Entrepreneurs by definition are risk-takers. They break new ground and are unfailingly willing to step off the well-trodden path of conventional practice. For entrepreneurs, “risk” takes many forms: career (choosing… Read More
Not all lawyers are created equal — and for an early-stage startup, the counsel you choose can seriously impact the course of your business. From getting slammed with surprise fees… Read More
Oren Etzioni hates taking risks. His first car was a Volvo, for example, and he’d just rather play it safe more often than not. But that risk is defined in terms… Read More
A few recent conversations have turned towards youth sports participation and the valuable life lessons they provide. One in particular stood out to me – youth sports participation is one… Read More
When we release software to customers, we immediately begin to consider how to monitor it. The goal is to find problems as early as possible, and always before our customers.… Read More
Rand Fishkin wrapped up Mozcon 2013 in style by outlining his principles for great marketing and leading a discussion on the problems with Internet marketing today. Here are the six ingredients… Read More
Dharmesh Shah, founder and CTO at Hubspot and chief blogger at OnStartups.com, laid out some gems of advice at this week’s annual Mozcon conference in downtown Seattle. Since Shah has managed to… Read More
You may be familiar with bootstrapping, an economic circumstance in which intrepid entrepreneurs launch and operate a business with little more than their ingenuity and chutzpah. Usually, bootstrap capital is… Read More
Editor’s note: This post is part of a series by Tren Griffin, a senior director at Microsoft who previously worked at Craig McCaw’s Eagle River. Other posts include “A dozen… Read More
Editor’s note: Despite high IQs, 80 hour work weeks, and technical achievements, the majority of startup entrepreneurs will fail to live out their entrepreneurial dreams. Several years ago, author, business… Read More
Adam Tratt’s first slide at yesterday’s Seattle Tech Meetup was simple: A picture of himself with the words “Don’t Be Like Me.” No, he wasn’t talking about the Adam Tratt of… Read More
We had a blast catching up with Seattle technology entrepreneurs and investors Rich Barton and Nick Hanauer on last weekend’s GeekWire podcast and radio show. Barton, the former CEO of… Read More
One reason I love getting to know social impact entrepreneurs is that they are among the most sincerely passionate folks you’ll ever meet. They’re not just enthusiastic and driven. Social… Read More
Seattle is a hotbed of business happy hours — those awkward events designed for introducing people whose only known shared interest is that they’d rather be home watching Downton Abbey. It’s… Read More
Glenn Kelman is a smart guy. He graduated summa cum laude from Berkeley, helped found Plumtree Software back in the 90s and is now running one of Seattle’s most successful startups. But… Read More
I was recently asked to judge a Shark Tank style competition hosted by the entrepreneur club at the College of Holy Cross (my alma mater), probably one similar to the… Read More
A lot of founders don’t make it as a CEO. Not that they can’t, but they don’t. None more glorious that Andrew Mason and his middle finger salute to the… Read More
We come across a cornucopia of articles, white papers and blog posts on workplace culture, with inspiring examples from companies like Zappos, Facebook and Google as well as innovative ideas… Read More
Most startup founders don’t mind putting off their payday indefinitely — they’re in it for the long haul by nature, and tightening their belts is par for the course. But… Read More
It’s commonly understood that people spend their time with people they know — both offline and online. People spend their money with companies and individuals they know and trust (if… Read More
After months of research, a lean development cycle, and a beta program, TINYpulse launched publicly last November. In April, I was recapping for my advisors what I learned in the… Read More
Appature CEO Kabir Shahani is one of the most energetic and charismatic young entrepreneurs in Seattle. He’s also wise beyond his years, with a startup flop and a big success… Read More
I’ve seen a lot of entrepreneurs over the years talk about what it’s like to create a startup, explaining in detail the excitement, fear and, sometimes, lonely journey that makes up… Read More
[Editor’s note: Seattle entrepreneurs Barry Chu and Dave Cotter share some of their startup lessons in starting the new mobile app SquareHub. The three-part series is running this week on GeekWire, starting… Read More
[Editor’s note: Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price was the winner of the “Young Entrepreneur of the Year” category at the 2013 GeekWire Awards] Sometimes, when recapping a meeting at Gravity… Read More
[Editor’s note: Seattle entrepreneurs Barry Chu and Dave Cotter share some of their startup lessons in starting the new mobile app SquareHub. The three-part series is running this week on GeekWire,… Read More
[Editor’s note: Seattle entrepreneurs Barry Chu and Dave Cotter share some of their startup lessons in starting the new mobile app SquareHub. The three-part series is running this week on… Read More
It’s that time of year when commencement speeches ring out across the nation, with everyone from President Barack Obama to philanthropist Melinda Gates to comedian Jimmy Kimmel offering words of… Read More
If you’re an entrepreneur, there’s a good chance that many of your conversations — and a good chunk of your inner dialogue — are consumed by thoughts of fundraising. You… Read More
In early ‘90s, while working on Windows NT, Microsoft popularized an idea to make everyone on the team use early builds of their own software. Back then, it was quite… Read More
