Earlier this week, prominent venture capitalist Bill Gurley sent a warning shot across the startup industry, noting that burn rates at venture-backed companies are at an all-time high and that… Read More
As we head into the holidays, many Americans are weighing new smartphone purchases. That’s especially the case with the blockbuster arrival last week of Apple’s new iPhone 4S on Verizon,… Read More
The erosion of the traditional broadcast TV business has been well documented. But it is not deteriorating as fast as we thought. According to Ericcson’s TV & Video Consumer Trend… Read More
There’s an old adage in the media business that “if it bleeds, it leads.” That also seems to be holding true for social media chatter, especially as it relates to… Read More
I’ve often wondered which of the tech giants breed the most entrepreneurs. Now, the social recruiting company TopProspect takes a closer look at that question, analyzing the amount of venture capital… Read More
As you might imagine, we here at GeekWire gave a lot of thought to the meaning of the word “geek” when we were coming up with a name for this… Read More
If there were one song from The Beatles that represented the state of the music industry in 2011, it would likely be “Help!” Revenues have been slumping for years as… Read More