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Chris Pirillo

8-bit ‘Jimothy’: Viral sensation raids trash cans, eludes paparazzi in Seattle creator’s video game

Jimothy, the short-spined Seattle raccoon, has become a global sensation whose likeness has been immortalized in artwork, clothing, songs and tattoos — and now a video game created in the creature’s hometown. Read More

Cry til you laugh: Chris Pirillo vibe codes his job-search frustrations into brutally honest apps

Pirillo, the longtime tech enthusiast and entrepreneur, has been showing off his skills by illustrating how hard it is to get anyone to pay attention to his skills. Two of his latest vibe-coded creations include a Resume Analyzer and a pre-rejection letter generator called Dear Applicant. Read More

Podcast

Vibe-coding a new reality: Chris Pirillo on the rise of AI-powered apps, features, and founders

What happens when anyone can build software just by describing it? Longtime tech creator Chris Pirillo joins the GeekWire Podcast to talk about “vibe coding,” the rise of AI-built apps, and his new CTRL + ALT + CREATE Live event series. Read More

Podcast

Human creativity and AI: Catching up with Chris Pirillo on the GeekWire Podcast

Chris Pirillo is an entrepreneur, creator, event organizer, and online community leader who has been a guide to the world… Read More

Tech Moves: Bulletproof lands a new CFO; Chris Pirillo joins Intel Graphics as chief community advocate; and more

Nutrition company Bulletproof 360, the maker of Bulletproof Coffee, hired Cameron Kinloch as chief financial officer. The move comes as… Read More

Chris Pirillo is bringing Gnomedex back in Seattle — but don’t call it a conference

Gnomedex is making a comeback. Chris Pirillo’s tech conference, which started back in 2001 and was on a recent hiatus, will… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Inside the personal and powerful world of vlogging, with Chris Pirillo

Are you ready to put your life on camera? Our guest this week on the GeekWire radio show is Chris… Read More

Vloggers’ time to shine? Chris Pirillo’s new event will bring YouTube stars together

One morning last weekend, Judy Travis got out of bed, scooped up her five-month-old daughter and reflected on why she… Read More

Carly Foulkes vs. Chris Pirillo: T-Mobile tries a new type of advertising campaign

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTnfpcMiuww Carly Foulkes has been the public face of T-Mobile for a few years now, but the motorcycle-riding Carly is now… Read More

‘Real user’ tries Windows 8: ‘They trying to drive me to Mac?’

Chris Pirillo, of LockerGnome fame, was trying to make a point when he sat his dad down in front of… Read More

Event highlights iPad stands, robots and other gadgets

Despite the release of Amazon’s new Kindle Fire and the success of Microsoft’s Kinect, Seattle at it’s core is very… Read More

Gnomedex back from another near-death experience

Fans of Chris Pirillo’s Gnomedex conference will be happy to hear that it’s coming back for at least one more… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Apple, Facebook and more, with Frank Catalano, Chris Pirillo

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we put Steve Jobs’ resignation as Apple CEO into perspective and… Read More

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