http://www.savanrith.com Life at (another) startup. And the beat goes on... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:33:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The brains over at Zaaz are putting together a very interesting and insightful event called Perspectives on Social Media. If you have even an inkling of interest in social media, communities, and web technologies, I'd invite you to attend this event. Unfortunately, I'll be just coming back from Los Angeles ... http://www.savanrith.com/2008/06/30/perspectives-on-social-media/ My good buddy, David Eraker, just released a new version of Mindsite. The visuals and flow have all been updated to look and feel super clean. Here's a quick synopsis of what they do: Mindsite offers free access to clinical resources to help you overcome the confusion surrounding mental health diagnoses ... http://www.savanrith.com/2008/06/23/mindsite-gets-a-major-facelift/ Roughly a year ago, a few of my Lakeside friends and I decided it'd be fun to get together, get some beers and talk about living the startup life. We'd meet once a month at random bars around Pioneer Square and talk about business, technology, marketing and anything else that ... http://www.savanrith.com/2008/06/04/just-started-a-seattle-startup-group-on-facebook/ Goodness, it's been a looooong time since I've updated my blog. Life has been pretty crazy on my end. Apologies to my 2 faithful readers. A few quick updates from around the Seattle world: It's too bad I didn't have more time, or else I would have tried to weasel ... http://www.savanrith.com/2008/06/02/52/ Ha. I wish right. The other day, one of my bud's, Bahn Lee, forwarded me something interesting he stumbled upon while searching for himself on Facebook. It seems like someone - or something - liked my picture so much that it cropped my head and used it as their profile ... http://www.savanrith.com/2008/05/10/i-am-being-cloned/ In a previous life, I worked as the designer for Redfin. Being the guy in charge of aesthetics, I had to make sure all of the pixels were aligned properly and consistently. It was my life for almost four years and I took the job very seriously. However, the problem ... http://www.savanrith.com/2008/04/28/bitin-my-style/ Farecast is official sold to Microsoft for $115 million. I first heard of this company at Redfin's sponsored Techcrunch Seattle party. They had a pretty booth with brochure's stacked up nicely next to our sporadicly dressed up, sticker-filled walls. Needless to say, it's nice to see a company that co-sponsored ... http://www.savanrith.com/2008/04/17/updates-kong-style-4172008/ Farecast is up for sale/merger. Oren Etzioni is a beast when it comes to technology startups. Buddy TV gets funding from Madrona. Dave Naffziger, former VP of Engineering at Judy's Book, weighs in on the Google AppEngine and Django (which he's building his new startup, Brand Verity, on) A Place for Mom's gets ... http://www.savanrith.com/2008/04/14/updates-kong-style-4142008/ I sometimes wonder what the people writing the blogs I read are like. I've met some, but for the most part, I don't know most of the writers. So, to give you some a view into my life, here's a quick snapshot of who I am. Full name: Savanrith Kong (Yes, ... http://www.savanrith.com/2008/04/03/savan-in-a-nutshell/ Happy Early April Fools Day! Let me introduce my latest blog with an annoucment: Savan Kong will not be drinking for the entire month of April. And, no, that wasn't a joke. I know, I know. My last post was about happy hours and how it's good for startups. Whatever. You can ... http://www.savanrith.com/2008/03/31/seattle-people-things-that-make-you-say-hmmm/