[Editor’s Note: Independent security consultant Christopher Budd worked previously in Microsoft’s Security Response Center for 10 years.] Commentary: Yes, 2020 really sucked. But it could have been worse: the internet could… Read More
[Editor’s Note: This guest commentary is by Seattle-based entrepreneur David Longdon, founder and president of motion.social.] For the last few years, I’ve been on an admittedly quixotic entrepreneurial adventure building… Read More
I joined Microsoft 30 years ago, worked there 11 years, was CMO for two successful companies and one that wasn’t, and then quit tech to focus on reproductive health. I… Read More
The graphic evolution of the Starbucks brand identity provides a pithy illustration of how a company can retain its youthful energy while maturing to corporate adulthood. In 1971, the Starbucks… Read More
Guest Commentary: During the recent Technology Alliance luncheon, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shared stories about his rise within the company and his view about its future. The biggest takeaway for… Read More
I’ve tortured a lot of my friends with the recommendation to try Quartz, the app that gives you the news with a messaging UI. It really gives you a view… Read More
It’s rare that a story about survival set on another planet can provide guidance on how to build an enduring company on this one. But as it turns out, that’s… Read More
[Editor’s Note: This post by BigOven CEO Steve Murch originally appeared on Facebook. It’s republished here with his permission.] We are living in the future we once talked about. This weekend,… Read More
Editor’s note: Following news of Lifestyle Lift (a national chain of cosmetic surgery centers known primarily for aggressively advertising a cosmetic surgery procedure) shuttering its operations, RealSelf Founder and CEO… Read More
COMMENTARY: Since the rock and roll 1960s, technologists have continued to release hits with the same tracks from the same silicon albums: new experiences, more functionality, higher performance and constantly falling… Read More
Guest Commentary: When I arrived in Seattle in 1991, Tim Wistrom’s art playfully epitomized post-apocalyptic Seattle. But increasingly, the city’s likely doom appears much less fantastic and closer: an unaffordable… Read More
You’re a recent grad from a top engineering school. You come to a hot startup, and in your second week, you volunteer to implement an ambitious new feature. You slave… Read More
Every year, toward the end of March, it starts happening again to technology reporters around the world. The news releases, sent via email, suck you in with some unbelievable piece… Read More
I have called Seattle home for more than two decades and my wife and I are raising our children here. There’s a lot to enjoy and be proud of about… Read More
It all started at last year’s GeekWire ping pong and anniversary bash. I had just founded my company, Qhode (now called Shippable). We were building a geeky product, a continuous… Read More
I woke up this morning thinking about WhatsApp. Not so much about the mouth-dropping $19 billion price tag that Facebook put on the five-year-old Santa Clara, Calif.-based startup, the biggest… Read More
During the dot-com boom years, it seemed like every major city (and even some minor ones) looked to affix the “Silicon” moniker to themselves, part of some false hope that… Read More
On Saturday, I flew with my 8-year-old son to watch the Seahawks play in the Super Bowl. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I grew up in a middle class home… Read More
Seattle is not a city of showboaters or salesmen. It’s historically a stoic place, one of humble underpinnings where actions speak louder than words. That’s why cornerback Richard Sherman’s off-the-charts… Read More
I’ve recently read several articles about the difficulties that Seattle entrepreneurs face when building business-to-business companies. While some might find this discouraging, I actually see this as a great opportunity.… Read More
Earlier this week, Coca-Cola declared the corporate website dead. Take one quick look at their new corporate website and I think you will see an example of the future of… Read More
Seaton Gras started a tech incubator because he wanted to help entrepreneurs more easily create companies. He named it SURF Incubator — an acronym for Start Up Really Fast. But If you… Read More
Pull together a list of Seattle’s fastest-growing companies and you’ll see a wide variety of industries, leadership styles, go-to-market approaches and organizational structures. But pull back the top layers that… Read More
George RR Martin’s world of Game of Thrones is full of dragons, zombies, and magic. These are fun, but not the point. The reason the show speaks to us so… Read More
Order Mapper founder Jim Bricker tried to raise seed capital in Seattle. But the former Microsoft and Avanade developer didn’t have much luck, so he relocated to Dallas for the… Read More