NEW YORK — Is the secret to entrepreneurial success found in The Wizard of Oz? Rich Barton, the co-founder of Expedia and Zillow, thinks so. Speaking at the Inman Connect real… Read More
Two years ago, in my article titled, “What President Obama’s immigration announcement means for tech companies and entrepreneurs,” I discussed the president’s executive actions on immigration that he’d just announced… Read More
PALM DESERT, Calif. — Blackstone Group is a financial juggernaut, with $361 billion in assets under management and a market value of $31 billion. But before the private equity firm… Read More
For most 11-year-olds, their experience with entrepreneurship ends at the summertime lemonade stand. But for Belle Pan, refreshing drinks and homemade cookies weren’t cutting it. As the daughter of an… Read More
Students across the country are headed back to school and many high school seniors are deciding which college or university would be best for them. Those with entrepreneurial ambitions might… Read More
There are roughly 200,000 data sets available from the federal government, including information on weather and meteorology, patents and census data on household size, income and occupation. Kevin Merritt, founder… Read More
For entrepreneurs seeking to raise capital, getting investor introductions is a key first step towards achieving fundraising success. A well-prepared entrepreneur typically already has a short list of target investors… Read More
There were two clear winners in President Obama’s sweeping changes on immigration executive action last week: undocumented parents of U.S. citizens and green card holders and tech workers. The president… Read More
It’s a vexing dilemma for any parent. You just paid big money to send your kid through college, and now they are weighing their first serious career choice. Big company… Read More
We like to think of ourselves from entrepreneurial stock here in the Pacific Northwest — driven by by a pioneering spirit that led people westward hundreds of years ago and… Read More
In case you’ve been living under a rock the last week, Richard Sherman has been everywhere in the media. It started when the Seattle Seahawks made a game saving and ultimately… Read More
I’ve interviewed hundreds — probably thousands — of entrepreneurs over the past 15 years as a technology journalist. And here’s something that I can say with certainty: Entrepreneurs are an… Read More
GeekWire readers may already be familiar with Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price, who took home honors as “Young Entrepreneur of the Year” in this year’s GeekWire Awards. But what you… Read More
We had a blast catching up with Seattle technology entrepreneurs and investors Rich Barton and Nick Hanauer on last weekend’s GeekWire podcast and radio show. Barton, the former CEO of… Read More
One reason I love getting to know social impact entrepreneurs is that they are among the most sincerely passionate folks you’ll ever meet. They’re not just enthusiastic and driven. Social… Read More
Appature CEO Kabir Shahani is one of the most energetic and charismatic young entrepreneurs in Seattle. He’s also wise beyond his years, with a startup flop and a big success… Read More
You wouldn’t know it judging by the spoonfuls of hot chili that Mayor Mike McGinn is wolfing down, but it’s a picture-perfect and rather warm May afternoon in the Emerald… Read More
Ethan Lowry and Joe Heitzeberg are software guys. Lowry is best known as one of the co-creators of the wildly popular Urbanspoon mobile app, while Heitzeberg worked at companies such… Read More
Two studies out this week indicate that entrepreneurs are feeling pretty gosh-darned good about their prospects — not a surprise given the surges on Wall Street. The first, conducted by… Read More
The tech industry was buzzing this week after Yahoo announced its acquisition of Summly. It wasn’t so much the acquisition itself, but the entrepreneur behind the idea. You see, Summly… Read More
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… Read More
Here’s my dilemma. Fundraising for a tech startup is hugely time consuming. There are a million other things to do, and there is no good tool to manage the workflow… Read More
[Editor’s note: Startup Jedi is a new column by GeekWire chairman, investor and serial entrepreneur Jonathan Sposato. Future columns will be made available exclusively to GeekWire members in a special… Read More
Thanks to Arthur Buerk, the University of Washington entrepreneurship program is getting renamed and receiving a nice chunk of change in the process. Buerk, a 1958 UW grad and founder of Montlake… Read More
Sometimes when you’re running a startup, it can feel like the world is stacked against you, with nowhere to turn and no one to talk to. Well, at the very… Read More
Startup Weekend has come a long way since its birth just three years ago, and the non-profit will celebrate the creation of 100,000 entrepreneurs by ringing in the NYSE Opening… Read More
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… 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… 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… 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… Read More