Jun 3, 2011, 7:38 AM Poll: Marc Andreessen doesn’t think there’s a bubble: Do you? Marc Andreessen doesn’t think we’re experiencing a tech bubble. But Groupon just filed for an initial public offering that could… Read More
Jun 2, 2011, 12:25 PM Fast growing Groupon files for $750 million IPO despite $522 million deficit IPO fever continues to spread through the ranks of technology companies. The latest to catch the bug is Groupon, which… Read More
Jun 2, 2011, 9:54 AM Startup Spotlight: Postcardly brings a high-tech twist to the old-fashioned postcard In an era of Facebook and Twitter and Tumblr, postcard writing oftentimes gets forgotten as a communications mechanism. But two… Read More
Jun 2, 2011, 9:37 AM Tech Moves: Medio taps ex-Amazon, VMware vet Biswas to head engineering Medio Systems, a heavily-funded Seattle company that specializes in mobile analytics, has named Prabudda Biswas senior vice president of engineering.… Read More
Jun 2, 2011, 1:59 AM Skype, Sparkbuy, Steve Ballmer at USC and other top stories for May At a Belltown coffee shop yesterday, I spotted a guy at a nearby table reading GeekWire. I got a bit… Read More
Jun 1, 2011, 4:14 PM Graphic: Thirteen percent of Americans use Twitter A new study out from the Pew Internet & American Life Project shows that 13 percent of online adults are… Read More
Jun 1, 2011, 1:32 PM Nirvana’s Nevermind reborn as interactive iPad app It seems like ages ago that I was sitting in my college dorm room listening to Nirvana’s Nevermind on my… Read More
Jun 1, 2011, 10:44 AM Geek of the Week: Sendi Widjaja, Avvo CTO Our latest Geek of the Week, Sendi Widjaja, is the CTO at lawyer and doctor ratings site Avvo. He has… Read More
Jun 1, 2011, 9:39 AM Act-On Software scores $10M from Trinity, Voyager and others With revenue expected to grow by 300 percent this year, Act-On Software has raised $10 million in financing from Trinity… Read More
Jun 1, 2011, 7:38 AM Tippr buys DealPop social buying site from WhitePages Tippr, the group buying technology company, has acquired the social buying website DealPop from WhitePages. The deal was was announced… Read More
Jun 1, 2011, 7:16 AM ValueAppeal raises cash to help homeowners cut property tax bills It took just three weeks for ValueAppeal founder Charlie Walsh to attract financing for his startup company. I guess that’s… Read More
May 31, 2011, 5:57 PM Hawaiian beach vacation from hell sparks Urbanspoon co-founder to start Dwellable Adam Doppelt Urbanspoon helped transform the way people discover new restaurants. Now, Adam Doppelt, one of the co-founders of that… Read More
May 31, 2011, 10:15 AM Startup Spotlight: Toolz.me helps organize your tools Talk about building a startup in hyperspeed. Seattle entrepreneur and WordPress guru Joshua “Red” Russak came up with the idea… Read More
May 31, 2011, 7:41 AM Redfin CEO Kelman on IPO plans: ‘We’re not ready yet’ IPO fever is spreading once again through the tech ranks. And while Zillow.com recently filed, Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman says don’t… Read More
May 29, 2011, 10:46 AM What’s your startup DNA: Automizer, Social Transformer, Integrator or Challenger? Can you predict which startup companies will succeed? It’s a mystifying question for sure, but one that the Startup Genome Project… Read More
May 28, 2011, 1:56 PM An inside look at Startup Weekend: ‘High energy startup fever’ Not everyone can afford to devote 54 hours of their life to Startup Weekend. But, if you’ve got 13 minutes… Read More
May 28, 2011, 8:40 AM Polaris Venture Partners closes Seattle office, says market ‘never developed’ When Polaris Venture Partners arrived in Seattle 15 years ago, the Boston-based firm thought the market had plenty of promise.… Read More
May 27, 2011, 1:50 PM Cheezburger’s latest hire: A data scientist with a love of numbers It’s not just laughs, giggles and videos of failure at the Cheezburger Network. Fresh off its recent $30 million venture… Read More
May 27, 2011, 1:00 PM Trilogy, Madrona back stealthy mobile security startup Mobilisafe Two of Seattle’s top venture capital firms are tossing their support behind Mobilisafe, a stealthy Bellevue startup led by former… Read More
May 27, 2011, 10:56 AM Gist CEO T.A. McCann: ‘To be an entrepreneur takes a tremendous amount of courage’ Gist founder T.A. McCann just completed a successful sale of his startup to RIM. So, why did the Seattle entrepreneur… Read More
May 27, 2011, 10:29 AM What any startup can learn from Starbucks As I drove past the Starbucks headquarters today I glanced up at their big green logo. Instantly I thought “man,… Read More
May 27, 2011, 8:58 AM Clean water startup PotaVida takes top prize at UW business plan competition From healthy French fries to to online travel planning services to urban grocery stores in converted shipping containers, this year’s… Read More
May 26, 2011, 4:01 PM Startup Spotlight: Viafo integrates Facebook and Twitter into mobile apps Viafo reminds us a bit of the old BASF marketing line about “not making the products you buy, just making… Read More
May 26, 2011, 3:33 PM Sparkbuy’s Dan Shapiro on why he sold to Google: It puts ‘turbo chargers’ on the idea Sparkbuy founder Dan Shapiro doesn’t like talking to people on airplanes. But on a trip between Silicon Valley and Seattle… Read More
May 26, 2011, 1:49 PM Livestream: Presentations from the final round of the UW business plan competition You can watch entrepreneurial activity in real time this afternoon as five teams compete in the University of Washington’s annual… Read More
May 26, 2011, 9:31 AM Team of nerds brings 100 Mbps ‘super broadband’ to Seattle Spectrum Networks co-founder John van Oppen likes to describe his team as a group of nerds who thrive on speed.… Read More
May 26, 2011, 12:21 AM Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff joins board of travel startup Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff has a lot on his plate these days, including positioning the Seattle online real estate company… Read More
May 25, 2011, 10:58 AM Who will Microsoft buy next: LinkedIn, Citrix, BlueKai or the maker of Angry Birds? Microsoft made a big bet earlier this month when it gobbled up Skype for $8.5 billion, a move that got… Read More
May 25, 2011, 8:30 AM BlueStacks brings Android apps to Windows, raises cash from ex-Microsofties Have you ever wanted to take your favorite Android games, news or travel apps to your Windows PC? A new… Read More
May 25, 2011, 7:43 AM Expedia dials up virtual agent to assist with customer service You may have already encountered Jenn, the friendly virtual travel agent who answers questions about everything from mileage plans to… Read More
