A few months ago, I wrote a story about the role that RealNetworks has played in creating a wave of startup activity in Seattle’s tech community, breeding entrepreneurs such as… Read More
Whoa, what a month. Was it us, or did the technology industry simply explode with activity in October? Every day it seemed as if there was another groundbreaking announcement. The… Read More
Paul Allen’s memoir, Idea Man, is out in paperback this week, and the Microsoft co-founder has penned an epilogue updating readers on some of the book’s major storylines — including… Read More
Batch is latest casualty in the online photo sharing arena. The company, which was backed by the likes of Ignition Partners and Sequoia, told customers today that it is shutting… Read More
The big news out of Hollywood this week is that Disney is bringing back one of the greatest movie franchises in history with its $4 billion purchase of Lucasfilm Ltd. Star… Read More
Blue Box, a Seattle-based cloud hosting company which has bootstrapped its way to success over the past nine years, has raised $3.5 million in a round led by Voyager Capital.… Read More
Zillow has made another acquisition, purchasing the online home shopping platform Buyfolio. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Buyfolio’s service allows home shoppers to share listings with specified collaborators… Read More
It’s Halloween, so let’s talk about candy. We all know about the health implications of the sugar-packed, partially hydrogenated sweets the kids bring home tonight. But sort through the pile… Read More
You finish a great episode of a great show. You want to watch the next one, but you’ve already seen three of these and it’s getting late. Do you press… Read More
Brendan Kennedy had done his homework and knew it was a financially smart decision. That wasn’t the issue. What caused him to reach out to family and friends, though, had… Read More
When Isilon Systems sold to EMC for $2.25 billion in December 2010, Isilon co-founder Sujal Patel made a pledge to stick around for two years or get the storage company… Read More
(Video courtesy of Felice Lam) Ben Huh kicked up his black and white leather dress shoes and bounced onstage mimicing the pop singer PSY, whose “Gangnam Style” now has more than 600… Read More
Before my family started using our new Microsoft Surface tablet, we spent a little time going over the navigation techniques — basically, if you’re lost or wondering what to do,… Read More
Glassdoor, which compiles compensation data on tens of thousands of companies, is getting its very own payday. The Sausalito, California-based company, led by former Expedia executive Robert Hohman and backed… Read More
How do you know when an Internet meme has run its course? Executives do stuff like this at conferences. In the span of two hours today, executives from two Seattle… Read More
Struggling RealNetworks posted a $22 million net loss for the third quarter, driven in part by $11 million in restructuring charges tied to employee severance costs as well as losses… Read More
After three months of hard work in startup bootcamp, the ten TechStars Seattle companies will present their business ideas this Thursday at Demo Day. But it won’t end there. For the… Read More
SkyKick, a Seattle startup designed to help businesses easily move to Office 365, confirmed with GeekWire that it has raised $1.1 million. The company will continue investing in research and… Read More
No, he didn’t yell “developers, developers, developers” — maybe that’s too old-school at this point — but Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer had another trick up his sleeve at the Build… Read More
Andy Liu is one of Seattle’s most sophisticated angel investors. He’s also one of the region’s most experienced entrepreneurs. That gives the poker-loving Wharton MBA — who continues to lead… Read More
OK, so Windows 8 is out, but what about the apps? Microsoft exec Steve Guggenheimer is on stage right now (above) at the company’s Build conference in Redmond, showing and previewing… Read More
Just in time for Halloween, here’s a unique mobile game that can provide a little extra spook this October. Ghost Patrol turns your iPhone into a ghost hunting toy. The first… Read More
I’m over at the Microsoft Build conference in Redmond this morning, where CEO Steve Ballmer is addressing a crowd of a couple thousand developers at the opening keynote. And he… Read More
Apptio continues to gobble up top talent as it heads toward an initial public offering. The Bellevue enterprise software maker has hired Brett Helsel as senior vice president of engineering… Read More
People buy homes for all sorts of reasons — fenced yards, fireplaces and big master bedrooms. But, as many parents can attest, those factors often take a back seat to… Read More
Calling Windows 8 “probably the biggest porting opportunity in the history of the industry,” Bellevue-based Bsquare this morning launched a new porting service that will adapt existing iOS, Android and… Read More
Call it Startup Weekend on steroids. The Seattle nonprofit today is unveiling a new four-week training program that’s designed to get people off their duffs, pursuing that entrepreneurial idea that’s… Read More
During an interview with Mashable today, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was asked for his thoughts on Apple CEO Tim Cook’s characterization of the new Microsoft Surface tablet as “compromised and… Read More
Valve is well known for groundbreaking games such as Half-Life, Team Fortress 2 and Portal. But the 16-year-old Bellevue game maker also is renowned for its counterintuitive corporate culture, one in which bosses don’t… Read More
Politicians and city leaders, as a group, aren’t generally known for their brevity. But Mike McGinn, the mayor of Seattle, will have no choice but to keep things short and… Read More