[Editor's Note: With Microsoft preparing to unveil the third generation of the Xbox on Tuesday, we asked GeekWire Chairman Jonathan Sposato to share his lessons learned while working on the original Xbox games effort, in this installment of his Startup Jedi column.] Before Xbox was an entire division of hundreds, it started out as a… Read More…
There’s an old West Point quote that goes something like: The best laid battle plans are tossed out the window when the first shot gets fired. Startups are the same. Pretty much every new venture I’ve been involved with has gone through incredibly challenging “near death” experiences. While we may not be facing real gun… Read More…
[Editor's note: Startup Jedi is a new column by GeekWire chairman, investor and serial entrepreneur Jonathan Sposato. Future columns will be made available exclusively to GeekWire members in a special members-only area of the site. You can become a GeekWire member by registering here]. I hear a lot of startup pitches. I can tell you… Read More…
Every once in awhile the matrix reboots itself. When Facebook makes its initial public offering this week, there will be an estimated 1,000 newly minted millionaires from the employee ranks. It’s hard for me not to reflect back 20 years ago to the heady days of Microsoft’s rise, resulting in a reported 1,200 people at… Read More…
I admit I happen to think Jeremy Lin is the Second Coming. We live in a great country at an amazing time when there’s not only an African-American president, but something that would have been even harder for me to have imagined as a kid, an Asian-American starting point guard in the NBA. But as… Read More…
How do you know when it is the right time to sell your startup company? I’ve been getting that question a lot lately in chats with Seattle entrepreneurs who are contemplating their next moves, an exciting but oftentimes nerve-wracking decision. Let’s assume that you like your suitor and the buyout offer recognizes your company’s value…. Read More…
When you love the startup scene as much as I do, you want to breathe, eat, and sleep in that exciting universe. There are really only two things to do. First, you can launch a startup yourself. This I have done, and every time the experience has taught me about my own limits, stamina, and… Read More…
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