Startups – Page 300 of 312

Jun 27, 2011, 11:14 AM

Google takes page from Jobs in killing power, health projects

“[I]t comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don’t get on the wrong track or try… Read More

Jun 27, 2011, 10:50 AM

Rep. Jay Inslee announces bid for governor: Plans to funnel state money to startups

Rep. Jay Inslee announced his run for Washington state governor today, touting the region’s strength as a center for innovation… Read More

Jun 27, 2011, 8:47 AM

Atossa raises $6.6M to roll out a ‘Pap test for breast cancer’

Atossa Genetics, which is developing testing technologies to detect the presence of breast cancer, has raised $6.6 million in new… Read More

Jun 26, 2011, 10:47 AM

Teenage entrepreneurs, PopCap in play and other comments of the week

It was an epic week here at GeekWire. Not only did more than 800 people (including Sir Mix-A-Lot, Detlef Schrempf,… Read More

Jun 25, 2011, 8:42 AM

Don’t drink your own Kool-Aid

When we humans believe in something strongly we naturally seek out others who believe similarly. This Kool-Aid drinking tendency applies… Read More

Jun 24, 2011, 2:21 PM

12 Time Wasters That Will Kill Your Startup’s Productivity

Guest Commentary: The last thing most start-ups can afford is wasted time. By definition you’re still trying to figure out… Read More

Jun 24, 2011, 11:32 AM

Meet the geek dogs of Seattle

Every day is Take Your Dog to Work Day here at GeekWire and, for that matter, at dozens of other… Read More

Jun 24, 2011, 10:08 AM

Hark brings images to famous movie quotes, continues to build audio clip library

Hark, the Seattle startup formerly known as Entertonement, is expanding its library of audio clips to incorporate images from famous… Read More

Jun 23, 2011, 1:14 PM

Startup Spotlight: LootTap helps shoppers find online bargains

Earlier this week, Decide launched a new service designed to tell consumers when to buy consumer electronic devices. But it… Read More

Jun 22, 2011, 2:00 PM

Allozyne, Poniard to merge

Big news today in Seattle’s biotech industry. Seattle biotechnology upstart Allozyne has entered into a merger agreement with San Francisco’s… Read More

Jun 22, 2011, 12:28 PM

Former AT&T Wireless, McCaw Cellular veteran lands cash for group messaging startup Ivy

Mary Jesse has been at the forefront of wireless communications since its early days, serving as vice president of technology… Read More

Jun 22, 2011, 10:19 AM

Ignition continues blistering pace, backs stealthy Bromium

Ignition Partners certainly is busy these days. For the third time this week, the Bellevue venture capital firm has invested… Read More

Jun 22, 2011, 9:17 AM

Think like a serial entrepreneur

I’m struck by the question of whether, and how, an entrepreneur might act differently if they were mindful that their… Read More

Jun 22, 2011, 8:10 AM

Venture capitalists: We desperately need more IPOs

We’ve seen a number of high-profile initial public offerings in recent weeks — including the debuts of LinkedIn and Pandora… Read More

Jun 22, 2011, 4:30 AM

Running late for a meeting? Glympse attracts $7.5M to help mobile phone users share locations with friends

There’s no shortage of applications that help mobile phone users share their physical locations. Even so, Glympse — a Redmond… Read More

Jun 21, 2011, 5:43 PM

Verizon to expand LTE 4G wireless network in the Pacific Northwest

In a series of announcements today, Verizon Wireless said that it plans to bring its new LTE service to Portland,… Read More

Jun 21, 2011, 1:52 PM

Q&A: Meet the 15-year-old who just sold his tech startup

Our guest on the latest GeekWire Podcast was Daniil Kulchenko, the 15-year-old sophomore from Kenmore, north of Seattle, who last week… Read More

Jun 21, 2011, 12:53 PM

Redfin cuts home buyer’s refund to 33 percent in Boston

Redfin’s Boston customers won’t be walking away with as much cash in their pockets thanks to a new pricing model… Read More

Jun 21, 2011, 12:27 PM

Startup Spotlight: MangoSpring looks to undercut Yammer, alter social networking for businesses

You may have heard of Yammer, which allows co-workers to share documents, instant message and manage tasks in a protected… Read More

Jun 21, 2011, 10:10 AM

Video: Sir Mix-A-Lot makes the greatest PR pitch ever

Technology reporters and bloggers get countless appeals for coverage every day — so much that it’s tough sometimes to sort… Read More

Jun 21, 2011, 8:00 AM

Posse on Facebook? Sir Mix-A-Lot debuts social media game with Seattle’s Giant Thinkwell

Sir Mix-A-Lot is rolling with a new posse. The iconic hip-hop artist and entrepreneur has hooked up with Seattle startup Giant… Read More

Jun 21, 2011, 7:58 AM

Roundup: PopCap, Walk Score, Big Fish, LulzSec and more

There’s a lot shaking in tech today, so here’s a roundup of some items that have crossed the GeekWire news… Read More

Jun 20, 2011, 11:05 PM

Ignition, Accel pump $11M into cloud startup ScaleXtreme

Ignition Partners and Accel Partners have invested $11 million in ScaleXtreme, a Palo Alto, California-based cloud computing startup. As a… Read More

Jun 20, 2011, 9:56 AM

San Francisco entrepreneur finds a home in Seattle, raises $1 million for Tango Card

As a co-founder of San Francisco telecommunications company FiberTower, David Leeds was responsible for raising hundreds of millions of dollars… Read More

Jun 20, 2011, 5:00 AM

Decide unveils predictive shopping service to make sure gadget lovers don’t get burned

More than five years ago, Mike Fridgen, Oren Etzioni and others transformed the way people purchased airline tickets on the Web… Read More

Jun 19, 2011, 10:51 AM

A special Father’s Day text: ‘Hi Daddy, I Love You!’

This morning, I received a text message that said: “Hi Daddy, I love You!” It wasn’t from my 18-month-old son,… Read More

Jun 19, 2011, 10:25 AM

Cheezburger tops startup list as fast-climber ClassifiedAds debuts at No. 5

Cheezburger remains the top dog (or should we say cat) on top of the Seattle Startup Index, the monthly ranking… Read More

Jun 18, 2011, 10:19 AM

GeekWire Podcast: How this 15-year-old built and sold a cloud-computing startup

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we get to talk with Daniil Kulchenko, the 15-year-old sophomore from Kenmore’s Inglemoor High… Read More

Jun 18, 2011, 8:02 AM

A creative explosion set for Tuesday: Sir Mix-A-Lot meets Giant Thinkwell

This is going to be fun to watch. The creative forces of Sir Mix-A-Lot and Giant Thinkwell are set to collide… Read More

Jun 17, 2011, 2:55 PM

Startup Spotlight: MeMeTales helps kids catch the reading bug

MeMeTales has a simple mission. Make reading fun for kids. The company’s mobile app for the iPhone allows kids to… Read More