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Sep 2, 2012, 7:30 AM

How to keep your big business from acting like a startup

Much has been written — including my last column on GeekWire —about why it’s important for new businesses and startups to keep… Read More

Aug 31, 2012, 2:44 PM

Startup Spotlight: Well Crafted’s platform helps designers display portfolios

The world of design has recently been brought to the forefront of the startup world. With 500 Startups launching their… Read More

Aug 31, 2012, 1:35 PM

Oregon medical-records company Kryptiq sold to Surescripts

Oregon is more than that little bastion of ‘Portlandia’ jokes sandwiched in between Seattle and Silicon Valley — they have… Read More

Aug 31, 2012, 11:35 AM

Jeff Bezos-backed Workday files for $400M IPO, facing off against Concur, SAP, Oracle

Workday, a Pleasanton, California-based company that specializes in cloud-based payroll, financial management and employee expense management, has filed to raise… Read More

Aug 30, 2012, 8:12 AM

Ignition reportedly on the prowl to raise $250 million early-stage fund

This must be the year for Seattle area venture capital firms to hit the fundraising trail. Madrona Venture Group has… Read More

Aug 29, 2012, 9:29 AM

Placed expands location analytics, taps Razorfish exec Jeff Lanctot as advisor

Placed, the Seattle startup that tells companies whether their customers are more likely to be engaging with mobile applications near a… Read More

Aug 29, 2012, 8:36 AM

Redfin goes green, inks deal for land sales with Blu Homes

Redfin has struck a new partnership with Blu Homes to help those interested in building high-end pre-fab homes find land… Read More

Aug 29, 2012, 7:57 AM

Renewable fuel startup spins out from Targeted Growth with investment from Avista

Matrix Genetics has received an undisclosed investment from Avista Development, the venture capital arm of Spokane utility Avista Corp. The… Read More

Aug 28, 2012, 4:56 PM

Appature’s Kabir Shahani: ‘We’re very oriented towards obsoleting ourselves’

Kabir Shahani and his team at Appature want to help marketers create intensely personal customer experiences. How are they going… Read More

Aug 28, 2012, 1:58 PM

Microsoft partners with 9Slides for startup presentations

Microsoft BizSpark is partnering with one of the startups in its program, 9Slides, to make its online presentation technology available… Read More

Aug 28, 2012, 1:57 PM

Fledglings take flight: These 7 startups are looking to make the world a better place

Earlier this year we introduced you to Fledge, a start-up incubator founded by Seattle techie Michael “Luni” Libes that’s working… Read More

Aug 28, 2012, 8:21 AM

Context Relevant rebuffs ‘acquihire’ offers, attracts top data scientists

Context Relevant doesn’t want to be the next “acquihire,” selling out to a large technology company before the promise of… Read More

Aug 27, 2012, 12:45 PM

13 ways to nail your pitch to angel investment groups

Below I am going to focus on the stuff that I wish I would have know when I started pitching… Read More

Aug 27, 2012, 10:14 AM

Startup Spotlight: MakeGood looks to help firms make sense of online ad campaigns

The world of online advertising can be convoluted and complex, making it challenging for advertisers, agencies and publishers to track… Read More

Aug 24, 2012, 3:01 PM

Seattle startup BigDoor powering NFL.com rewards

With the NFL regular season fast approaching, the football league this week announced its first-ever NFL Fan Rewards. The program… Read More

Aug 24, 2012, 9:02 AM

LiquidPlanner’s new CEO: How Liz Pearce rose to the top at age 35

LiquidPlanner, the Bellevue-based project management software company, this morning named a new CEO — Liz Pearce, 35, a marketing specialist who… Read More

Aug 23, 2012, 12:42 PM

Questions I’d ask before listing a startup on FundersClub

Every day I engage with at least one person about how startup investing will change because of the JOBS Act.… Read More

Aug 23, 2012, 10:06 AM

Startup Spotlight: Duxter is a LinkedIn for your gamer life

Hard-core gamers are a different breed. So, it makes some sense that they need their own social network. Duxter, which… Read More

Aug 23, 2012, 8:49 AM

Meet the 7 startup teams in StudentRND’s summer incubator

We’ve written about StudentRND in the past, and we’re always impressed with the projects that these students are kicking around. Earlier… Read More

Aug 23, 2012, 2:07 AM

Four minutes on the train with … Kyle Kesterson of Freak’n Genius

Editor’s note: Team GeekWire participated in the Geeks on a Train voyage between Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, B.C. Tuesday night… Read More

Aug 22, 2012, 4:31 PM

Dave McClure is ripping VCs again: They’re f***ing arrogant and stupid a**holes

Dave McClure is not your typical venture capitalist. He wears T-shirts and flip flops, and cusses like a sailor. The term… Read More

Aug 22, 2012, 12:32 PM

Rand Fishkin’s top 11 startup tips to earn free customers

Editor’s note: Team GeekWire is attending the GROW conference in Vancouver, B.C. this week, covering some of the talks.  … Read More

Aug 22, 2012, 11:29 AM

4 minutes on the train with … Ali Daniali of BigShot DJ

Editor’s note: Team GeekWire participated in the Geeks on a Train voyage between Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, B.C. Tuesday night… Read More

Aug 22, 2012, 10:35 AM

Seattle cloud startup Hubspan acquired by Liason Technologies

In a deal of undisclosed size, Seattle-based Hubspan has been acquired by Liaison Technologies. Atlanta-based Liason is a provider of cloud integration… Read More

Aug 22, 2012, 8:32 AM

Four minutes on the train with … Portland startup guru Rick Turoczy of PIE

Editor’s note: Team GeekWire participated in the Geeks on a Train voyage between Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, B.C. Tuesday night… Read More

Aug 22, 2012, 4:30 AM

Sequoia sinks $5M in FutureAdvisor to transform how people manage money

Sequoia Capital is investing $5 million in FutureAdvisor, a two-year-old Seattle startup that’s looking to transform the way people choose… Read More

Aug 21, 2012, 11:56 PM

Four minutes on the train with … Microryza’s Denny Luan

Editor’s note: Team GeekWire participated in the Geeks on a Train voyage between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C. as part of… Read More

Aug 21, 2012, 6:00 AM

iPad and iPhone accessory maker Discovery Bay Games uncovers $15 million

Discovery Bay Games, a maker of gaming accessories and add-ons for tablet computers and smartphones, has raised $15 million from Trilogy… Read More

Aug 21, 2012, 12:01 AM

QuestionPro gobbles up PollBob to bolster mobile offerings

QuestionPro is buying PollBob, a small New Orleans consumer Internet startup that specializes in online and mobile polling technology. Terms of… Read More

Aug 20, 2012, 5:31 PM

Startup Spotlight: Womple makes it easy to convert Web sites to mobile

With technology advancing quickly, it’s hard for small businesses to keep up with growing trends.  Do I manage my Yelp… Read More

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