Startups – Page 302 of 315

Jun 28, 2011, 10:45 AM

Madrona, Rob Glaser and others pump $3.5M into mobile app Zapd

PressPlane, a Seattle startup which incubated the mobile application Zapd, has raised a little more than $3 million from Madrona… Read More

Jun 28, 2011, 8:38 AM

10 ways startups get into legal trouble (and how to avoid them)

You can screw up a startup in any number of ways, from hiring the wrong person to inking a bad… Read More

Jun 28, 2011, 8:27 AM

A sign of a bubble? Startup-related legal questions surge in Silicon Valley, Seattle

There are all multiple ways to measure if the startup tech market is booming: IPOs, venture capital, inflated valuations in… Read More

Jun 28, 2011, 8:09 AM

Office 365: Microsoft makes pitch for businesses to stop futzing around with servers

Microsoft today is launching its Office 365 online service, including new online versions of Exchange, SharePoint and other Office products… Read More

Jun 28, 2011, 7:18 AM

BlueCat enters patent deal with Intellectual Ventures

Intellectual Ventures, the patent holding firm operated by former Microsoft Chief Technology Officer Nathan Myhrvold, has inked a deal with… Read More

Jun 28, 2011, 6:57 AM

Tech moves: Conrad Saam joins Urbanspoon; Monica Guzman leaves Intersect; and more

We’ve been tracking some key hires and people on the move in the Seattle tech industry in recent days. Here… Read More

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