GeekWire’s Top 50 Posts of 2012: Milestones, stunts and more craziness from the year in tech

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It’s that time when journalists take a moment to reflect on the past year. We’re doing that here on GeekWire too, with a series of stories that look back at 2012. Today, we’re listing the 50 most popular stories on GeekWire. As you’ll see in the list below, sometimes it is the offbeat and oddball… Read More…

Welcome to ‘Start-Ups: Silicon Valley’: Another dimension of hell

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As a Bravo junkie, I’ll give any show a shot. And now that Andy Cohen and Co. have moved their exploitation machine into Silicon Valley, it’s time to watch what the kids in northern Cali are up to. Yesterday, we dropped into the Seattle offices of Cheezburger. Today we meet the malcontents of “Start-Ups: Silicon… Read More…

Bill Nye takes on creationism; Solavei’s cell plan; and other top stories of the month

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August usually is a quiet time on the tech beat, but not this summer. We were busy keeping tabs on controversial remarks from a host of characters, from patent guru Nathan Myhrvold to venture capitalist Dave McClure to scientist Bill Nye. So, in case you missed any of the action, here’s a look back at… Read More…

Dave McClure is ripping VCs again: They’re f***ing arrogant and stupid a**holes

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Dave McClure is not your typical venture capitalist. He wears T-shirts and flip flops, and cusses like a sailor. The term angel could not be more oxymoronic when applied to McClure. In the course of his 30-minute talk at the GROW conference in Vancouver, B.C. today, the founder of Silicon Valley’s 500 Startups dropped the F-bomb and the… Read More…