“I think any pitch that doesn’t have AI in it is just not going to get a look unless the team is incredible… but it’d be unlikely that an incredible… Read More
The flywheel is spinning at Pioneer Square Labs, the Seattle startup studio formed five years ago by a cadre of Seattle’s leading angel and venture capital investors. In the course… Read More
Not every entrepreneur can say they helped save Rupert Murdoch’s finger from falling off. But that was one of several fascinating life experiences shared by Seattle startup veteran T.A. McCann… Read More
Building a startup venture from scratch can be a daunting and lonely experience. That’s why we created The Playbook, a new speaker series where entrepreneurs, founders and investors connect in… Read More
Health technology is hot. But there are mixed feelings about aging a century or more beyond the typical current human lifespan. Our Geek on the Street question for this episode… Read More
Life expectancy worldwide has more than doubled since the year 1900. Thanks to remarkable scientific breakthroughs, people today are living longer, healthier lives than any other point in history. But… Read More
Pioneer Square Labs just added some serious entrepreneurial clout to its managing director lineup. The Seattle startup studio today named T.A. McCann as its fifth managing director, joining Geoff Entress, Mike… Read More
Is technical expertise the key to success in the fast-moving world of artificial intelligence market? Or is it entrepreneurship? Top-notch engineers with a yen to build a startup can get… Read More
The Volvo Ocean Race is the world’s most famous ocean sailing race. Its history dates back to 1972-73 when it was first called the Whitbread Round-The-World Race and was organized by… Read More
There are four big decisions that can happen in a startup, says T.A. McCann: When to start the company, when to fund it, when to kill it, and when to… Read More
Everyone will tell you that “startups are hard.” And guess what? Having navigated the twists and turns at GeekWire for more than two years, we can now safely say: They’re… Read More
RIM is planning to shut down Gist, the personal contact management service that it acquired in February 2011. The service will cease operation on September 15th, and up until that… Read More
Persistence, courage and an ability to learn from failure. Those are some of the attributes of entrepreneurs, all traits exhibited by Gist founder and CEO T.A. McCann in 2011. One… Read More
Gist founder T.A. McCann just completed a successful sale of his startup to RIM. So, why did the Seattle entrepreneur spend a chunk of his time at the University of… Read More