Seattle angels on what they look for in entrepreneurs, and why startups fail You’ve got to be able to run through walls, leverage connections and focus on revenue — all while raising money.… Read More
Gas Powered CEO Chris Taylor pessimistic about Kickstarter outcome Last week, we reported on the odd story of how Gas Powered Games CEO Chris Taylor had to let go… Read More
From Shawn Kemp to Edgar Martinez: Favorite phones and apps of Seattle’s sports stars In between Washington’s most well-known sports stars from past and present, there was one geek running around Benaroya Hall Friday… Read More
Why this entrepreneur is moving to Vegas, and what it means for the Seattle scene Order Mapper founder Jim Bricker tried to raise seed capital in Seattle. But the former Microsoft and Avanade developer didn’t… Read More
This full-service, high-tech wine cellar lets you access your collection with an iPad Deep underneath the streets of Seattle exist two rooms separated by a few steps, both dedicated to the art of… Read More
Vancouver beats out Seattle, Portland as most walkable city Portland has the donuts, Seattle has the coffee and Vancouver, B.C. has the … sidewalks. Walk Score, a Seattle-based company… Read More
Sonics update: Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson outlines plan to keep Kings While the deal to bring the NBA back to Seattle is extremely close to completion, Sacramento still has a chance… Read More
California politician blasts Ballmer over NBA deal, seeks details on Microsoft’s state contracts Nasty, angry, threatening — these are words that describe a letter sent on Tuesday from a California politician intending to… Read More
Done deal: The NBA is returning to Seattle Seattle basketball fans have reason to celebrate this morning: The NBA is coming back to the Emerald City. We’ve been… Read More
Sports Hack Day: A 48-hour sports-themed hackathon during Super Bowl weekend While most people will spend Super Bowl Sunday sitting on their couches, a group of hackers, data crunchers and sports… Read More
Sex talk, Chewbacca and penguins: Welcome to the Tech Show (PHOTOS) Ramez Naam reading a steamy sex scene from his new sci-fi novel. Glenn Walcott groaning and moaning while doing his… Read More
Hope, heartbreak, recovery: How our big NFL playoff game played out online Seattle hearts hurt Sunday. It happened around 1 p.m. In about 31 seconds. Maybe you remember. The Seahawks had just… Read More
Superhero Phoenix Jones needs your help to fight crime and keep Seattle safe Calling all of Seattle’s trained fighters: Your city’s superhero needs help. Phoenix Jones, leader of a crime-fighting local group called… Read More
Lost in Seattle? WhichBus helps you plan your public transit ride in real-time From an honorable mention at Startup Weekend last year to winning second place at October’s Evergreen Apps Challenge, the developers… Read More
The Seahawks’ secret weapon: 12th man social media truck firing up fans at Georgia Dome If you’re a Seattle Seahawks fan that made the trip to Atlanta for today’s big playoff game, you’ll likely be… Read More
Seahawks Sunday: Must-follow Twitter accounts for today’s playoff game against Atlanta To get a sense of how much Seahawks fever is going around Seattle, just read this status posted by my… Read More
Calling all geeks: City of Seattle wants volunteers for technology advisory board Here’s your chance to help guide the City of Seattle’s strategies and investments in technology and telecommunications. The City is looking… Read More
Introducing The Tech Show, Seattle’s new monthly three-ring circus networking event Take the Emerald City’s most well-known techies and geeks. Then, bring them together once a month for a live 70’s… Read More
Is the free ride over on I-90? State to consider tolls on second floating bridge The free ride may be over for thousands of geeks who cross Lake Washington each day on Interstate 90, one… Read More
The power of perspective: DigiPen students debut popular mind-bending game “Perspective,” the latest creation from Redmond’s DigiPen University, is not easy to explain in words. It’s an experimental first person puzzle… Read More
Rent by the minute, park for free with new Car2Go service Beginning next Wednesday, Seattleites will be able to try out a new car rental service that allows you to pay… Read More
‘Tis the season: Google’s unique Seattle-born G-Give charity program raising thousands this week Life can get hectic for a mid-twenties software engineer at a big company. You’re working long hours at an exciting,… Read More
Mayor Mike McGinn announces plan to develop “ultra-fast broadband network” The lowdown: Seattle mayor Mike McGinn today announced an agreement with broadband developer Gigabit Squared to operate a high-speed fiber… Read More
Some badass MoPho’s: We Are Juxt exhibit features top mobile photography It seems like only yesterday when the only way to take pictures was to buy a big, bulky and expensive… Read More
Map: Here’s where tech jobs are concentrated in the U.S. We knew there were a lot of geeks in our midst here, but who knew it was this many? According… Read More
Former Microsoft manager celebrates legal marijuana, explains his new pot venture Some would say Jamen Shively has already had a nice career. He spent six years at Microsoft, eventually becoming a… Read More
Naya Ventures raises $50 million fund to bankroll cloud and mobile startups There’s been a healthy flow of cash into Seattle tech startups this quarter, with more than $200 million already invested… Read More
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson teams with Verizon to stop texting and driving The country’s most favorable wireless carrier and Seattle’s most popular athlete — at least right now — are teaming up… Read More
Nintendo’s geeked-out ride: A look inside the tour van After three months and thousands of miles around the country, the Nintendo Airstream Tour Van finally made it back home.… Read More
Smilebox founder Andrew Wright hangs angel investor shingle, bankrolls consumer Internet startups Let’s face it: Seattle needs more angels — the folks who can write checks to support the next-generation of entrepreneurial… Read More
