Hey, I'm Dan! I'm the CEO of Plus and a venture partner at Madrona. I write the DL, a newsletter about tech in the Pacific Northwest

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PNW Cyber Monday Picks 2019

In case you want to buy something because it’s Cyber Monday, but you don’t know what to buy… this week’s DL is celebrating Cyber Monday with a bunch of deals from PNW startups! Here we go!

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How to build a $100B SaaS company

Great article from Jason Lemkin on what it takes to build a $100B SaaS company. Here are the highlights:

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Promo codes for 2048 Blast

Redeem these in the app store for free gold in 2048 Blast! If you like the game, please leave a review or tell a friend about it!

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America’s CEO Factory?

According to CEO recruiters, “like GE in its heyday, Amazon is viewed as a so-called ‘academy company’ where leaders are groomed...”

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Financials of Sea-Tac Businesses

Every business that wants to lease space at Sea-Tac Airport has to respond to a public RFP, and Sea-Tac also publishes the results of their audits online. It’s pretty fun to see the economics of an airport business...

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Why I'm Obsessed with TikTok

If you’re someone who cares about tech trends, you need to get on TikTok. As of this fall, TikTok is officially more popular with teens than Facebook, and it’s growing rapidly (1.5B users, 500M+ added this year).So what is it?

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Value creation and value capture - SR99 case study

Last week the Seattle Times reported that it costs $0.30 to collect $1.00 for the 99 Tunnel toll. Apparently, back when people collected physical money in tollbooths, collection overhead was 20-30%, so 30% is really bad.

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Nike vs. Amazon - Brands vs. Sellers

Lots of coverage on Nike’s break-up with Amazon last week... One thing that jumped out to me here is if you look at Amazon’s flywheel diagram, it highlights “sellers,” not “brands.”

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What seed-stage companies is Madrona investing in?

Last week, The Information wrote an article on the top seed investors over the past decade, and Madrona was one of the ten firms on the list... So what does the next generation of Madrona’s startups look like?

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Go Sounders! ⚽⚽⚽ - ⚽

In case you want to know what it’s like to invest in a championship-winning sports team, check out this Q&A with Terry Myerson (a DL exclusive! 😊)...

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