Startups – Page 306 of 312

May 8, 2011, 8:22 AM

How Z2Live accidentally hired a 17-year-old whiz for its new iPhone air combat game

In the annals of high-tech, this may be one of the more unusual hiring stories. Z2Live, maker of the popular… Read More

May 7, 2011, 10:07 AM

Redfin cleans house, removes 50 partner agents including some who faked reviews

Call it a little Spring cleaning. Redfin announced on its corporate blog this week that it has removed 50 partner… Read More

May 7, 2011, 7:19 AM

Five Things I Learned at Startup Weekend: #3 Learn to Code

Guest Commentary: Startup Weekend was the most exhilarating and exhausting 54 hours since the birth of my (and my wife’s)… Read More

May 6, 2011, 12:15 PM

Meet Rob Ward: A Silicon Valley venture capitalist who loves what’s going on in Seattle

At the Seattle 2.0 Awards last night, venture capitalist Mark Suster said that Seattle needs to encourage “foreign direct investment”… Read More

May 6, 2011, 12:03 PM

GeekWire Podcast, from the Seattle 2.0 Awards red carpet (with video highlights, too)

We’re coming to you a little early this week with a special edition of the GeekWire Podcast, recorded on the… Read More

May 6, 2011, 9:55 AM

Software maker Geospiza acquired by PerkinElmer

Geospiza, a Seattle maker of gene analysis software, has been acquired by PerkinElmer in a deal of undisclosed size. The… Read More

May 6, 2011, 3:13 AM

A night at the Seattle 2.0 Awards: Watch the speeches of the 10 winners

Seattle’s startup community partied Thursday night at the annual Seattle 2.0 Awards, a celebration of the region’s top tinkerers, geeks,… Read More

May 6, 2011, 2:55 AM

Profitable digital media agency Smashing Ideas finds a buyer in Bertelsmann

Smashing Ideas, a 15-year-old Seattle digital media agency, has been acquired by Bertelsmann AG’s Random House unit for an undisclosed… Read More

May 5, 2011, 8:28 PM

Video: Live (Sorta) from the Seattle 2.0 Awards Red Carpet

The question on the red carpet at the Seattle 2.0 Awards tonight isn’t so much what they’re wearing but what… Read More

May 5, 2011, 3:37 PM

Discovery Bay Games scores $12M to create a new class of iPad accessories

Discovery Bay Games CEO Craig Olson didn’t expect to raise $12 million when he set out on the fundraising trail… Read More

May 5, 2011, 2:19 PM

Swayable: Rating everything from Justin Bieber hairstyles to high-end vodka

What haircut do you like best on Justin Bieber? Do you prefer Steve Jobs or Steve Ballmer? And what’s your… Read More

May 5, 2011, 11:10 AM

Video game school picks Seattle Center for new campus

With companies such as Big Fish, PopCap, Nintendo, Microsoft and Valve, Seattle is a well established center for video game development.… Read More

May 5, 2011, 10:17 AM

Reading the Situation Room photo with startup eyes

Guest Commentary: Blogging Tuesday about the already famous White House photo of the Situation Room during the bin Laden operation,… Read More

May 5, 2011, 9:00 AM

Q&A: Straight-talking VC Mark Suster challenges entrepreneurs to think big

Mark Suster is a bit of an oddity in the venture capital business — a straight-talking, no-nonsense former entrepreneur who… Read More

May 5, 2011, 7:36 AM

Jeff Bezos goes nuclear, backs B.C. startup’s plan to create safe nuclear power

What is it with Seattle area billionaires and their love of nuclear power? Earlier this week, Microsoft co-founder touted the… Read More

May 4, 2011, 9:01 PM

CityGrid Media buys social media monitoring service BuzzLabs

The consolidation continues in the social media monitoring space. And now one of Seattle’s upstarts is benefiting. BuzzLabs, a 2-year-old… Read More

May 4, 2011, 2:04 PM

Millionaires to double in Washington, but will that spark angel investment?

Seattle’s high-tech industry has minted thousands of millionaires over the years as companies such as Microsoft, Amazon.com, Isilon Systems and… Read More

May 4, 2011, 10:43 AM

Geek of the Week: Joseph Sunga of TeachStreet, WeHeartMMA, Crowdsort.me

Our latest Geek of the Week, Joseph Sunga, is one of those crazy people who gave up a rare sunny… Read More

May 4, 2011, 10:09 AM

Tech moves: New hires at Point Inside, RescueTime, etc.

We’ve been tracking some key hires in the Seattle tech industry in recent days. Here are a few… Jason Grimes,… Read More

May 4, 2011, 8:01 AM

Zulily lands a Big Fish, hooks Michael Vernon as finance chief

Zulily just hooked one of Seattle’s best known high-tech CFOs, a possible sign of big things to come at the… Read More

May 3, 2011, 5:01 PM

Mindbloom’s Life Game scores a giant customer: Aetna

Seattle startup Mindbloom has reached a multi-year agreement with health insurance giant Aetna, which will offer an enhanced version of… Read More

May 3, 2011, 11:59 AM

What’s your secret sauce? A guide to measuring startup success

Guest Commentary: At a startup, measuring everything is like prioritizing everything. It’s impossible, frustrating, and a recipe for failure. Instead… Read More

May 3, 2011, 11:44 AM

Bill Gates touts nuclear energy, says coal kills more people

Nuclear energy can be made safe in part through advanced computer simulation and next-generation power plant designs, according to Microsoft… Read More

May 3, 2011, 10:39 AM

Back in the M&A game, Getty Images makes another buy

Throughout its 16-year history, Getty Images has been an acquisitive company. In fact, part of the reason why Getty calls… Read More

May 3, 2011, 12:54 AM

The beauty of being lean: Tips and tricks from entrepreneurs

Everyone wants to be lean. Not thin, trim or slender, just lean. The lean startup movement — heralded by author Eric… Read More

May 2, 2011, 2:24 PM

A black Town Car at the ready: Uber to bring private driver service to Seattle

Now, you too will soon be able to travel like a high-ranking diplomat. Uber, the hot San Francisco startup that… Read More

May 2, 2011, 12:12 PM

New geek on the GeekWire team: Rebecca Lovell

We’ve been overwhelmed by the response to GeekWire since our launch in early March. But there’s been one key ingredient… Read More

May 2, 2011, 12:10 PM

ExtraHop Networks scores $14 million in ‘oversubscribed’ round

ExtraHop Networks didn’t have to raise cash. But the fast-growing company has reeled in $14 million in a hot, oversubscribed… Read More

May 2, 2011, 8:02 AM

Now part of RIM, Gist unveils contact organizer app on BlackBerry

Well, you probably saw this one coming. Gist today unveiled its first BlackBerry app, a launch that comes less than… Read More

May 2, 2011, 3:11 AM

Coding geeks ignore the sun, launch 15 projects in 54 hours at Seattle Startup Weekend

It was a glorious weekend in Seattle. The sun glistened off the slopes of Mount Rainier. Sailboats cruised across the… Read More