I could not be happier when I read the news that my friends at Simply Measured raised another round of funding. Read the full article on Geek Wire

I remember the days of Damon and Aviel co-working at Elysian or Murphy’s Pub (still happens though!) and building their product and it makes me so happy to see how much they have grown. Never in my life have I met two guys who are so in love with what they do. They’re not guys who just decided to form a startup because it’s trendy or so they can “go to South By” to network, but love building things.

In a city where it seems that people care about talking about what they do, it is so refreshing to always be around guys who sometimes don’t have time to talk about it because they are indeed, doing it. When I was in Europe, one of the things I missed most was to meet up at cafes and write code, design and talk about work with Damon, Aviel and Colin.

I whole-heartedly believe that part of the reason I had the inspiration to form Xhatch Interactive was through conversations with these guys Even though I’m not in the startup industry per se, I have learned so much from the guys at Simply Measured and am so thankful for all the conversations with them.

Congrats guys, and I am rooting for you guys as you continue your endeavors!