Geek paradise: A video tour of the MakerHaus workshop

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If there’s a geek paradise in Seattle, a 10,000-square-foot creative playground nestled in Fremont might just be it. Welcome to MakerHaus, a huge community-based working space for geeks, nerds, designers, makers and anyone else who has ever wanted to build something cool. After more than two months, MakerHaus has 121 members and seven businesses operating out… Read More…

Map: Here’s what Seattle would look like after the Zombie Apocalypse

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Ever wondered what Seattle would look like if the Apocalypse happened and zombies took over the town? Thanks to a years worth of work from local artist Tony Dowler, now you can.  Dowler just completed an incredibly successful Kickstarter campaign to help share a huge map of post-Apocalyptic Seattle, surpassing his $1,500 goal by nearly $17,000… Read More…

Seattle rolling out ‘Predictive Policing’ software to anticipate where crime happens

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The Seattle Police Department is hoping to keep the city safe by using data that better predicts where crime may happen. Mayor Mike McGinn announced today that on Sunday the city rolled out a “Predictive Policing” software in the East and Southwest Precincts. The software inputs historical crime data from 2008 into an algorithm that predicts where and… Read More…

3 ways your brand can learn from how sports teams handle social media

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When panelists are introduced at an event, the audience usually gets a typical rundown of accolades and achievements of the given speaker. You know the drill.  Tuesday night inside City Hall was a tad different. When moderator Matt Pittman took the mic to start the night, it was obvious that this particular Seattle Social Media… Read More…

Girl power: Seattle ranked 2nd for women entrepreneurs

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If you’re a woman and an entrepreneur, there are few better places to be in than Seattle. That’s according to a new study from personal finance site Nerd Wallet, who placed Seattle just behind San Francisco as the best place for women entrepreneurs. Here’s what they based their rankings on: Number of businesses per 100 residents… Read More…

Gigabit Screwed: Missing out on Seattle’s high-speed Internet pilot, just barely

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We at GeekWire were excited to hear Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn announce plans to expand the Gigabit Squared super-fast Internet pilot to two more areas of the city, West Seattle and our home turf of Ballard, bringing the total to 14 neighborhoods. Then we looked at the map. The southeastern edge of the Ballard pilot… Read More…

A night of stunts and startups at the inaugural Seattle Tech Meetup (VIDEO)

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They say you’re supposed to save the best for last, and Tuesday night at the first-ever Seattle Tech Meetup was no different. After four local tech startups pitched their impressive ideas, Zumobi co-founder John SanGiovanni  took the cake for the final demo. For a few minutes on stage, he made magic happen on the screen and at… Read More…

Patience, perseverance and passion: Video highlights from our talk with Tableau CEO Christian Chabot

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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 perseverence over pivoting to Seattle as a startup city. You can check out the video highlights above, followed by some additional thoughts from our attendees…. Read More…