The Washington Coalition for Open Government organized a conference this weekend to commemorate the 40th anniversary of our state’s landmark Initiative 276 and the Open Public Meetings Act (and to discuss… Read More
Productivity too often can become more than a means to an end. If left unchecked, being more productive can simply make you feel compelled to fill additional time with more… Read More
Just because you’ve built a successful company doesn’t mean you can relax. Succeeding in this ever-changing business world demands that you constantly strive to get ahead…and stay ahead. Easier said than… Read More
Planning a wedding can be a dream come true. I was lucky enough to find the right person and was super excited to get engaged last July and begin planning… Read More
In a GeekWire guest post last week, Bob Crimmins said I was “flat wrong” when I advised a group of would-be entrepreneurs to focus on their product and their customers,… Read More
Ever since its U.S. debut last year, the popular music listening service Spotify has been adding 8,000 subscribers a day. And I’m not just talking about free subscribers. That’s paid subscribers.… Read More
Some of the most successful and productive people I know are lazy. They’ll tell you so. David Allen, author of Getting Things Done and the godfather of productivity. Lazy. He will… Read More
Do a quick, little experiment with me. Think of your favorite big brand — could be Amazon or Virgin or Coke. Now go all the way back in history to… Read More
On Friday, Dec. 2 at Seattle Children’s Hospital, 11-year-old Braydon Hutchison was crying. It wasn’t because of his leukemia, which kept him quarantined, or the nausea and vomiting that had… Read More
I run a real estate company by day, and electronic gadgets are one of my passions, so it comes as no surprise that I needed to be one of the… Read More
Guest Post: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is hosting a number of events today in anticipation of the opening of the philanthropy’s new public visitor center. Social media, and media… Read More
One day in 2008, Port Commissioner John Creighton and Seattle Office of Film and Music Director James Keblas landed in Austin for the Seattle Chamber’s Intercity Study Mission. Noting how… Read More
Blogs are great at making your Web site visible and findable on search engines. Most entrepreneurs can do the work themselves or hire talent to make that happen. What’s a… Read More
Have you ever been playing Halo and realize you have no clue where the next objective is? You just killed the last gold Elite and… now what? Just as you… Read More
The Seattle area and I just went through a four day snow/ice storm event. The City of Seattle’s emergency operations center (EOC) was activated and coordinated the City government’s response. That response… Read More
Would you ever think that a comedian could hold the key to unlocking the secret to making a lot of money online? Believe it, because that’s exactly what Louis CK did… Read More
There’s no denying it…customers are critical to your success. So if you’re not solving problems that they care about, then you will fail. But you can go about figuring out… Read More
It’s harder than ever to get attention for your products. There are so many new ideas being rolled out that you have to spend a lot of time and money… Read More
A tech evangelist for O’Reilly Media, Brady Forrest is the driving force behind Ignite, a popular series of fast-paced, five-minute talks that started in Seattle and quickly spread around the… Read More
Jolkona is a Bengali word that means “drop of water.” For Nadia Mahmud, co-founder of the Jolkona Foundation, it’s a fitting metaphor given that she believes every small drop counts… Read More
These angel investors are elevating Seattle to new heights. The brains behind Founder’s Co-op and TechStars not only are bankrolling new startup ventures, but Andy Sack, Geoff Entress and Chris DeVore are… Read More
Hélène Martin taught hundreds of high-school students the power of computer programming during her two years teaching computer science at Garfield High in Seattle, inspiring many to pursue degrees in technology. Now… Read More
Shauna Causey, a mainstay of Seattle’s social media community, is a driving force behind the regional chapter of the Social Media Club and the co-founder of Tech Mavens, a non-profit project… Read More
[Editor’s Note: GeekWire has identified more than a dozen “Geeks Who Give Back” — people who work in non-profits, mentor others and invest in the future of the tech community.… Read More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71wym2qYQdA&version=3&hl=en_US] Editor’s Note: Seattle lawyer William Carleton spent several days last week in New York’s Zuccotti Park, the nerve center of the Occupy Wall Street movement. He had two… Read More
It’s a big day for GeekWire, not only because we’re adding a great member to the team, but because this new role represents an important step toward realizing our broader… Read More
Guest Commentary: In science fiction stories, everybody has that amazing device that people can carry in their pockets but magically expands to a full-size computer. It recognizes hand motions and you can… Read More
In the midst of an unprecedented challenging jobs situation and in honor of Labor Day, let’s all come together to discuss new ways to fix our persistent unemployment problem and… Read More
International markets can offer technology companies significant opportunities to expand and diversify their product and service offerings, increase brand awareness and drive revenues. But companies contemplating international expansion also face… Read More
Sending text messages remains the single most common thing people do with their phones — well, other than using them as phones. But the meteoric rise of mobile apps —… Read More
