Q&A: Matt Harding on his unlikely career as a YouTube star

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Our guest this past week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast was Matt Harding of WhereTheHellIsMatt.com. He’s an internet sensation who as been around for a long time (his first video was posted in 2005).  He travels around the world to exotic locations and does the most awkward, lovable dance you have ever seen in your… Read More…

Best of Startup Day: Sunny Gupta’s lessons on raising venture capital

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We’re continuing our build-up to GeekWire Startup Day — taking place Sept. 22 at Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue— with videos from some of the notable presenters from past years. Today, we’re going back into the archive to 2010, featuring Apptio’s Sunny Gupta and his insights on what it takes to raise venture capital. Gupta is a pro… Read More…

Startup Spotlight: Ex-Boeing engineer matches serious gamers with Teamfind

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Like a tennis partner or golf buddy, finding a gaming companion who shares your goals and skill level can be hard.  Teamfind, with more than 21,000 members, is working to ease the pain by empowering players to find a perfect match.  Not only does this save players time that they might have spent playing with an incompatible team,… Read More…

Best of Startup Day: Todd Hooper on finding customers

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Editor’s Note: We’ve got a fantastic lineup of speakers on tap for GeekWire’s Startup Day, taking place Saturday, Sept. 22nd at Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue. Among the entrepreneurs on the agenda are Box CEO Aaron Levie; Zulily CEO Darrell Cavens; and many others. It is going to be an informative and high-energy day for those in… Read More…

Q&A: David Geller of EyeJot on video mail, startups and competing with giants

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Our guest on the latest GeekWire radio show and podcast was David Geller, CEO of EyeJot.  EyeJot is a Seattle startup that is working to make recording and sending videos easy and reliable. The company was founded back in 2007 by Geller and Daryn Nakhuda (former CTO of TeachStreet, which was acquired by Amazon this past February)…. Read More…

Best of Startup Day: Tony Wright on how to pick a startup idea

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Editor’s Note: We’ve got a fantastic lineup of speakers on tap for GeekWire’s Startup Day, taking place Saturday, Sept. 22nd at Meydenbauer  Center in Bellevue. Among the entrepreneurs on the agenda are Box CEO Aaron Levie; Zulily CEO Darrell Cavens; and many others. It is going to be an informative and high-energy day for those… Read More…

Startup Spotlight: ChorePay offers parents an easier way to manage household tasks

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Getting kids to do chores is hard enough. But add in that parents have less time to spend around the house, and that makes for a messy house and undisciplined kids.  ChorePay is looking to help parents get back on track by offering a platform that assists in organizing the whole chore process, from assigning… Read More…

Q&A: This father-and-son duo is building an iPhone case with a built-in keyboard

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The iPhone is (arguably) the most beautiful piece of consumer technology introduced in the past few years, but it doesn’t come without “flaws.” And one of the main features that consumers (at least old BlackBerry lovers) miss is … the physical keyboard. Fear no more, you intrepid typists. The father-and-son duo of Robert and Cody… Read More…

Startup Spotlight: Spiral Genetics offers software to help scientists analyze DNA

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DNA analysis allows scientists to dig deep into one’s genetic makeup, discovering if an individual is predisposed to a certain disorder or disease.  While advances around DNA analysis have allowed scientists to more quickly analyze one’s DNA, a Seattle startup by the name of Spiral Genetics believes it can do it even faster and cheaper Scientists come… Read More…

Startup Spotlight: Qoiza helps you share your favorite products with friends, and earn rewards along the way

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The recent explosion of sites dedicated to sharing products that you love (Pinterest, Fancy, Wanelo) has brought another trend to the startup world, analytics and rewards platforms.  Companies want to know who is sharing their goods and, and they want to reward them.  Services such as Klout play in this space with their “perks” feature,… Read More…