Mark Michael & Daniel Rust

"The DevHub Story (Seattle Startup)"

Mark Michael and Daniel Rust, Co-Founders, EVO MEdia Group

December 17 6:00pm

About the Talk

Mark Michael told the interesting story of the founding of DevHub.com, a free website builder that evolved from a tool for buiulding small business websites into a back end platform for publishing that is used by many of the world's most successful yellow page companies.

After seeing a free website builder, Daniel scoffed that it was "easy" to build something like that. Mark responded with a bet - he challenged Daniel to prove it by building an equivalent system from scratch within 30 days. Daniel accomplished that feat, and the rest is history. The prototype led to several rounds of funding and the growth of a successful (profitable) Seattle startup.

When is It?

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Who's Invited?

All web-involved professionals in Bellingham at the time of the talk are welcome. Copy writers, web designers, producers and production staff, story tellers, content creators, coders & developers, strategy-UX-IA pros... even marketers are welcome! Bring us a business card that shows you are active in the industry.

Who Speaks or Presents?

Local people with stuff to share, and some invited guests. If you have something to present for discussion or to demonstrate something you've accomplished on the web or with web technologies, let us know via the contact form. Or just come and witness, and consider presenting on a later date.

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What Topics are Covered?

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Is this like a TED Talk?

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Where is It?

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Additional Info

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