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Let’s talk about culture: It’s more than ping pong tables and free soda pop

Within a few days of Facebook announcing plans to build a residential housing community that is walking distance to a sprawling Menlo… Read More

Commentary: Outdated regulations threaten a connected and competitive future

Microsoft. Amazon. Expedia. These are among the tech giants that are household names and have grown and flourished in the… Read More

Why George Gilder is right about the role entrepreneurs play in driving the economy

In his new book Knowledge and Power, futurist George Gilder challenges existing economic theories of both Keynesians and libertarians by placing creativity,… Read More

How San Francisco maps to Seattle: A reference guide

[Editor’s Note: This guest post by tech writer and editor Matt Rosoff originally appeared on his personal blog.] So you’re… Read More

Commentary: 3 project leadership lessons from Game of Thrones

George RR Martin’s world of Game of Thrones is full of dragons, zombies, and magic. These are fun, but not… Read More

The ‘ify’ naming fad: Did Spotify start it?

Back in 2011, The Name Inspector wrote a post about the proliferation of startup names that make creative use of the… Read More

HealthCheck: Software monitoring inside out

When we release software to customers, we immediately begin to consider how to monitor it. The goal is to find… Read More

A dozen things I’ve learned about venture capital (in 999 words)

Editor’s note: This post is part of a series by Tren Griffin, a senior director at Microsoft who previously worked… Read More

Why I’m thankful Moz didn’t move to the Bay Area

In 2009, we tried to raise money. We talked to people at 40 different firms. We had second meetings with… Read More

Truth in absurdity: A former Microsoftie’s take on ‘Where’d You Go Bernadette’

Now the story of a Microsoft family who lost their wife and mother, and the daughter who had no choice… Read More

3 questions every job seeker should ask about culture

We come across a cornucopia of articles, white papers and blog posts on workplace culture, with inspiring examples from companies… Read More

Commentary: 5 startup lessons I learned in 5 months

After months of research, a lean development cycle, and a beta program, TINYpulse launched publicly last November. In April, I… Read More

Fourth of July fireworks, brought to us by Kickstarter?

We hoped it was an April Fool’s joke. Seattle production company One Reel announced today that the city’s 2013 annual… Read More

Commentary: We need more startup marketing minds (a.k.a. Full-Stack Marketers)

Three years ago I was at a dinner and an entrepreneur was telling me and the VP of Marketing of… Read More

Be Very Afraid: Notes from a ‘Data Privacy Day’ Town Hall

Happy Data Privacy Day. Or maybe another way to think of it is Happy Halloween in January. After attending this… Read More

Untangling Justice: The case of Aaron Swartz

Commentary: I spent much of Saturday trying to reconcile two very different approaches to justice meted out by the Obama… Read More

Commentary: Report shines little new light on journalism woes

In the winter of 2009, Seattle was the center of a global maelstrom that has yet to bottom out: the… Read More

Q&A: Social media maven Jenni Hogan on reshaping the TV news business

Jenni Hogan wants to change the way you interact with news — and the way it interacts with you. With… Read More

Driverless cars: Looking under the legislation’s hood

So driverless cars are to be street legal in California! I thought it would be fun to look “under the… Read More

Why this Apple fanboy loves his new Samsung Galaxy S III

Last year I wrote an article titled, “Why I own an Android Phone.” To summarize, the article described people’s fascination… Read More

Healthcare Reform: Why today’s Supreme Court ruling is great news for startups

No matter which side of the aisle you sit on*, today’s ruling by the Supreme Court to uphold the Affordable… Read More

11 key tips to stay productive while on the go

It’s hard enough to stay productive in the office or at your desk – with your full array of resources,… Read More

Zillow engineer killed by stray bullet in Seattle’s Central District

The victim of a shooting in Seattle’s Central District Thursday has been identified as Justin Ferrari, a father of two… Read More

Eliminating meetings: 8 ways to tackle the biggest time-waster in your business

You’ve heard it (or probably said it) many times before: “I can’t wait to get out of all these meetings… Read More

The Job Decision Matrix: How to make your next big move

Changing jobs can be scary and confusing. Everybody has things that are important to them at a particular point in… Read More

Productivity Porn: How to achieve ‘inbox zero’ in 60 minutes or less

Whether you perpetually have hundreds if not thousands of emails in your inbox, or you’re coming back from a long… Read More

Reality Check: Twitter’s patent pledge not what it seems

On Twitter’s corporate blog yesterday, the company’s engineering infrastructure VP Adam Messinger wrote that Twitter intends to implement an “Innovator’s Patent Agreement,”… Read More

Seattle’s ‘chief geek’ Bill Schrier to step down May 2

Chief Technology Officer Bill Schrier announced his retirement today after more than 30 years of service to the city. “Bill… Read More

Productivity Porn: 8 key steps to going paperless

I love paper. I hate paper. Independent of format, print or digital, what I want is information at my fingertips… Read More

Emerald City Comicon: Top 5 things we’re excited about

Emerald City Comicon is coming up this weekend, March 30-April 1. This year the event is celebrating its 10th anniversary,… Read More