Startup founders, especially the serial kind, rarely come up short in the idea department. But finding a co-founder (or two) willing to help you execute, especially on a technical or Web-based idea, can be a challenge. Where do you look? What skills should a co-founder bring to the table? And more importantly, how do you… Read More…
Since the early days of GeekWire, one of our favorite features has been the Startup Spotlight in which we touch base with early-stage entrepreneurs about the joys and fears of running their own companies. It’s fun to touch base with these folks, since many are hoping that they can follow in the entrepreneurial paths laid… Read More…
Mashing your eyes up against a microscope and peering through a small viewfinder isn’t the most enjoyable or effective way to look at bugs and bacteria. Exo Labs seems to have a good fix for that. The Seattle startup has developed a microscope camera that can link to iOS devices — including the iPad —… Read More…
You may have already seen the great speaker lineup on tap for GeekWire’s Startup Day, including Box co-founder Aaron Levie; Zulily CEO Darrell Cavens; Dwellable CEO Brenda Spoonemore and many others. We’re certainly looking forward to hearing war stories from these entrepreneurial vets, sharing tips, insights and maybe even a few tricks on how to… Read More…
We had a feeling that it was going to be a blockbuster quarter on the venture capital front in Washington state as companies such as Donuts, Kona Medical, Avalara and SEOMoz reeled in big rounds. The money certainly was flowing in the second quarter with $312 million invested in 32 companies, more than double the… Read More…
In the excitement that swirls around startups, sometimes we often forget that most entrepreneurial ventures end in failure. That’s why it was so good to see Seattle entrepreneur Buster Benson lay it on the line in a blog post this week in which he described the emotions around closing his startup company, Habit Labs. Even… Read More…
I thought launching a startup would be fun. After all, I was finally executing an idea that I’d dreamed of two years prior, which, until then, had remained nothing more than a note in my iPhone. The idea was Crackerize.com (and that’s literally all the 2-year old iPhone note said, “crackerize.com”), and it was an… Read More…
In a recent appearance at the Toronto Public Library’s Appel Salon, author Malcolm Gladwell provided some fascinating remarks about the role of entrepreneurs in society, drawing some interesting conclusions about Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. Gladwell called Gates “the most ruthless capitalist” until the day when he “wakes up one morning and says… Read More…
Typically, when things are going well in the startup world, venture capitalists optimistically boost valuations of early-stage companies to reflect the promise of the young fledglings. That’s exactly what’s going on right now for those companies raising money, with a new report out today from the law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati indicating that pre-money… Read More…
Entrepreneurs have an interesting perspective on decision-making. For one, they do a lot of it. But moreover, I believe they tend to think about opportunities differently than most people. This applies to the big decisions that make or break a company, as well as the day-to-day decisions that we all face. In this post I’d… Read More…
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