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<rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>Disqus - Latest Comments for rayburt456</title><link>http://disqus.com/by/rayburt456/</link><description></description><atom:link href="http://disqus.com/rayburt456/comments.rss" rel="self"></atom:link><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2015 13:12:22 -0000</lastBuildDate><item><title>Re: Founder&amp;#8217;s Co-op raises $20M, looks to spark more innovative startups in the Northwest</title><link>https://www.geekwire.com/2015/founders-co-op-raises-20m-looks-to-spark-more-innovate-startups-in-the-northwest/#comment-1942335212</link><description>&lt;p&gt;This is HUGE!&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Startup Tweeting Service</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2015 13:12:22 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Microsoft Shareholders Approve $84 Billion CEO Pay</title><link>http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=27340504#comment-1724727851</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Satya didn't do Win 8.  That wall Ballmer and he's gone.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Startup Tweeting Service</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2014 20:13:53 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Microsoft Shareholders Approve $84 Billion CEO Pay</title><link>http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=27340504#comment-1724727053</link><description>&lt;p&gt;He didn't do Win 8.  That was before he was CEO.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Startup Tweeting Service</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2014 20:13:08 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Commentary: Four reasons why Google fiber will never come to Seattle</title><link>https://www.geekwire.com/2014/commentary-four-reasons-google-fiber-will-never-come-seattle/#comment-1270765631</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Google internet at Starbucks is BLAZING fast&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Startup Tweeting Service</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2014 21:03:17 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Early Amazon.com investor Nick Hanauer battles radio host Dori Monson over $15 minimum wage</title><link>https://www.geekwire.com/2014/early-amazon-com-investor-nick-hanauer-15-wage/#comment-1269469262</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Dori Monson's views are worth almost as much as the air in which he uses as a medium for expressing his opinions.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Startup Tweeting Service</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2014 23:13:26 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Chart: Two-thirds of tech companies did not raise any VC money before exit</title><link>https://www.geekwire.com/2014/chart-two-thirds-tech-companies-raise-vc-money-exit/#comment-1265726225</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Looks like Max is correct: &lt;a href="https://www.cbinsights.com/research/?p=2150" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="https://www.cbinsights.com/research/?p=2150"&gt;https://www.cbinsights.com/...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Startup Tweeting Service</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2014 09:36:30 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Here are 4 tips for startup founders from Y Combinator&amp;#8217;s Paul Graham</title><link>https://www.geekwire.com/2014/4-tips-founders-y-combinators-paul-graham/#comment-1259137633</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Caveat emptor when it comes to following Graham's advice.  He is great at taking value from startups ... not so great at dishing out advice.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Startup Tweeting Service</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2014 20:13:32 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Why Seattle needs a WhatsApp</title><link>https://www.geekwire.com/2014/seattle-needs-whatsapp/#comment-1253818623</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Lots worth less than WhatsApp: &lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140220005553-46951391-all-the-major-companies-worth-less-than-whatsapp?goback=%2Enmp_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1&amp;amp;trk=object-title" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140220005553-46951391-all-the-major-companies-worth-less-than-whatsapp?goback=%2Enmp_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1&amp;amp;trk=object-title"&gt;http://www.linkedin.com/tod...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Startup Tweeting Service</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2014 15:54:58 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Microsoft should move to S.F., contends Forbes writer</title><link>https://www.geekwire.com/2014/microsoft-move-s-f-contends-forbes-writer/#comment-1238654712</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Brilliant.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Startup Tweeting Service</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2014 14:22:49 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Social TV startup Wetpaint acquired by Viggle for $30M</title><link>https://www.geekwire.com/2013/social-tv-startup-wetpaint-acquired-viggle-30m-deal/#comment-1166720178</link><description>&lt;p&gt;$40 million in ; $30 million out.  Ouch.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Startup Tweeting Service</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2013 18:32:17 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Moz founder Rand Fishkin goes public with plan to step aside as CEO</title><link>https://www.geekwire.com/2013/moz-ceo-rand-fishkin/#comment-1160121576</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Always impressed with the few folks in town who make 30% of the sensationalistic headlines.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Startup Tweeting Service</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2013 10:20:22 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Techstars grad Shippable raises $2M to help developers ship code faster</title><link>https://www.geekwire.com/2013/shippable-raises-2m/#comment-1157421759</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Which angels invested?&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Startup Tweeting Service</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2013 11:44:45 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Report: Alan Mulally and Satya Nadella in lead for Microsoft CEO job</title><link>https://www.geekwire.com/2013/report-alan-mulally-satya-nadella-lead-microsoft-ceo-job/#comment-1144288026</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Tom obviously doesn't know Satya.  He's the man on so many levels.  Mulally is like Apple hiring Sculley.