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Maker of the fastest espresso machine in the world perks up with $6.5 million in funding

Now here’s an entrepreneurial story that’s perfectly brewed for Seattle. Concordia Coffee Systems on Monday announced that it raised $6.5… Read More

Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman: Why you should do a startup right now (and not one in a ‘stinky, little niche’)

Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman is known for his colorful, erudite and oftentimes controversial remarks when it comes to startups, business and entrepreneurship.… Read More

7 Tips: Convert readers of your blog into paying customers

Blogs are great at making your Web site visible and findable on search engines. Most entrepreneurs can do the work… Read More

15 New Year Resolutions for Entrepreneurs

I’m sure by now your 2012 plan, budget and professional objectives are baked and ready to go. Ideally, some of… Read More

How to use marketing research tactics to grow your startup

When it comes to building a product that people will love and actually pay money to buy, you have to… Read More

Fifty gems for entrepreneurs thinking about making the leap

One of my favorite things about covering the technology community is the ability to tell the stories of entrepreneurs —… Read More

Glassybaby founder Lee Rhodes chosen as Entrepreneur of the Year

Entrepreneur Magazine has chosen Glassybaby founder Lee Rhodes as Entrepreneur of 2011. She’s the first woman to receive the honor,… Read More

Four tips for startup survival

It’s not a pretty picture. While sixty-six percent of new businesses will survive to the two-year mark, less than half… Read More

Cheezburger’s Ben Huh talks candidly about his personal struggles with depression

Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh is known as a master of Web humor, with his company’s network of comedy sites drawing… Read More

Matt Steckler, 1975-2011: A creative force with a million crazy ideas

No idea was too small, too silly or too offbeat for Matt Steckler, a Seattle developer and entrepreneur who died… 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

TechStars: An inside look at 87 days of madness

It’s day 87 of TechStars Seattle. It’s also the last day of the program. The incubation program culminates with an… Read More

Seven signs that you might just be an entrepreneur

I meet a lot of people who want to be an entrepreneur, but don’t really have the signs that they’d… Read More

Startup Weekend kicks off SW Next: A multi-day bootcamp for entrepreneurs

Startup Weekend has already given thousands of developers, geeks and other tech professionals a taste of what it’s like to… Read More

Bill Gates was lucky … and good

Was Bill Gates just a lucky upper middle class kid who happened to stumble into the PC revolution? Or was… Read More

Startup Spotlight: GoDutch mobile app helps friends connect

Chris Borkenhagen wants to make it easier to invite friends to do fun things together, and then split the bill… Read More

TechStars’ plea to Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and the other ‘godfathers’ of Seattle tech

Andy Sack, the director of TechStars Seattle, is accustomed to critiquing the pitches of entrepreneurs. Now, Sack is doing an… Read More

17 things I wish I’d known when starting my first business

Growing up I was surrounded by entrepreneurs. All of my uncles on my mom’s side of the family ran successful… Read More

Vinod Khosla on failure, thinking big and why the best entrepreneurs are under 25

Don’t call Vinod Khosla a venture capitalist. After all, the venerable Silicon Valley investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist doesn’t really have… Read More

Success is brewing in Seattle’s vibrant coffee shop culture

Living in the Northwest, we’re far enough removed from the majority of the populace to sit back and notice the… Read More

Startup Stars: A brief history of the best 20th century business launches

There are more ways now than ever for you to start a business. Startups are a hot topic and it… Read More

Ben Huh: The history of cat photos and advice for entrepreneurs

Ben Huh chats with Microsoft’s Channel 9 about the early days at Cheezburger and offers some wise advice based on… Read More

Commentary: Why we had to leave Seattle to build Box.net

Just to start off, let me say that Seattle is an amazing city. I definitely couldn’t have asked for a… Read More

Nat Brown’s advice to wannabee entrepreneurs: Unlearn the nasty habits of big companies (Video)

Nat Brown is one certified geek. He joined Microsoft in 1990 and worked there for nearly 10 years before catching… Read More

11 lessons of a startup noob

It’s been a year since jumping into the startup world as an oblivious 22-year-old. I read every blog post I… Read More

Eleven startup pitches in eleven minutes: What’s your favorite?

It was speed pitching on steroids Wednesday night as a group of die-hard startup junkies packed into the basement of… Read More

A brief history of Seattle startups: We’ve come a long way, baby

There’s certainly been a lot of discussion on GeekWire in the past few weeks about the vibrancy — or some… Read More

How to stop the insanity: Advice and thoughts from a first-time startup CEO

Being a first time CEO can be confusing, intimidating and downright scary. You have a hundred things to do and… Read More

The No. 1 reason startups fail: Premature scaling

Startups can blow up for any number of reasons: bad hires, overspending, lack of capital. In fact, a new study… Read More

Do you have the startup DNA?

Let’s face it, you gotta be a little off kilter to take the entrepreneurial plunge. But what is the the… Read More