Some Nextcast guests have seen it all, and Ron Erickson is among them. Starting out in public policy and law, Erickson made waves in a few fields (including selling zucchini squash at the age of six) before settling in technology and entrepreneurship. Now, the former Egghead, eCharge and Blue Frog Mobile executive is leading the team at… Read More…
Giant Thinkwell’s latest product, Haiku Deck, has been getting quite a bit of attention over the last few weeks. We covered the team of three — Adam Tratt, Kevin Leneway, and Marc Kamaka — and the launch of their iPad-based presentation tool earlier this month. They were also one of the few startups that Valley celeb Robert Scoble interviewed while… Read More…
Distributed Energy Management has business intelligence software that analyzes the energy data from smart meters, or any other data source, and correlates it to business operations. I chatted with founder Jimmy Jia, who holds a BS and MS in Material Science and Engineering from MIT and an MBA from the University of Oxford, to learn more… Read More…
Don’t let the laid-back Pacific Northwest demeanor fool you. Luke Friang is a self-described “speed freak.” Whether bombing down icy slopes on his snowboard or maneuvering through hairpin turns in a mini-racecar, Friang simply loves to move fast. And that’s why the 42-year-old college drop-out and self-taught technologist has found such a good home at… Read More…
Newly minted RealNetworks CEO Thomas Nielsen has pragmatic outlook, a sharp sense of humor and a ton of energy, as evidenced by the fact that he sealed one of the most significant transactions in the company’s recent history — this morning’s $120 million patent and software sale to Intel — after less than three months… Read More…
Update: There’s now a ‘Shit Seattle People Say When It Snows’ Part 3. Embedded below… If you’re like me, all this #wasnow #waice #snomg madness has got you in need of a good laugh. Enter social media strategist Paolo Mottola, creator of the meme-tastic “Shit Seattle People Say When it Snows” parody videos (embedded at the… Read More…
It’s the hottest thing on Foursquare and FarmVille. Now, Avvo — the online Q&A site for medical and legal advice — is adding game mechanics to its popular forums. The Seattle company announced today that it is adding virtual rewards and leaderboards, a move by Avvo to deepen the engagement of its more than 120,000… Read More…
Our guest on the latest GeekWire radio show and podcast was veteran entrepreneur Steve Murch, the CEO of Seattle-based BigOven, which offers online services and apps devoted to recipes, shopping and other aspects of modern meal-making — tapping a large user-generated database of recipes. We talked about a range of topics, including how Murch competes… Read More…
Our guest on the latest GeekWire radio show and podcast was Ben Elowitz, the CEO of Wetpaint, the Seattle company building an entertainment news and celebrity gossip network makes heavy use of Facebook and other social-networking tools to build and engage with its audience. We talked about the company’s business model and its efforts to build a… Read More…
Startups, by their very nature, are built to move fast. But Zulily, the Seattle daily deal site that just scored $43 million in venture capital, takes the concept to an entirely new level having grown from four to 240 employees in 18 months. In fact, CEO Darrell Cavens and the rest of his team have… Read More…
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