It took just 24 hours for the self-described “startup junkies” at Stride to get their new customer relationship management service off the ground. But they didn’t stop there, and now just over a year after its formal launch, the team is still iterating and developing. The Stride app — created by Andrew Dumont, Nathan Carnes, Adrian… Read More…
Socedo co-founder Aseem Badshah came up with the idea for his startup after helping big brands like Microsoft and Guess boost their presence on Twitter and Facebook. Badshah realized that businesses were doing a good job of broadcasting their messages and responding to customer inquiries, but not taking advantage of driving new sales leads via… Read More…
Editor’s note: Nike Accelerator Spotlight takes a look at the ten startups participating in the Nike+ Accelerator, a three-month startup program based in Portland, Ore. and put on by Nike and TechStars. GeekWire is featuring each company leading up to the June 10 demo day. For many of us, exercising alone is sometimes boring. Fitness classes,… Read More…
It’s going to be a gorgeous weekend in Seattle, and I’m already planning to get the family outdoors to enjoy some much-needed sunshine. (Mountain Loop Highway or Chuckanut Drive is the question?) With Tohula, a new Redmond startup led by nature lovers, tech geeks and Founder Institute grads Sebastien Fouillade and Matthieu Lefort, I could chronicle my experiences… Read More…
We write a lot about the shortage of workers in the fields of software development and engineering. But the majority of workers in the U.S. — roughly 59 percent — pull down hourly paychecks in jobs such as dishwashers, baristas, sales clerks, landscapers and janitors. Jobaline, a six-month-old Kirkland startup led by former Microsoft manager Luis… Read More…
Cart Blanche founder Joel Espelien is trying to change the way you shop at the local mall, combining the best of social networking technologies with the brick-and-mortar retail experience. His new startup, which is launching Friday at the Northwest Entrepreneur Network’s First Look Forum, allows shoppers to rate, review and share the items they find on the… Read More…
Would you have more fun shopping with a buddy? BevyUp founders Mauricio Cuevas, Brian Toba, Chris Rallo and Reymarx Gereda think you will. The Seattle startup company, which is emerging from stealth mode today after more than a year in development, is launching what it calls a new platform for “contagious commerce.” The ultimate goal is… Read More…
Can we make the world healthier with big data? Healthentic thinks so, and the Seattle startup is hoping to reduce health care costs along the way by helping big corporations better analyze health care data of employees. The company’s Wellness Decision Engine allows benefits managers to better analyze insurance claims, and then used that data to create… Read More…
Mike Fridgen already helped change the way people buy airfares, getting Seattle startup Farecast off the ground in 2005. Now, the Internet executive (and loyal Husky) is trying to transform how we shop for power saws, smartphones, treadmills and everything else as the CEO of Decide.com. The Seattle company, which like Farecast was started with… Read More…
You can now watch your favorite shows no matter where you wander, tuning in on a smartphone or tablet. On the back end of that process, however, it can be a pain for individuals or companies to distribute their videos across multiple formats. Enter video encoders like Encoding.com and Zencoder, and most recently a Portland… Read More…
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