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Relive GeekWire Startup Day with photos, tweets from a day of entrepreneurial inspiration

It was hard to not feel totally inspired by the time Startup Day wrapped up this past Friday. Whether it was… Read More

VIDEO: Avalara’s ‘Tax Authorities’ victorious at Battle of the Geek Bands

What happens when you combine geeks and rock-and-roll? Well, one badass party. Such was the scene Friday night at the… Read More

Geek-O-Ween: What to wear to our big Battle of the Geek Bands bash

Wondering what to wear to the Battle of the Geek Bands party this Friday night at the Showbox Sodo? As… Read More

Startup Day FAQ: What to know if you’re going to our big event and geek bands bash

We’re getting excited for the fifth annual Startup Day event, kicking off Friday morning with remarks by Gov. Jay Inslee… Read More

Meet the all-star cast of judges for this Friday’s Battle of the Geek Bands bash

Ok, folks, just two days until we start rocking the Showbox Sodo. Our big “Battle of the Geek Bands and… Read More

Ready, set, pitch: Earn a chance to pitch your startup to top VCs at Startup Day

Our big Startup Day event is coming up this Friday — kicking off with Gov. Jay Inslee and concluding with… Read More

Get your geek on! Battle of the Geek Bands party and costume contest is Oct. 25

Who is Seattle’s top geek rocker? And best costumed geek? We’ll find out on Friday, Oct. 25th as we host… Read More

Get off the fence and dent the universe! Why I’m excited to participate in Startup Day

I must have three to five meetings a week with folks thinking about doing a startup, trying to grow their… Read More

The Seattle 10: How to get your world-changing business idea on a giant cocktail napkin at Seattle’s history museum

Oh, the wonderful cocktail napkin. Yes, it’s perfect for wiping up mini-messes at the bar, or keeping drink condensation to… Read More

Early-bird prices end today for Startup Day: Moz CEO Rand Fishkin, Glympse CEO Bryan Trussel added to lineup

OK, folks, as they say: “If you snooze, you lose.” Early-bird prices end later today for our big Startup Day… Read More

Dawn Lepore and others added to Startup Day lineup, early-bird rates expire Friday

Do you want to get inspired by some of the region’s top entrepreneurial thinkers, innovators and doers? Of course, you… Read More

Battle of the Geek Bands: Get your tickets for this rockin’ after-party

In the spirit of Spinal Tap, Seattle’s tech community will be taking it “up to 11” on Friday, Oct. 25th… Read More

Ignorance is not bliss: Startup Day founder explains why you need to attend

I left Microsoft eight years ago to pursue life at a startup. I won’t bore you with the details, but… Read More

GeekWire Startup Day: Governor Jay Inslee to kick off our startup bootcamp

GeekWire Startup Day 2013 is less than a month away, and today we’re excited to announce that Washington state Gov.… Read More

GeekWire Startup Day 2013: Tickets on sale for our biggest entrepreneurial event of the year

Everyone will tell you that “startups are hard.” And guess what? Having navigated the twists and turns at GeekWire for… Read More

Photos: GeekWire Summit 2013

The 2013 GeekWire Summit was no doubt action-packed, whether it was hearing industry vets talk about Microsoft’s next CEO or watching… Read More

Relive the GeekWire Summit with photos, Twitter reaction

From a fantastic talk with Rich Barton and Bill Gurley to a former Amazon exec comparing shopping to sex, the… Read More

GeekWire Summit: Live video

Well, the day has come. We’re here at the GeekWire Summit in downtown Seattle, looking forward to welcoming more than 700… Read More

Photos: GeekWire Summit pre-party at Zillow

Before we kicked off today’s big GeekWire Summit, we welcomed some of our attendees at a fun pre-Summit networking reception… Read More

It’s GeekWire Summit time: What to know if you’re going to our big tech conference

We’re looking forward to seeing more than 700 of you for the GeekWire Summit, the Pacific Northwest’s premier technology conference,… Read More

Party on the roof: Limited tickets on sale for GeekWire Summit post-event bash

The GeekWire Summit is shaping up to be our biggest event of the year, with a cast of amazing speakers… Read More

GeekWire Summit: StudentRND projects offer a glimpse of the future

One day last week, my colleague John Cook and I took a break from the news to visit the headquarters… Read More

GeekWire Summit Agenda: Rich Barton, Chase Jarvis, Bill Gurley and many more

Our biggest event of the year — the GeekWire Summit — is just one week away. So, folks, it’s no… Read More

Sounders Day photo gallery: Geeks, beer, 3-D printers and Brad Evans!

Well, for a soccer-loving geek who lives in Seattle, it doesn’t get much better than this. More than 400 of… Read More

GeekWire Summit: Photographer Chase Jarvis is ready to critique your mobile pics

If a world famous photographer saw the photos on your phone, what would he say? Now’s your chance to find… Read More

GeekWire Sounders Day: What to know if you’re coming to today’s big bash

OK, Sounders fans, it’s game day!! We are excited for our first-ever GeekWire Sounders Day, presented by EMC/Isilon. The sun… Read More

GeekWire Summit: GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving and Code.org’s Hadi Partovi join lineup

The big GeekWire Summit technology conference is a little more than two weeks away, Sept. 12 in downtown Seattle, and… Read More

Video: Why you should attend the GeekWire Summit

The GeekWire Summit is fast approaching, set for Sept. 12 in downtown Seattle! In this special video we get the… Read More

Microsoft Research chief, computer science vet Peter Lee joins GeekWire Summit lineup

We’re three weeks away from our biggest event of the year, the GeekWire Summit, and we’ve still got a few… Read More

GeekWire Summit: New details on our biggest event of the year

The GeekWire Summit — our biggest event of the year and the premier tech conference in the Pacific Northwest —… Read More

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