press:</b> <a href="http://www.forbes.com/prnewswire/feeds/prnewswire/2007/01/18/prnewswire200701181637PR_NEWS_B_GBL_HS_HSCPR.html">AgileDelta in PR Newswire</a> </p> <p> <b>Location:</b> Bellevue, WA<br /> </p> <p> <b>Jobs</b>: <a href="mailto:careers@agiledelta.com">careers@agiledelta.com</a>, <a href="http://www.agiledelta.com/careers.html">current open positions</a> are for a Software Engineer, Sales Professional, Technical Writer and Quality Assurance Engineer. </p> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/aggbug.ashx?id=d5116477-d95c-41bd-9be5-90eead772f0c" /> http://www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/CommentView,guid,d5116477-d95c-41bd-9be5-90eead772f0c.aspx Seattle Startup Shoutout
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Every once in a while someone asks me about software companies to work for in the Seattle area that aren't Microsoft, Amazon or Google. This is the first in a series of weekly posts about startups in the Seattle area that I often mention to people when they ask me this question.

The iLike service from GarageBand.com is one of a new breed of "social" music services which is a category popularized by Last.fm. The service consists of two primary aspects

  1. A website where one can create a profile, add friends, view stats about the music you listen to and see what music is popular among iLike users.
  2. An iTunes plugin which recommends songs from signed and unsigned artists based on what you are listening to and also allows you to see what your friends are currently listening to.

I tried the service and definitely like the concept of getting music recommendations from directly within iTunes. The only downside is that you get samples of the recommended songs (probably the same snippets from the iTunes music store) instead of having the entire recommended song streamed to you. I guess that makes sense since it is a free service and likely makes money via an affiliate program. The company recently got a bunch of funding from Ticketmaster so I expect that they will soon start integrating concert ticket recommendations into their user experience which would explain why they require a zip code when signing up for the service.

The president of iLike is Hadi Partovi who recently left Microsoft for the second time after a stint as a General Manager at MSN where he greenlighted start.com which eventually morphed into the live.com personalized page. One of the key developers of iLike is Steve Rider who was the original developer of start.com.

Press: Seattle Times on iLike

Number of Employees: 25

Location: Seattle, WA (Capitol Hill)

Jobs: jobs@iLike-inc.com, current open positions are for a Web / Server (Ruby) engineer, Software Development Engineer in Test, Web/DHTML engineer, Database engineer, and desktop client engineer

Seattle Startup Shoutout: iLike http://www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/PermaLink,guid,e95eae3a-62cb-4379-910e-b93a7a2707d9.aspx http://www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/2007/03/05/SeattleStartupShoutoutILike.aspx 2007年3月05日 17:29:37 GMT <p> <i>Every once in a while someone asks me about software companies to work for in the Seattle area that aren't Microsoft, Amazon or Google. This is the first in a series of weekly posts about startups in the Seattle area that I often mention to people when they ask me this question.</i> </p> <p> The <a href="http://www.ilike.com">iLike</a> service from <a href="http://www.garageband.com">GarageBand.com</a> is one of a new breed of "social" music services which is a category popularized by <a href="http://www.last.fm/">Last.fm</a>. The service consists of two primary aspects </p> <ol> <li> A website where one can create a profile, add friends, view stats about the music you listen to and see what music is popular among <a href="http://www.ilike.com">iLike</a> users. </li> <li> An iTunes plugin which recommends songs from signed and unsigned artists based on what you are listening to and also allows you to see what your friends are currently listening to. <br> </li> </ol> <p> I tried the service and definitely like the concept of getting music recommendations from directly within iTunes. The only downside is that you get samples of the recommended songs (probably the same snippets from the iTunes music store) instead of having the entire recommended song streamed to you. I guess that makes sense since it is a free service and likely makes money via an affiliate program. The company recently got a <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/19/scoop-ticketmaster-poors-133-million-into-ilike/">bunch of funding from Ticketmaster</a> so I expect that they will soon start integrating concert ticket recommendations into their user experience which would explain why they require a zip code when signing up for the service. </p> <p> The <a href="http://www.ilike.com/about">president of iLike</a> is Hadi Partovi who recently left Microsoft for the second time after a stint as a General Manager at MSN where he greenlighted <a href="http://www.start.com">start.com</a> which eventually morphed into <a href="http://www.live.com/?personalized=true">the live.com personalized page</a>. One of the key developers of <a href="http://www.ilike.com/">iLike</a> is <a href="http://steverider.spaces.live.com/">Steve Rider</a> who was the original developer of <a href="http://www.start.com">start.com</a>. </p> <p> <b>Press:</b> <a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/pop/289841_garage25.html">Seattle Times on iLike</a> </p> <p> <b>Number of Employees:</b> 25 </p> <p> <b>Location:</b> Seattle, WA (Capitol Hill)<br> </p> <p> <b>Jobs</b>: <a href="mailto:jobs@iLike-inc.com">jobs@iLike-inc.com</a>, <a href="http://www.ilike.com/jobs">current open positions</a> are for a Web / Server (Ruby) engineer, Software Development Engineer in Test, Web/DHTML engineer, Database engineer, and desktop client engineer </p> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/aggbug.ashx?id=e95eae3a-62cb-4379-910e-b93a7a2707d9" /> http://www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/CommentView,guid,e95eae3a-62cb-4379-910e-b93a7a2707d9.aspx Seattle Startup Shoutout
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Every once in a while someone asks me about software companies to work for in the Seattle area that aren't Microsoft, Amazon or Google. This is the first in a series of weekly posts about startups in the Seattle area that I often mention to people when they ask me this question.

