Dan McComb
Online business networking

Biznik

• http://biznik.com

I'm a website developer turned social entrepreneur with a passion for community building. For me, business isn't just a way to make a living - it's a form of self-expression. Biznik started out as a group of Seattle friends meeting regularly, and it's evolving into an international community of like-minded independent business people who face the same challenges and opportunities and a desire to learn from each other.

Building a business is hard, often lonely, uncertain work. But one thing's clear: When you're small, collaboration definitely beats competition. Biznik can help you to create and sustain connection with people...[more]

I'm a website developer turned social entrepreneur with a passion for community building. For me, business isn't just a way to make a living - it's a form of self-expression. Biznik started out as a group of Seattle friends meeting regularly, and it's evolving into an international community of like-minded independent business people who face the same challenges and opportunities and a desire to learn from each other.

Building a business is hard, often lonely, uncertain work. But one thing's clear: When you're small, collaboration definitely beats competition. Biznik can help you to create and sustain connection with people in your area, laying the groundwork for successful growth of your business. [less]

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  From Howard Howell

  Given on Fri Jul 11, 2008.

  Dan and Lara have created an innovative business networking community. I love their authenticity and give them accolades for creating...[more]

  Dan and Lara have created an innovative business networking community. I love their authenticity and give them accolades for creating a small business marketing tool that REALLY WORKS! Thank you for sharing with us all.   [less]
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  From sarah novotny

  Given on Mon Jun 2, 2008.

  Dan was a great speaker at the six hour startup conference this weekend. He and Lara gave a very approachable...[more]

  Dan was a great speaker at the six hour startup conference this weekend. He and Lara gave a very approachable into to networking and using biznik (socially, most of the guests could navigate the tech part quite well themselves). They made the whole concept of networking sound appealing instead of slimy and sales-y. thanks!   [less]
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  From Elge Premeau

  Given on Fri May 2, 2008.

  I hope you guys get stinkin' rich doing Biznik!

  (However you define 'stinkin' rich'.)

  Elge
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  From Debbie Rosemont

  Given on Tue Apr 29, 2008.

  Dan and Lara's "How to Network the Biznik Way" event was very valuable. Beyond learning more about how to maximize...[more]

  Dan and Lara's "How to Network the Biznik Way" event was very valuable. Beyond learning more about how to maximize my Biznik membership, I also learned that the founders of Biznik are smart, savvy, personable and passionate about what they've created. good people.    [less]

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Dan's blog: Biznik - Business Networking that Doesn't Suck

• Biznik Profile: Modeling The Way To Green, One House At A Time

  Posted Wed, 06 Aug 2008 by Christine Haskell

  My name is Christine Haskell and I’m a relatively new member to Biznik. I started social venture labs to blog about socially-minded businesses in the Seattle area. Most recently the Seattle Examiner and Start Up Nation picked up my business profiles so I’m sort of syndicating that content through those avenues. Every now and then, [...]

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• Tracy Albright wins the iPhone 3G

  Posted Sat, 26 Jul 2008 by Dan McComb

  A few days ago we posted a survey for everyone who attended BizJam Seattle 08, and promised to give away an iPhone 3G to one lucky person who completed the survey. We sent out the survey to 213 conference attendees, and got back 115 responses, a 54 percent response rate. I guess everyone really wanted [...]

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• New supporting member feature: article resource box

  Posted Thu, 24 Jul 2008 by Dan McComb

  When you write an article, Biznik automatically provides a link to your profile at the top and bottom of the article. And until now, we haven’t allowed additional footer information, because it conflicts with our business model (we want visitors to stay on Biznik as long as possible). However, we’ve had many requests from article [...]

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