John Cook writes about startups, entrepreneurs, mobile technologies, social networking, online commerce, geek culture and many other topics for GeekWire. He has been covering the technology beat in the region for more than a decade, working for the Eastside Journal and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer before co-founding the Puget Sound Business Journal’s technology news site, where he worked as executive editor.
A native of Wooster, Ohio, he got his start in journalism in high school, with a part-time job compiling obituary and election information for the Akron Beacon Journal, where his mom was a reporter. He graduated from Gettysburg College with a degree in history, earning Phi Beta Kappa recognition and Academic All-American honors in soccer.
John’s interests include backpacking, bicycling, running and watching English Premier League soccer. He lives in Seattle with his wife Holly, son Jack and dog Henry. Follow on Twitter: @johnhcook
9Slides, the maker of online presentation software that syncs video with slides, has raised capital from Dave McClure’s 500 Startups as well as angel investors such as Terrapass co-founder Karl Ulrich and Tom Miner. 9Slides rolled out its iPad app in February, competing alongside fellow Seattle area startup Haiku Deck. The company’s other backers include Rudy… Read More…
Appature CEO Kabir Shahani is one of the most energetic and charismatic young entrepreneurs in Seattle. He’s also wise beyond his years, with a startup flop and a big success under his belt. So, who better to speak to a group of emerging student entrepreneurs than the 30-year-old UW grad, who is still flying high… Read More…
One Seattle area tech company jumped into action shortly after a portion of Interstate 5 bridge spanning the Skagit River collapsed Thursday night. Within minutes, Kirkland-based INRIX had received notifications from the Washington Department of Transportation of the collapse and had put an operations team in place to update its traffic navigation apps and services…. Read More…
I’ve seen a lot of entrepreneurs over the years talk about what it’s like to create a startup, explaining in detail the excitement, fear and, sometimes, lonely journey that makes up the startup voyage. But I’ve never seen all of those emotions summarized so well as Glympse co-founder Bryan Trussel did last night at the Get… Read More…
This is absolutely hilarious. Comedian Jon Stewart rips into iPhone-loving U.S. Senators who were fawning over Apple CEO Tim Cook during his recent testimony on Capitol Hill. “Apparently there is nothing Apple can do to get us mad at them,” Stewart notes. “We could find out they’re using kitten hearts to power iPhones and we’d… Read More…
Move over Oprah. Melinda Gates is out to change the world, and she’s moving up the list of the most powerful women. Forbes released its annual ranking of the 100 most powerful women in the world, and Seattle’s very own philanthropic powerhouse ranked third behind German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff. I guess that’s what… Read More…
When you think about innovation, water usually isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But there’s a big problem to solve in cleaning up contaminated water, making it safe to drink or re-use. And for the second time in the past three years, a startup company that promises to clean up contaminated water has… Read More…
Interstate 5 is snarled this evening after a bridge spanning the Skagit River near Mount Vernon collapsed. According to KING 5, the incident occurred around 7 p.m. and northbound and southbound lanes are now closed. It’s unclear at this point what caused the collapse and how many people were injured, but eyewitnesses indicated that some… Read More…
OK, now this is about the coolest thing we’ve seen today. The folks over at Gizmodo get an inside look at a full-scale X-Wing Fighter — made out of Legos. That’s right. Legos. In fact, it took 5,335,200 bricks to create the 11-foot tall and 43-foot long masterpiece. Seeing is believing, so take a look at… Read More…
Lyft, the ride sharing service known for the distinctive pink mustaches that drivers attach to their vehicles, has raised $60 million in venture funding from Silicon Valley powerhouse Andreessen Horowitz. The new funding values the San Francisco-based company at $275 million, according to The Wall Street Journal. The new money will be used to supercharge… Read More…
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