I meet a lot of people who want to be an entrepreneur, but don’t really have the signs that they’d make a good one. See, the first thing you have… Read More
Startup Weekend has already given thousands of developers, geeks and other tech professionals a taste of what it’s like to start a company. But, sometimes, you just can’t cram everything… Read More
Was Bill Gates just a lucky upper middle class kid who happened to stumble into the PC revolution? Or was there something else at work that made him one of… Read More
Chris Borkenhagen wants to make it easier to invite friends to do fun things together, and then split the bill once they’ve purchased movie tickets or gone to dinner. The… Read More
Andy Sack, the director of TechStars Seattle, is accustomed to critiquing the pitches of entrepreneurs. Now, Sack is doing an elevator pitch of his own, making a plea to some… Read More
Growing up I was surrounded by entrepreneurs. All of my uncles on my mom’s side of the family ran successful businesses, and I learned that working for yourself was a… Read More
Don’t call Vinod Khosla a venture capitalist. After all, the venerable Silicon Valley investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist doesn’t really have the best opinion of those who invest other people’s money… Read More
Living in the Northwest, we’re far enough removed from the majority of the populace to sit back and notice the differences in our lifestyle. And from our little corner of… Read More
There are more ways now than ever for you to start a business. Startups are a hot topic and it seems like everyone is launching a new company. But just… Read More
Ben Huh chats with Microsoft’s Channel 9 about the early days at Cheezburger and offers some wise advice based on the lessons he picked up from the failure of his… Read More
Just to start off, let me say that Seattle is an amazing city. I definitely couldn’t have asked for a better place to grow up, and everyone I know loves… Read More
Nat Brown is one certified geek. He joined Microsoft in 1990 and worked there for nearly 10 years before catching the startup bug. And while Brown may be best known… Read More
It’s been a year since jumping into the startup world as an oblivious 22-year-old. I read every blog post I could for first time founders, but these 11 lessons, no… Read More
It was speed pitching on steroids Wednesday night as a group of die-hard startup junkies packed into the basement of the TechStars headquarters for the Lean Startup Seattle meetup. A… Read More
There’s certainly been a lot of discussion on GeekWire in the past few weeks about the vibrancy — or some may say lack of vibrancy — in the Seattle startup… Read More
Being a first time CEO can be confusing, intimidating and downright scary. You have a hundred things to do and no idea which way to look. Email this person…. talk… Read More
Startups can blow up for any number of reasons: bad hires, overspending, lack of capital. In fact, a new study from the Startup Genome Report finds that 90 percent of… Read More
Let’s face it, you gotta be a little off kilter to take the entrepreneurial plunge. But what is the the actual makeup of entrepreneurs? LinkedIn takes a look today, using… Read More
Naveen Jain has spent the bulk of his entrepreneurial career developing Internet search technologies, from the early days at InfoSpace to the founding of online background check service Intelius. But… Read More
What do true geeks do on a hot summer afternoon? Of course, they bring their homegrown inventions out of the basement. That was the scene Saturday in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood… Read More
Jason Goldberg, who co-founded the online recruiting startup Jobster in 2003, was one of the more colorful characters in Seattle’s startup community. I always got a kick out of interviewing… Read More
Raising venture capital has pretty much worked the same way for years. Entrepreneurs hop on a plane or in a car and travel to make their pitches to the folks… Read More
The venture capital totals may be falling, but Washington state is still a great place to start a new business. That’s the latest finding from the The State Entrepreneurial Index, which… Read More
When we humans believe in something strongly we naturally seek out others who believe similarly. This Kool-Aid drinking tendency applies equally to politics, religion and startups. Buy me a beer… Read More
I’m struck by the question of whether, and how, an entrepreneur might act differently if they were mindful that their current startup probably won’t be their last. In other words,… Read More
Some entrepreneurs wait a lifetime to experience the thrill of selling their startup companies. Daniil Kulchenko, a Seattle area high school student, accomplished that milestone at the age of 15.… Read More
Startup Weekend typically draws an interesting cast of characters. After all, you’ve got to be a little nutty (or at least a startup junky) to try to build a new… Read More
If you are a soccer fan in Seattle, you’ve probably tasted Golazo. The energy sports drink has quickly become a fan favorite at soccer matches and events around town. And… Read More
I’ve met a lot of really bright engineers and entrepreneurs who I think could do great things if they pursued a big, interesting problem in a big, interesting market. But… Read More
Ugh, it is yet another gray, cold day here in Seattle. It has been rough start to “Junuary,” and I’ve heard from more folks (at least compared to year’s past)… Read More