GeekWire Radio: Startup Weekend CEO Marc Nager spreads the startup gospel

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This week on the GeekWire radio show we speak to Startup Weekend CEO Marc Nager who is building a global empire of 54-hour entrepreneurial bootcamps. The Seattle non-profit organization, backed by the Kauffman Foundation and others, has hosted Startup Weekends in 113 countries and 325 cities. It plans to hold more than 800 events this… Read More…

7 reasons to attend the Seattle 2.0 Startup Awards

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Around the GeekWire offices this week, we’re making last-minute preparations and feeling the anticipation build for the big Seattle 2.0 Startup Awards, set for Thursday evening at the EMP in Seattle. Nearly 500 people have signed up, approaching our capacity, and the rest of the tickets are going fast. In other words, if you’ve been waiting… Read More…

PopCap co-founder to share startup secrets at Seattle 2.0 Awards

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One of the coolest things about PopCap Games — which sold to Electronic Arts last year in a deal valued at up to $1.3 billion — is that the co-founders pretty much bootstrapped the Seattle game maker to success. After all, we’re not sure many VCs would have backed a company that was initially called… Read More…

Seattle 2.0 Awards: Vote for Schmoozer of the Year (and we mean that in a good way)

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We had fun choosing the categories for the Seattle 2.0 Startup Awards this year, keeping the most popular of the traditional categories from the annual event but also adding some new ones to the mix. Today’s featured category, Schmoozer of the Year, is one example. The award recognizes the most effective connectors in the tech… Read More…

Seattle 2.0 Awards: Vote for Startup CEO of the Year

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Leading a startup these days takes vision, smarts, confidence and good old-fashioned luck. Not to mention a solid business plan. We’ve got some great examples of those qualities among the finalists for Startup CEO of the Year, today’s featured category in the Seattle 2.0 Awards, recognizing some of the top leaders in the region’s startup… Read More…

Seattle 2.0 Startup Awards: Vote for Deal of the Year

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From IPOs to M&A deals to big venture capital financing rounds, today’s featured category in the Seattle 2.0 Startup Awards is Deal of the Year. There certainly were some whoppers in the Seattle area, and this group of companies certainly symbolizes some of the best and brightest in the Seattle tech community. This is one… Read More…