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Startup Tweeting Service</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Nov 2013 12:06:40 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Microsoft taps &amp;#8216;Pawn Stars&amp;#8217; guys to bash Chromebooks in new &amp;#8216;Scroogled&amp;#8217; ad</title><link>https://www.geekwire.com/2013/pawn-stars-guys-bash-chromebooks-scroogled-ad/#comment-1141273929</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-microsoft-hates-google-acer-c720p-chromebook-touchscreen-20131126,0,2771578.story#axzz2lrQDY6p0" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-microsoft-hates-google-acer-c720p-chromebook-touchscreen-20131126,0,2771578.story#axzz2lrQDY6p0"&gt;http://www.latimes.com/busi...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Startup Tweeting Service</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2013 10:35:31 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: No Penn Rhodes Scholars for fourth consecutive year</title><link>http://www.thedp.com/article/2013/11/no-penn-rhodes-scholars-for-fourth-consecutive-year#comment-1138213939</link><description>&lt;p&gt;List of winners: &lt;a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/rhodesscholars-fileshare/2014/final_winners_list_11_24_13.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="https://s3.amazonaws.com/rhodesscholars-fileshare/2014/final_winners_list_11_24_13.pdf"&gt;https://s3.amazonaws.com/rh...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Startup Tweeting Service</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2013 09:35:32 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: The Dangers of the Warm Introduction</title><link>http://startofthedeal.com/2013/11/the-dangers-of-the-warm-introduction/#comment-1132826980</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Even better:  use ofunnel to reduce the "coldness" of the calls: &lt;a href="http://ofunnel.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://ofunnel.com/"&gt;http://ofunnel.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Startup Tweeting Service</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2013 10:32:20 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Bill Gates explains what Microsoft needs in a new CEO</title><link>https://www.geekwire.com/2013/bill-gates-explains-microsoft-ceo/#comment-1130088696</link><description>&lt;p&gt;why didn't gates mention paul allen?&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Startup Tweeting Service</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2013 15:40:30 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: In final shareholder speech, Ballmer defends Bing and Xbox as key parts of Microsoft</title><link>https://www.geekwire.com/2013/final-shareholder-speech-ballmer-defends-bing-xbox-key-parts-microsoft/#comment-1129863175</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Maybe that is why Gates was crying.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Startup Tweeting Service</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2013 13:00:11 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Ballmer&amp;#8217;s &amp;#8216;One Microsoft&amp;#8217;: One decade too late?</title><link>https://www.geekwire.com/2013/ballmers-big-microsoft-reorg-coming-decade-late/#comment-964322991</link><description>&lt;p&gt;That chart shows shipments of all products down.  But folks say it's the end of the PC era.  They don't say the end of the IPAD era.  Or the end of the Tablet era.  Interesting.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Startup Tweeting Service</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2013 10:20:08 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: &amp;#8216;One Microsoft&amp;#8217;: Ballmer unveils massive overhaul, vows to change how Microsoft does business</title><link>https://www.geekwire.com/2013/one-microsoft-ballmers-plan-remake-company/#comment-959241334</link><description>&lt;p&gt;gotmymoney -- you post this in multiple places so i post my response -- would hate to have someone miss your incredible brilliance.  Obviously anyone who isn't begging to buy your company is ignorant of your true greatness, wisdom and brilliance You have risen above all others...you are the lucky one to be pursued by all (except the dead Microsoft) and sounds like with all that demand you will easily be the next billionaire (and you have noted that microsoft isn't even smart enough to help you achieve that...their loss!) -- congrats on your amazing success.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Startup Tweeting Service</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2013 19:31:46 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Full text: Ballmer promises &amp;#8216;One Strategy, One Microsoft&amp;#8217; in memo to employees</title><link>https://www.geekwire.com/2013/full-text-ballmer-memo-promises-one-strategy-microsoft/#comment-959239460</link><description>&lt;p&gt;gotmymoney -- obviously anyone who isn't begging to buy your company is ignorant of your true greatness, wisdom and brilliance  You have risen above all others...you are the lucky one to be pursued by all (except the dead Microsoft) and sounds like with all that demand you will easily be the next billionaire (and you have noted that microsoft isn't even smart enough to help you achieve that...their loss!)  -- congrats on your amazing success.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Startup Tweeting Service</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2013 19:29:15 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: As Amazon enters India, rival Flipkart raises $200 million</title><link>https://www.geekwire.com/2013/amazon-india-rival-flipkart-lands-200m/#comment-957932887</link><description>&lt;p&gt;And ebay invested in Snapdeal in same space &lt;a href="http://www.nasdaq.com/article/ebay-invests-in-indias-snapdeal-20130603-01268" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.nasdaq.com/article/ebay-invests-in-indias-snapdeal-20130603-01268"&gt;http://www.nasdaq.com/artic...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Startup Tweeting Service</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2013 17:33:48 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Virtual makeover: Pac-12 launches new websites — which is your favorite?</title><link>https://www.geekwire.com/2013/pac12-website-redesign/#comment-956332597</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Stanford's is the best.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Startup Tweeting Service</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2013 10:33:38 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Bing + Office? The latest on Ballmer&amp;#8217;s big Microsoft reorg</title><link>https://www.geekwire.com/2013/bing-office-latest-ballmers-big-microsoft-reorg/#comment-950776350</link><description>&lt;p&gt;If this is true, it's a really badly kept secret!&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Startup Tweeting Service</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2013 13:40:24 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Non-Disappearing Messages Could Cost Snapchat Founders </title><link>http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-06-27/non-disappearing-messages-could-cost-snapchat-founders#comment-948217565</link><description>&lt;p&gt;This is as valuable as its ever going to get.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Startup Tweeting Service</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:23:39 -0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>