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Entrepreneurs full of confidence: 84% expect more profits in the next 12 months

Two studies out this week indicate that entrepreneurs are feeling pretty gosh-darned good about their prospects — not a surprise… Read More

From one teen mogul to another: Advice for Nick D’Aloisio, the 17-year-old kid who just sold his startup to Yahoo

The tech industry was buzzing this week after Yahoo announced its acquisition of Summly. It wasn’t so much the acquisition… Read More

Patience, perseverance and passion: Video highlights from our talk with Tableau CEO Christian Chabot

We had a great conversation with Tableau CEO Christian Chabot Wednesday evening at our GeekWire Meetup. Chabot talked about several interesting topics, from… Read More

Streamlining the fundraising process for entrepreneurs: There’s NOT an app for that?

Here’s my dilemma. Fundraising for a tech startup is hugely time consuming. There are a million other things to do,… Read More

Startup Jedi: 3 phrases every VC or angel wants to hear during a pitch

[Editor’s note: Startup Jedi is a new column by GeekWire chairman, investor and serial entrepreneur Jonathan Sposato. Future columns will… Read More

Montlake Capital founder Artie Buerk donates $5.2M to UW entrepreneurship program

Thanks to Arthur Buerk, the University of Washington entrepreneurship program is getting renamed and receiving a nice chunk of change in the… Read More

Startups 101: Advice from 63 entrepreneurs in the trenches

Sometimes when you’re running a startup, it can feel like the world is stacked against you, with nowhere to turn… Read More

Startup Weekend to ring NYSE Opening Bell, marking entrepreneur milestone

Startup Weekend has come a long way since its birth just three years ago, and the non-profit will celebrate the… Read More

13 tips for finding a startup co-founder you can count on

Startup founders, especially the serial kind, rarely come up short in the idea department. But finding a co-founder (or two)… Read More

Gates, Jobs, Bezos or Zuck: Which tech titan do entrepreneurs admire most?

Since the early days of GeekWire, one of our favorite features has been the Startup Spotlight in which we touch… Read More

iPad-enabled microscope camera takes first place at NWEN First Look Forum

Mashing your eyes up against a microscope and peering through a small viewfinder isn’t the most enjoyable or effective way… Read More

Startup Day: Get hands-on advice from VCs, designers and lawyers

You may have already seen the great speaker lineup on tap for GeekWire’s Startup Day, including Box co-founder Aaron Levie;… Read More

Venture capital more than doubles in Washington state

We had a feeling that it was going to be a blockbuster quarter on the venture capital front in Washington… Read More

In heartfelt message, Buster Benson pulls plug on Habit Labs (pledges to keep trudging along)

In the excitement that swirls around startups, sometimes we often forget that most entrepreneurial ventures end in failure. That’s why… Read More

The 10 most important things I learned launching a startup

I thought launching a startup would be fun. After all, I was finally executing an idea that I’d dreamed of… Read More

Malcolm Gladwell: In 50 years, Bill Gates will be revered and Steve Jobs will be forgotten

In a recent appearance at the Toronto Public Library’s Appel Salon, author Malcolm Gladwell provided some fascinating remarks about the role… Read More

Early-stage startup valuations rise, but so do ‘down rounds’

Typically, when things are going well in the startup world, venture capitalists optimistically boost valuations of early-stage companies to reflect… Read More

Think different: How an entrepreneur makes decisions to go camping

Entrepreneurs have an interesting perspective on decision-making. For one, they do a lot of it. But moreover, I believe they… Read More

The Founders’ Promise: Put your money where your angst is

“There is no reason why good cannot triumph as often as evil. The triumph of anything is a matter of… Read More

These 16 student-led upstarts are trying to transform mobile payments, farming and more

Entrepreneurial students from colleges and universities throughout the region competed Wednesday in the annual University of Washington Business Plan Competition Investment… Read More

The Startup File: OneOcean, Wonder Forge, Intersect, GoGoDeo, others raising cash

Welcome back to The Startup File. For those who missed the first installment, let me explain the framework of this… Read More

The best and worst tax systems in the U.S. for entrepreneurs

Washington state has one of the best tax systems in the country when it comes to supporting entrepreneurship and small… Read More

Enrique Godreau lands at GSharp: A new VC firm that looks to go ‘retro’ in its approach

At the GeekWire Meetup earlier this week, I bumped into Seattle venture capitalist Enrique Godreau. I didn’t get a chance… Read More

Redfin’s Glenn Kelman on why it’s OK for startup CEOs to be a little bit crazy

Are entrepreneurs better off being a little crazy — guided by their emotions? Or should they stick to good-old fashioned… Read More

Kickstarter kids: Watch these Seattle teens pitch their new camera dolly business idea

Kickstarter is radically changing the way entrepreneurs think about raising money for their ideas. And in recent days we’ve seen… Read More

The winner of the one-sentence startup pitch session is…

Can you summarize your startup company in one simple sentence? It may seem easy, but it’s hard to craft something… Read More

Book excerpt: Making the Jump into Small Business Ownership

Editor’s note: Seattle area entrepreneurs David Nilssen and Jeff Levy provide practical advice and tips for those considering starting a new business… Read More

Watch this 20-year-old entrepreneur rip these business plans apart

Call it the entrepreneurial school of hard knocks. More than a half dozen entrepreneurs were given the opportunity today to… Read More

Pub trivia with a tech twist? CrowdGame’s iPad app connects many players at once

Steve Cellini didn’t set out to create yet another mobile trivia app. After all, there are already plenty of those… Read More

MercyCorps connects geeks from Gaza to Seattle

We’ve got more than our share of tech-geeks here in Seattle. You know, the guys who work at startups, or… Read More