About Rebecca Lovell

Rebecca Lovell, GeekWire’s chief business officer, is the former executive director of the Northwest Entrepreneur Network, teaches a class on Venture Capital in the UW Foster MBA program, and is also serving as a mentor for TechStars and a community advisor for Startup Weekend. Submit your lovelletter to [email protected] She can be found in cafes and karaoke bars near you, and is always happy to talk shop with startups.
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Shark Tank meets The Voice: Don’t miss GeekWire’s fall meetup next Tuesday

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We’re excited to announce the line-up for next week’s GeekWire Meetup and Elevator Pitch, taking place Tuesday, October 23rd at The Crocodile in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood. Come join us and soak up conversation with fellow geeks, cold beverages from the bar, and tasty wood-fired pizza, not to mention feedback from the judges and inspiration from… Read More…

GeekWire’s Fall Meetup, 10/23: Elevator Pitch & Karaoke for a Cause

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Today we’re excited to announce details of our next GeekWire Meetup, starting at 5 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Crocodile Cafe in Seattle. Tickets are available here. At GeekWire, we enjoy getting the community together and sparking conversation, whether we’re diving into the future of innovation or trash-talking about ping pong. And we’ve got a… Read More…

Portland Digital eXperience: A few of my favorite things

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Dude, seriously, you are beautiful. … You’re so sexy when you smile. These two phrases were emblazoned across the mirror of the women’s bathroom in a karaoke bar in Portland, and from my brief foray to the Rose City for the Portland Digital eXperience (PDX) conference, they embody the spirit of both the event and the… Read More…

Two More Reasons to Sign Up for Startup Day

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GeekWire is gearing up for Startup Day, coming up Sept. 22 at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, and we have some new details to share about this definitive one-day conference for tech entrepreneurs. The main attraction is the line-up of killer keynoters, from Box CEO Aaron Levie to zulily’s Darrell Cavens, Kickstarter phenom Jordan Weisman and more… Read More…

4 takeaways from a different type of startup competition

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Between Startup Weekend, AngelHack and StudentRND you could spend every weekend hacking in this town.  And that’s just this month.  So I’ll admit I was curious if not skeptical when Lean Startup Machine entered the scene, and wondered what more this New York-based org could bring to the party. Walking into the Belltown HQ of… Read More…

Introducing GeekWire’s new resource center for startups

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Startups are a critical component of the Seattle region’s tech industry, and a big part of GeekWire’s mission is to empower these entrepreneurs by connecting them to information, partners and other key resources across the community. In that spirit, today we’re delighted to announce another addition to the GeekWire family: the Startup Resource Center. Since… Read More…

Startup innovation: A bra for stashing your phone

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[Editor's Note: GeekWire's Rebecca Lovell was one of more than 200 judges at the UW Business Plan Competition Investment Round yesterday. She sent this dispatch about one of the more attention-getting ideas. Also see our earlier post about the 16 finalists.] Navigating the Seattle Center’s Exhibition hall with some 200 judges and 36 student-led teams at… Read More…

Top 6 startup ideas from NWEN’s First Look Forum

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The Northwest Entrepreneur Network’s First Look Forum, a coaching program for early-stage entrepreneurs, has graduated such varied companies as bootstrapped and Kickstarter-funded BodSix, angel-backed Cadence Biomedical, and recently-acquired investor relations platform ir2020. It’s a reminder that Seattle startups aren’t all about the consumer web. The spring installment of this bi-annual investor showcase was no exception. It attracted 60… Read More…

Last chance to nominate: GeekWire presents the Seattle 2.0 Startup Awards May 3

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Here at GeekWire, we are incredibly proud to present the fourth annual Seattle 2.0 Startup Awards, and we’ve been enjoying watching the nominations roll in by the hundreds. This is a community-based event, and a celebration of all things startup and tech, so don’t miss your chance to get in on the first phase of the… Read More…