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Entrepreneurs

GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch Ep. 3: StormSensor, PeopleMaven and CampusWall compete for startup glory at the Space Needle

We’re back for another episode of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch, a new show where three entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas in… Read More

New show: GeekWire’s ‘Elevator Pitch’ tests startup founders on 42-second ride up the Space Needle

Just 42 seconds. That’s all it takes to reach the top of Seattle’s Space Needle. And that’s the amount of… Read More

AI2 team meeting

Allen Institute for AI sets up CTO residency program to link engineers with mentors

Is technical expertise the key to success in the fast-moving world of artificial intelligence market? Or is it entrepreneurship? Top-notch… Read More

Kid business fair

Here are 10 business ideas from inspiring young entrepreneurs pitching products in a parking lot

A weekly farmers market at the Crossroads shopping center in Bellevue, Wash., attracted a bunch of extra vendors on Tuesday… Read More

Jeremy and Jacquelyn Jaech.

Aldus and Visio founder Jeremy Jaech’s latest racket is a state-of-the-art tennis and events center

Jeremy Jaech and his wife Jacquelyn have had plenty of singular successes as tech entrepreneurs over the years. Now the… Read More

President Trump

Trump plans to scrap ‘startup visa’ rule that helps foreign entrepreneurs start companies in the U.S.

In January, the outgoing Obama Administration finalized a long-awaited rule to create a “startup visa” that would help foreign entrepreneurs create… Read More

Black Dot business incubator moves into bigger space with more opportunities

Black Dot, a business incubator for black-owned enterprises, is celebrating its new, bigger home in Seattle’s Central District. The expanded space… Read More

Richard Branson

Q&A: Billionaire Richard Branson on Bill Gates’ tennis game, how he met Jeff Bezos, and more

At the age of 66, Virgin billionaire Richard Branson has seen a lot of entrepreneurs come and go, but he’s… Read More

Richard Branson

Richard Branson fears that Donald Trump is ruining politics for business leaders

Virgin Atlantic founder Richard Branson is clearly unhappy with President Donald Trump – and he thinks that a different sort of… Read More

Shouraboura and Branson

How to boost women in business? There ought to be a law, Richard Branson says

To boost women’s status in business, Virgin billionaire Richard Branson says the United States and other countries should follow Norway’s… Read More

Live Video: Watch Richard Branson’s excellent entrepreneurial adventure

Not everyone can get in to the VIP business forum that Virgin Atlantic’s billionaire founder, Richard Branson, has organized in… Read More

Richard Branson

Virgin Atlantic and its founder, Richard Branson, bring London buzz to Seattle

Virgin Atlantic inaugurated its nonstop service between London and Seattle today with the glitz that’s typically associated with the airline’s… Read More

How The Wizard of Oz tells you everything you need to know about being a great entrepreneur

NEW YORK — Is the secret to entrepreneurial success found in The Wizard of Oz? Rich Barton, the co-founder of… Read More

Guest Post: U.S. Immigration Services issues new standards to make it easer for foreign entrepreneurs to get green cards

Two years ago, in my article titled, “What President Obama’s immigration announcement means for tech companies and entrepreneurs,” I discussed… Read More

Blackstone’s Stephen Schwarzman recounts early missteps, says entrepreneurs need ‘ability to take pain’

PALM DESERT, Calif. — Blackstone Group is a financial juggernaut, with $361 billion in assets under management and a market… Read More

Meet the 13-year-old entrepreneur who wants to raise $100 million for Washington schools

For most 11-year-olds, their experience with entrepreneurship ends at the summertime lemonade stand. But for Belle Pan, refreshing drinks and… Read More

Here are the top 10 universities graduating the most VC-backed entrepreneurs

Students across the country are headed back to school and many high school seniors are deciding which college or university… Read More

Giant wave of government data could be unleashed by proposed law

There are roughly 200,000 data sets available from the federal government, including information on weather and meteorology, patents and census… Read More

Advice: 3 ways to meet startup investors

For entrepreneurs seeking to raise capital, getting investor introductions is a key first step towards achieving fundraising success. A well-prepared… Read More

What President Obama’s immigration announcement means for tech companies and entrepreneurs

There were two clear winners in President Obama’s sweeping changes on immigration executive action last week: undocumented parents of U.S.… Read More

Check out Zillow co-founder Rich Barton’s awesome response when a mom asked whether her son should become an entrepreneur

It’s a vexing dilemma for any parent. You just paid big money to send your kid through college, and now… Read More

Chart: The top states for entrepreneurship (Oregon and Washington aren’t even close)

We like to think of ourselves from entrepreneurial stock here in the Pacific Northwest — driven by by a pioneering… Read More

13 lessons entrepreneurs can learn from Richard Sherman

In case you’ve been living under a rock the last week, Richard Sherman has been everywhere in the media. It… Read More

A path to entrepreneurship: Smoking pot, skipping school and being a smart white dude

I’ve interviewed hundreds — probably thousands — of entrepreneurs over the past 15 years as a technology journalist. And here’s… Read More

Dorm room to startup success: How Dan Price built a profitable company before he was 30

GeekWire readers may already be familiar with Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price, who took home honors as “Young Entrepreneur of… Read More

Q&A: Rich Barton and Nick Hanauer on why Seattle is a great ‘startup cake’ (and NYC has a ‘sell out’ culture)

We had a blast catching up with Seattle technology entrepreneurs and investors Rich Barton and Nick Hanauer on last weekend’s… Read More

Commentary: Tough love and less purity for impact entrepreneurs

One reason I love getting to know social impact entrepreneurs is that they are among the most sincerely passionate folks… Read More

Appature’s Kabir Shahani: Startups are 95% luck, 4% timing and 1% hard work

Appature CEO Kabir Shahani is one of the most energetic and charismatic young entrepreneurs in Seattle. He’s also wise beyond… Read More

Seattle launches new initiative to support entrepreneurs, hoping to build a startup kingdom

You wouldn’t know it judging by the spoonfuls of hot chili that Mayor Mike McGinn is wolfing down, but it’s… Read More

Startup vets Ethan Lowry and Joe Heitzeberg are cooking up new connected devices

Ethan Lowry and Joe Heitzeberg are software guys. Lowry is best known as one of the co-creators of the wildly… Read More

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