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May 22, 2013, 4:12 PM

Card-counting startup founders look to place a bet on Google Glass

Colin Jones and Ben Crawford have a tremendous story to tell, and one that you may have already read about or… Read More

May 22, 2013, 2:00 PM

Startup lesson #2: Don’t ignore the enablers

[Editor’s note: Seattle entrepreneurs Barry Chu and Dave Cotter share some of their startup lessons in starting the new mobile app… Read More

May 22, 2013, 9:48 AM

Bruce Montgomery biotech startup Cardeas Pharma raises $34 million

It has been a good week for the Seattle life sciences community. On Monday, Seattle genomics tool maker NanoString Technologies… Read More

May 22, 2013, 9:25 AM

Microsoft vets raise cash for productivity startup Tipbit, backed by Ignition and Andreessen Horowitz

A startup by the name of Tipbit — backed by Ignition Partners and Andreessen Horowitz —wants to make you more… Read More

May 22, 2013, 8:48 AM

From shopping advice to walking devices, startups with UW ties show off their successful ideas

The entrepreneurial talent coming out of the University of Washington was on full display Tuesday evening at the Paul G. Allen Center… Read More

May 22, 2013, 8:15 AM

Chart: The top 10 biggest private tech buyouts (and where Tumblr ranks)

In the wake of Yahoo’s blockbuster $1.1 billion purchase of Tumblr, Bloomberg News has produced a pretty nifty chart of… Read More

May 22, 2013, 6:00 AM

SEO guru Vanessa Fox sells search analytics startup Nine by Blue to RKG

Seattle entrepreneur Vanessa Fox has been bootstrapping her search analytics business, Nine by Blue, for the past six years. Today,… Read More

May 21, 2013, 4:05 PM

These sensor-infused socks track your steps and ID injury-prone running styles

In the past few years, you’ve heard of smartphones, smart-watches and most recently, smart-glasses. Now, courtesy of a Redmond-based startup,… Read More

May 21, 2013, 2:47 PM

Startup lesson #1: Reid Hoffman is wrong

[Editor’s note: Seattle entrepreneurs Barry Chu and Dave Cotter share some of their startup lessons in starting the new mobile… Read More

May 21, 2013, 1:22 PM

Startup Spotlight: Stride taps user feedback to build a CRM product with ‘love’

It took just 24 hours for the self-described “startup junkies” at Stride to get their new customer relationship management service… Read More

May 21, 2013, 11:31 AM

Commencement speech showdown: Advice to recent grads from Redfin’s Kelman and Zillow’s Rascoff

It’s that time of year when commencement speeches ring out across the nation, with everyone from President Barack Obama to… Read More

May 20, 2013, 9:40 PM

5 things I learned while working on the original Xbox

[Editor’s Note: With Microsoft preparing to unveil the third generation of the Xbox on Tuesday, we asked GeekWire Chairman Jonathan… Read More

May 20, 2013, 9:01 PM

Fast-growing HasOffers raises $9.4M, promises to keep ‘bootstrapper spirit’ alive

HasOffers built a pretty impressive business over the past four years, using the company’s revenue to fuel expansion as it… Read More

May 20, 2013, 5:13 PM

How Silicon Valley VCs would react to a pitch from the greatest geek ever, Nikola Tesla

GeekWire’s Greatest Geek of All Time is making headlines again, and this time it relates directly to the startup world. Palo… Read More

May 20, 2013, 2:36 PM

Nike Accelerator Spotlight: FitDeck turns exercise into a card game

Editor’s note: Nike Accelerator Spotlight takes a look at the ten startups participating in the Nike+ Accelerator, a three-month startup program based… Read More

May 20, 2013, 1:55 PM

You did what? Why we chose debt over venture capital

If you’re an entrepreneur, there’s a good chance that many of your conversations — and a good chunk of your… Read More

May 20, 2013, 1:43 PM

Digital marketing firm AudienceScience trims staff

AudienceScience is cutting staff again. The Bellevue digital marketing company, formerly known as Revenue Science and digiMine, has laid off… Read More

May 20, 2013, 12:01 AM

Bootlegs 2.0: Lively app allows you to take concert memories home for $9.99

Has this ever happened? You just saw an amazing musical performance at one of your favorite concert venues, and you’d… Read More

May 18, 2013, 12:15 PM

Dogfooding: Find a way to be your own customer

In early ‘90s, while working on Windows NT, Microsoft popularized an idea to make everyone on the team use early… Read More

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May 18, 2013, 9:18 AM

GeekWire Radio: Startup Weekend CEO Marc Nager spreads the startup gospel

This week on the GeekWire radio show we speak to Startup Weekend CEO Marc Nager who is building a global… Read More

May 17, 2013, 6:37 PM

Startup Spotlight: Localblox is like Facebook, but for your neighborhood

Facebook is nice and all, but with one billion users, it’s hard to feel like there’s any more than a… Read More

May 17, 2013, 1:01 PM

Report: Facebook and Microsoft eyeing Tumblr as Yahoo sets Monday press event

Where is Tumblr going to end up? Reports have been circulating that the New York-based microblogging and social networking powerhouse… Read More

May 17, 2013, 9:34 AM

When your startup feels less like a hockey stick and more like a hip check

We all love to talk about the “hockey stick” moment for a company, referring to the point when users and… Read More

May 17, 2013, 12:26 AM

Shopping, sword-fighting and silliness: Meet the first-ever WIN Reactor graduates

From a retro-futuristic driving game to a healthy shopping and eating app, more than six months of stealth startup work going on… Read More

May 16, 2013, 6:30 PM

Nike Accelerator Spotlight: Coachbase lets you draw up plays, strategies with an iPad

Editor’s note: Nike Accelerator Spotlight takes a look at the ten startups participating in the Nike+ Accelerator, a three-month startup program based… Read More

May 16, 2013, 5:36 PM

Big offering for big data: Tableau prices stock at $31 per share

Tableau Software had been boosting its proposed price for Friday’s initial public offering for the past few weeks and now we’ve got… Read More

May 16, 2013, 3:07 PM

This tech startup just turned a hip Seattle bar into an amazing hang-out space

You’ve heard the stories of the amazing perks now being offered to employees of tech companies, from massages to paid… Read More

Christian Chabot (l) and Pat Hanrahan of Tableau Software
May 16, 2013, 9:54 AM

Here’s what the VCs and founders will make in Tableau’s blockbuster IPO

Tableau Software is expected to go public tonight on the New York Stock Exchange, a significant milestone for the 10-year-old… Read More

May 16, 2013, 7:08 AM

SquareHub emerges with high-profile backers and a goal to connect families

Dave Cotter is a divorced father of three girls — a busy guy who struggles to keep up with his… Read More

May 15, 2013, 12:59 PM

Why our Startup CEO of the Year thinks Portland is the next great startup city

When we announced that Elemental’s Sam Blackman had won the Startup CEO of the Year award at last week’s GeekWire… Read More

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