Jott is described as voice-powered, hands-free messaging and to do lists on the front page of the site. Jott is primarily a voice to text service with two main features

  1. You can call 1 877 568 8486 and leave a voice memo that is converted to an email and sent to your email address.
  2. You can call 1 877 568 8486 and leave a voice memo that is converted to an email or SMS text message and sent to one of your contacts

I don't have much use for the first feature but the second is quite useful for sending text messages while in traffic instead of trying to futz around typing with T9.

The founders of Jott are John Pollard and Shreedhar Madhavapeddi who are both ex-Microsoft folks. I worked with Shree briefly as part of the (削除) MSN (削除ここまで) Windows Live Messenger server team before he left Microsoft. He was a smart guy and someone I regretted not working with more before he left the company.

Press: Seattle Times on Jott Networks

Number of Employees: 5

Location: Fremont, WA

Jobs: jobs@jott.com, current open positions are for a VP of Marketing and a Software Development Engineer

Seattle Startup Shoutout: Jott Networks http://www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/PermaLink,guid,17ab6d24-06ea-49f3-8679-3576938b834e.aspx http://www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/2007/02/25/SeattleStartupShoutoutJottNetworks.aspx 2007年2月25日 17:20:39 GMT <p> <i>Every once in a while someone asks me about software companies to work for in the Seattle area that aren't Microsoft, Amazon or Google. This is the first in a series of weekly posts about startups in the Seattle area that I often mention to people when they ask me this question.</i> </p> <p> <a href="http://www.jott.com/">Jott</a> is described as voice-powered, hands-free messaging and to do lists on the front page of the site. <a href="http://www.jott.com/">Jott</a> is primarily a voice to text service with two main features </p> <ol> <li> You can call 1 877 568 8486 and leave a voice memo that is converted to an email and sent to your email address.</li> <li> You can call 1 877 568 8486 and leave a voice memo that is converted to an email or SMS text message and sent to one of your contacts</li> </ol> <p> I don't have much use for the first feature but the second is quite useful for sending text messages while in traffic instead of trying to futz around typing with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T9_%28predictive_text%29">T9</a>. </p> <p> The <a href="http://www.jott.com/Jott/team.html">founders of Jott</a> are John Pollard and Shreedhar Madhavapeddi who are both ex-Microsoft folks. I worked with Shree briefly as part of the <strike>MSN</strike> Windows Live Messenger server team before he left Microsoft. He was a smart guy and someone I regretted not working with more before he left the company.&nbsp; </p> <p> <b>Press:</b> <a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003535249_btinterface22.html">Seattle Times on Jott Networks</a> </p> <p> <b>Number of Employees:</b> 5 </p> <p> <b>Location:</b> Fremont, WA<br> </p> <p> <b>Jobs</b>: <a href="mailto:jobs@jott.com">jobs@jott.com</a>, <a href="http://www.jott.com/Jott/jobs.html">current open positions</a> are for a VP of Marketing and a Software Development Engineer </p> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/aggbug.ashx?id=17ab6d24-06ea-49f3-8679-3576938b834e" /> http://www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/CommentView,guid,17ab6d24-06ea-49f3-8679-3576938b834e.aspx Seattle Startup Shoutout