Remote work is equalizing tech startup pay across the country, with Silicon Valley and San Francisco as the benchmark, and Seattle as Exhibit A. That’s one insight from a recent… Read More
An elevator pitch, quick coffee, lunch or Zoom chat might be how some investors get a feel for a particular company or founder. Madison McIlwain picked up what to look… Read More
The seemingly unstoppable trend of tech companies and talent concentrating in a few cities hit a brick wall in March. As the first-known U.S. cases of the coronavirus emerged in… Read More
For years, fast-growing tech companies have drawn criticism for housing crises that have swelled in Seattle, and the San Francisco Bay Area, alongside booming technology industries. Big tech companies are… Read More
Big tech companies are spending big money to address the affordable housing shortage plaguing their communities. The latest is Facebook, which announced a $1 billion multi-pronged approach to the issue… Read More
When Congress enacted a powerful new tax incentive that encourages investors to funnel capital gains into economically distressed areas, community leaders immediately began sounding alarm bells fearing gentrification. The concerns… Read More
San Francisco-based Bright Machines is coming to Seattle. The maker of software and robotics systems for manufacturing plans to open an office in 2019 and has hired Nick Ciubotariu as SVP… Read More
Two tech hubs, two crises of homelessness, two taxes on big business, two very different outcomes. San Francisco voters on Tuesday approved a new tax on the city’s top-grossing companies to… Read More
Imagine if rather than threatening to slow down operations in Seattle when faced with a tax on big business, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos championed the legislation. Would the controversial “head… Read More
Today’s featured stories Redfin CEO warns of slowing national real estate market, as frustrated buyers are sitting out Seattleites are most likely to move to these Amazon HQ2 cities —… Read More
Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman paints a dystopian picture of San Francisco, where he lived for years before fleeing to Seattle. He describes a metropolis that was once diverse and bohemian… Read More
Seattle is the fastest-growing big city in the country, its population just passed 700,000, and more than 1,000 new people are moving here every week. But where did they come… Read More
Software engineers in Seattle stay at companies an average of six months longer than do their counterparts in San Francisco, according to data from online job search giant Indeed. That may… Read More
Technology workers have flocked to Silicon Valley for decades, but the Bay Area is facing new competition as a destination for skilled tech workers. Seattle and other cities are becoming increasingly… Read More
Seattle has been consistently ranked as one of the best tech markets in the country recently, but by at least one metric, the Emerald City isn’t at the top of… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon and Microsoft. Macklemore and Dave Matthews. Rain. And “that big tower.” I’ve spent the past few days in the Bay Area, hanging out at TechCrunch Disrupt,… Read More
Nextdoor, a social network for neighborhoods, has exploded in popularity in recent years, igniting controversy along the way. Critics say the site encourages fear of outsiders and racism among neighbors… Read More
When it comes to retail and the look and feel of a brand that gets it right, Apple Stores have been a benchmark for 15 years. On Thursday, even Apple proved… Read More
Tech brings in big, young money. That’s according to a new report from Zillow, which ranks the top U.S. cities for wealthy millennials, based on U.S. census data. The study… Read More
Redfin, the tech-powered real estate brokerage based out of Seattle, collects all kinds of data about cities, from the available housing, pricing, and what citizens want out of their city over the… Read More
San Francisco and Seattle are facing unprecedented social stratification, thanks in large part to their booming technology industries. The mayors of both cities have introduced major initiatives to deal with homelessness… Read More
Software engineers in 11 U.S. cities have new data to inform their understanding of where to go for the best pay thanks to a report from Hired, “the company on… Read More
Seattle has certainly established itself as a prime location for technology companies looking to establish engineering centers outside of the Bay Area. But how does the Emerald City stack up… Read More
A very different kind of refugee crisis may drive Seattle home prices even higher in 2016. Zillow senior economist Aaron Terraza anticipates an influx of “Silicon refugees,” that is, tech… Read More
On Monday I noticed this article in my feed and was sucked in by the very first line: “Among the credible candidates to be the economic capital of the 21st century,… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella delivered a keynote address at Saleforce’s annual Dreamforce conference here this evening, the latest sign of the new era for Microsoft’s relationship with Bay Area… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft deepened its relationship with longtime cloud rival Salesforce on Wednesday, building on a previous partnership by adding new ways for customers to use the two companies’ key products… Read More
A new report from Zillow found that people are less optimistic about the housing market in some of the country’s largest tech hubs. Residents of Seattle, San Francisco, Denver and… Read More
See update below on questions surrounding this study’s approach. It’s getting a lot harder to move around Seattle. But at least you don’t live in D.C. The nation’s capital took… Read More
Shawn Whiting and Hayden Lee were set to move to San Francisco earlier this summer as they prepared to accelerate development of their virtual reality platform. The Convrge co-founders, who are building… Read More