Naveen Jain: Innovation can solve the world’s problems Naveen Jain has spent the bulk of his entrepreneurial career developing Internet search technologies, from the early days at InfoSpace… Read More
Fan bikes, hovercrafts and other wacky inventions from Seattle’s ThingOut geek fest What do true geeks do on a hot summer afternoon? Of course, they bring their homegrown inventions out of the… Read More
Jason Goldberg reflects on the ups and downs at Jobster and why it missed becoming LinkedIn Jason Goldberg, who co-founded the online recruiting startup Jobster in 2003, was one of the more colorful characters in Seattle’s… Read More
Looking to remove the pain of venture investing, Microsoft BizSpark allies with CapLinked Raising venture capital has pretty much worked the same way for years. Entrepreneurs hop on a plane or in a… Read More
Washington state ranks second for entrepreneurs The venture capital totals may be falling, but Washington state is still a great place to start a new business.… Read More
Don’t drink your own Kool-Aid When we humans believe in something strongly we naturally seek out others who believe similarly. This Kool-Aid drinking tendency applies… Read More
Think like a serial entrepreneur I’m struck by the question of whether, and how, an entrepreneur might act differently if they were mindful that their… Read More
Seattle area 15-year-old sells startup to ActiveState Some entrepreneurs wait a lifetime to experience the thrill of selling their startup companies. Daniil Kulchenko, a Seattle area high… Read More
Video: Watch the high school whiz kids who wowed Seattle Startup Weekend Startup Weekend typically draws an interesting cast of characters. After all, you’ve got to be a little nutty (or at… Read More
Golazo scores $3.7M for soccer-themed energy drink If you are a soccer fan in Seattle, you’ve probably tasted Golazo. The energy sports drink has quickly become a… Read More
Entrepreneurial passion: A blessing or a curse? I’ve met a lot of really bright engineers and entrepreneurs who I think could do great things if they pursued… Read More
Gray skies, June rain drive Seattle entrepreneur to the San Francisco Bay Area Ugh, it is yet another gray, cold day here in Seattle. It has been rough start to “Junuary,” and I’ve… Read More
Startup advice: Take that first step The key to any entrepreneurial venture is taking that very first step, even if you aren’t sure about step two… Read More
What’s your startup DNA: Automizer, Social Transformer, Integrator or Challenger? Can you predict which startup companies will succeed? It’s a mystifying question for sure, but one that the Startup Genome Project… Read More
An inside look at Startup Weekend: ‘High energy startup fever’ Not everyone can afford to devote 54 hours of their life to Startup Weekend. But, if you’ve got 13 minutes… Read More
Gist CEO T.A. McCann: ‘To be an entrepreneur takes a tremendous amount of courage’ Gist founder T.A. McCann just completed a successful sale of his startup to RIM. So, why did the Seattle entrepreneur… Read More
Clean water startup PotaVida takes top prize at UW business plan competition From healthy French fries to to online travel planning services to urban grocery stores in converted shipping containers, this year’s… Read More
Sparkbuy’s Dan Shapiro on why he sold to Google: It puts ‘turbo chargers’ on the idea Sparkbuy founder Dan Shapiro doesn’t like talking to people on airplanes. But on a trip between Silicon Valley and Seattle… Read More
Livestream: Presentations from the final round of the UW business plan competition You can watch entrepreneurial activity in real time this afternoon as five teams compete in the University of Washington’s annual… Read More
Entrepreneurs: Born or made? Can you actually teach people to be entrepreneurs? That question is open to debate. But a recent Zogby survey indicates… Read More
Q&A: Straight-talking VC Mark Suster challenges entrepreneurs to think big Mark Suster is a bit of an oddity in the venture capital business — a straight-talking, no-nonsense former entrepreneur who… Read More
The only wrong answer is 50/50: Calculating the co-founder equity split Guest Commentary: The question of equity brings out the most fundamental differences, perceptions, and values in an aspiring startup. In… Read More
How a modest bag clip was reborn as an iPhone ‘Kickstand’ DL Byron, the Seattle entrepreneur behind such ventures as Clip-n-Seal and Bike Hugger, was struck with the idea for his… Read More
Concur’s Rajeev Singh on the ups and downs of entrepreneurship In the latest interview on Mixergy, Concur president Rajeev Singh explains how the Redmond maker of travel and entertainment expense… Read More
