Mayor McGinn: We’re doing our best to make Seattle a great place for entrepreneurs

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Audio of Mayor McGinn’s speech can be heard below. He starts talking about startups at 8:40. The latest numbers prove that Seattle is one of the hottest startup hubs in the world and a great place to find good jobs. Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn is well-aware of that. He wants to continue improving his city, which ideally… Read More…

Indie gamers unite: An inside look at the Seattle Indies meetup

The scene from the Indies

More than 50 developers from Seattle’s independent video game scene gathered this week to network and show off their latest projects at the Seattle Indies meetup, an informal gathering hosted at indie game studio 17-Bit. “It’s fun to connect with people who are working on other interesting projects,” said developer Dan Dixon. “We can talk… Read More…

GeekWire Meetup is Feb. 13: A fireside chat with Tableau CEO Christian Chabot

Christian Chabot

Tableau Software CEO Christian Chabot bluntly told me in an interview seven years ago that his young 25-person software startup would be “the next billion-dollar company from Seattle.” Bold words. But fast forward to today, and Chabot is well on his way to fulfilling that promise. Tableau now employs more than 700 people worldwide who… Read More…