Atlanta tops list of best places to start a business; Seattle ranks 7th

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Atlanta is apparently the place to be for gamers, nerds and now, startup hopefuls. Personal finance site Nerd Wallet just released a new study, this time analyzing the best cities to start a business. Atlanta topped the list, while Seattle came in 7th. Nerd Wallet looked at the 42 largest U.S. cities and used a methodology… Read More…

UW’s Buerk Center awards $170K to 8 student-led startups

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For the past six months, ten teams from the University of Washington’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship have been working within a Tech Stars-esque Jones Milestones/Foster Accelerator and building their startups. Now, they’re being rewarded for their efforts. Eight companies were awarded between $10K and $25K in follow-on funding for the work they’ve done. “This follow-on… Read More…

Patience, perseverance and passion: Video highlights from our talk with Tableau CEO Christian Chabot

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We had a great conversation with Tableau CEO Christian Chabot Wednesday evening at our GeekWire Meetup. Chabot talked about several interesting topics, from why entrepreneurs should avoid venture capital to the power of perseverence over pivoting to Seattle as a startup city. You can check out the video highlights above, followed by some additional thoughts from our attendees…. Read More…

It’s not a startup … It’s a startup business

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As a species, we can be pretty lazy with language.  That’s cool… we all know what we mean.  But I reckon there can be benefits from occasional reminders about what we all think we know.  The word “startup” is such an occasion.  We say it and we hear it all the time.  But “startup” is… Read More…

The ‘ultimate disrupter’ Jeff Bezos named Fortune’s Businessperson of the Year

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Dubbing him the “ultimate disrupter,” Fortune magazine has chosen Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos as its Businessperson of the Year. The profile that accompanies the honor, written expertly by senior editor Adam Lashinsky, delves into everything from Amazon’s memo-based culture to Bezos’ love of science fiction to the company’s legendary focus on the customer. Quoted throughout the… Read More…

Startup Stars: A brief history of the best 20th century business launches

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There are more ways now than ever for you to start a business. Startups are a hot topic and it seems like everyone is launching a new company. But just as easy as it is to launch a startup, it’s even easier to make mistakes… unless you slow down and learn from history. Here’s a… Read More…

A few tips for companies thinking about going global

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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 daunting risks and uncertainties, along with operational challenges that can be difficult to anticipate. Because seizing global opportunities requires knowledge and preparation, it helps to… Read More…

With ties to India and Redmond, stealthy YAssume looks to challenge Salesforce.com, others

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As the executive director of TiE Seattle, Rohit Mathur encounters plenty of cutting-edge startup ideas. Now, Mathur — who previously served as regional director for technology consulting company MindTree — is kicking around a new project of his own. The startup is called YAssume, and for now Mathur is keeping things close to the vest…. Read More…

Sixteen budding businesses to watch, from the UW Business Plan Competition

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Yesterday was my first exposure to the annual UW Business Plan Competition, held by the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Foster School of Business — and it was great to be in the midst of all that entrepreneurial energy. I was one of nearly 280 judges who were given $1,000 in fictional money… Read More…