Startups – Page 223 of 312

Nov 1, 2013, 12:33 PM

Startup Day Video: Glympse CEO Bryan Trussel offers his ‘advice on taking advice’

Glympse CEO Bryan Trussel is not a serial entrepreneur, and that’s one of the reasons his talk at GeekWire Startup… Read More

Nov 1, 2013, 11:49 AM

Startup tip for finding VCs: Portland CEOs say it’s all about the personality fit

A lot of work goes into finding the right investors for your startup. But for a few of Portland’s most… Read More

Nov 1, 2013, 10:23 AM

Live music app Lively entertains acquisition offers, pushes ahead with new funding

Lively, the Seattle startup that helps musicians earn money off of concerts by making audio and video available to fans… Read More

Oct 31, 2013, 3:09 PM

In shift from Lockerz, fashion startup Ador raises more cash

Ador will soon be taking the wraps off of its new fashion shopping service. But the company, which emerged from… Read More

Oct 31, 2013, 11:20 AM

Commentary: Yes, startups are a lot like surfing

Seaton Gras started a tech incubator because he wanted to help entrepreneurs more easily create companies. He named it SURF… Read More

Oct 31, 2013, 10:40 AM

Meet AtomOrbit: The winning pitch from our Startup Demo Zone competition

We had a great time at last week’s Startup Day event, listening to inspirational talks by the likes of SquareHub… Read More

Oct 31, 2013, 6:47 AM

Centri raises cash to help mobile carriers boost networks

Editor’s note: This post has been updated to reflect the accurate amount of money raised, and the investors involved in… Read More

Oct 30, 2013, 1:48 PM

Ignition scores big return as cloud startup ServiceMesh sells to CSC for $158M

Bellevue venture capital firm Ignition is celebrating today after enterprise cloud management startup ServiceMesh of Santa Monica, Calif. was sold to… Read More

Oct 30, 2013, 11:32 AM

Startup Day Video: Venture capitalists say don’t worry about dilution, think about building something big

Dilution vs. Control. It’s an age-old debate in the startup ranks. After all, how much money you take certainly impacts… Read More

Oct 30, 2013, 7:32 AM

Cancer research startup Immune Design pulls in $32.5 million, plans to raise more

Immune Design has reeled in $32.5 million in venture capital financing, with plans to raise up to $16.5 million more… Read More

Oct 29, 2013, 10:30 PM

From tennis coach to startup CEO: The wild entrepreneurial journey of Lively’s Dean Graziano

Dean Graziano has been a tennis coach; a software CEO and even — in one of the more unusual startup… Read More

Oct 29, 2013, 10:12 PM

Startup Day Video: Moz CEO Rand Fishkin on the challenges of team building

One of the toughest and most important parts of growing a startup is building a team. Just look at the… Read More

Oct 29, 2013, 5:24 PM

Health services startup Qliance raises $5.5M

Qliance Medical, the Seattle health services startup backed by venture capitalist Nick Hanauer, Zillow Chairman Rich Barton, comedian Drew Carey,… Read More

Oct 29, 2013, 2:22 PM

WebMD buys Avado, a health-care technology startup founded by Microsoft vets

Avado, a Redmond-based startup that aims to do for health-care what Mint has done for personal finance, has been acquired… Read More

Oct 28, 2013, 12:20 PM

Startup Day Video: Dawn Lepore on the secrets of building a great board

Dawn Lepore has been on both sides of the relationship between CEO and board, as the former leader of drugstore.com… Read More

Oct 27, 2013, 5:44 PM

Startup Day Video: Contour co-founder Marc Barros on the pitfalls of becoming a CEO

Many startup founders take the nominal title of CEO, but there’s a huge difference between launching a venture and actually… Read More

Oct 27, 2013, 10:59 AM

Relive GeekWire Startup Day with photos, tweets from a day of entrepreneurial inspiration

It was hard to not feel totally inspired by the time Startup Day wrapped up this past Friday. Whether it was… Read More

Oct 26, 2013, 9:27 PM

Startup Day Video: How a terrifying ‘stroke of luck’ changed Dave Cotter’s life

Dave Cotter was 41 years old, an entrepreneur who had built and sold a startup, worked for companies including Microsoft,… Read More

Oct 25, 2013, 12:46 PM

Startup lessons: Why Moz’s $12,000 bounty program for new engineers didn’t work

Moz — back then called SEOmoz — was growing rapidly two-and-a-half years ago and the company needed four-to-five new employees… Read More

Oct 25, 2013, 10:40 AM

Washington Gov. Inslee at GeekWire Startup Day: We lead the world in ‘innovation per dollar’

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, speaking to the crowd at GeekWire Startup Day this morning, suggested looking at the economy in… Read More

Oct 24, 2013, 6:05 PM

TechStars Demo Day: Our favorite pitches (and our top business models)

We just watched 11 great pitches from the TechStars Seattle Demo Day, taking place at the Showbox Sodo in Seattle.… Read More

Oct 24, 2013, 2:25 PM

Live stream: Watch 11 startups pitch at Techstars Seattle Demo Day

[Update, 4:22 p.m.: The event has concluded. Thanks for tuning in everyone. We’re checking on the possibility of a replay… Read More

Oct 24, 2013, 10:58 AM

Techstars Seattle Demo Day: Meet the 11 startups pitching today

Three months ago, 11 fresh startups began a 90-day entrepreneurial voyage inside the Techstars Seattle incubator. Today, countless hours of… Read More

Oct 24, 2013, 10:11 AM

Startup Day FAQ: What to know if you’re going to our big event and geek bands bash

We’re getting excited for the fifth annual Startup Day event, kicking off Friday morning with remarks by Gov. Jay Inslee… Read More

Oct 23, 2013, 10:31 PM

Startup Spotlight: Microsoft vets start Pansieve to develop mobile forms for businesses

When it comes to gathering operational data, many businesses haven’t changed much from the past. Filling out business forms —… Read More

Oct 23, 2013, 1:04 PM

Startup Spotlight: ResolutionTube helps technicians fix broken machines with a mobile app

When Arnav Anand worked as a technician at Boston Scientific, he sometimes spent hours — even days — trying to… Read More

Oct 22, 2013, 4:37 PM

Too scared to leave your 9-to-5? Code Fellows’ Brent Turner debunks silly startup myths

You hear about the “startup leap” all the time, and for good reason. It’s not easy to leave a steady… Read More

Oct 22, 2013, 4:04 PM

Contrarian view: Entrepreneurs say lack of capital in Seattle is actually a healthy thing

There’s just not enough money floating around the Seattle startup ecosystem. You’ve heard the arguments before, listened to the debates… Read More

Oct 22, 2013, 11:15 AM

WhitePages CEO Alex Algard: Not having VCs will allow a ‘cleaner’ focus

It’s not everyday that a technology company is able to buy out its venture backers. But that’s what happened this… Read More

Oct 22, 2013, 6:00 AM

Dwellable tackles HomeAway in vacation rentals, on pace for $10M in bookings in 2013

HomeAway is still the 800-pound gorilla in the vacation rental business, with 1,400 employees, 775,000 paid listings and annual revenue… Read More