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GeekWire Radio: FiftyThree’s Jon Harris on Paper, Courier and the future of tablets

Tablets are great for watching movies, playing games or checking email — a.k.a. consumption devices. But can they be an… Read More

Why this Microsoft manager is headed to Iraq for the first-ever Startup Weekend Baghdad

If you’re reading an article about Baghdad right now in the news, chances are it’s about recent violence that resulted in… Read More

Study: Immigrant entrepreneurs at VC-backed companies are responsible for 600,000 jobs

Immigrants have long played a critical role in the succes of the U.S. — leaving behind their homelands for what… Read More

Meet Zubii, a new platform that helps you find the perfect real estate agent

When you’re looking to find a real estate agent to either buy or sell a property, there are lots of… Read More

This map shows where venture capital dollars are flowing in the U.S.

Check out this cool map, produced by The Atlantic in partnership with the Martin Prosperity Institute, which shows where venture capital dollars… Read More

Startup advice from Haiku Deck CEO: It’s not about the product — it’s how you make people feel

Adam Tratt’s first slide at yesterday’s Seattle Tech Meetup was simple: A picture of himself with the words “Don’t Be Like… Read More

Tred looks to transform car shopping with at-home test drives

Is this the future of car shopping? Tred today is taking the wraps off a new service in the Seattle… Read More

Q&A: Rich Barton and Nick Hanauer on why Seattle is a great ‘startup cake’ (and NYC has a ‘sell out’ culture)

We had a blast catching up with Seattle technology entrepreneurs and investors Rich Barton and Nick Hanauer on last weekend’s… Read More

This startup mines your Twitter stream to tell you what books to read

Struggling to figure out what books to take to the lake house this summer? Well, you might want to consider… Read More

Microsoft Courier vets score $15M from Andreessen Horowitz to expand beyond blockbuster iPad app Paper

FiftyThree, maker of the sketching and illustration app Paper, the Apple 2012 iPad App of the Year, has scored $15 million… Read More

Big data startup SpaceCurve lands $10 million

SpaceCurve, which is developing a big data platform that it says provides “instantaneous intelligence” for location-based services, commodities and other… Read More

Game over? Heavily-funded iPad device maker Discovery Bay Games vanishes without explanation

It looks like time has run out on Discovery Bay Games, a Seattle-based maker of gaming accessories and add-ons for tablet… Read More

Yabbly raises cash to help consumers get product advice, names Ben Huh and Andy Liu to advisory board

Yabbly, the Seattle startup that’s looking to help consumers get solid advice on consumer products, everything from smartphones to baby… Read More

A new marketplace: Nimia offers one-stop shop for managing and licensing professional video

Zach McIntosh was busy wrapping up another video production project for National Geographic when he first realized a big problem:… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Nick Hanauer and Rich Barton on investing, technology, open skies and big bets

Nick Hanauer and Rich Barton are investors and entrepreneurs who have created and shaped some of the most significant companies… Read More

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GeekWire 200 update: Bye, bye Tableau, and other big changes in our startup index

This month’s GeekWire 200 update isn’t so much about who is moving up the charts, but who moved off the… Read More

Report: Portland’s AppFog to be acquired by Savvis

Portland platform-as-a-service startup AppFog is set to be acquired by Savvis, the big co-location and data center operator that’s owned… Read More

Commentary: Tough love and less purity for impact entrepreneurs

One reason I love getting to know social impact entrepreneurs is that they are among the most sincerely passionate folks… Read More

Q&A: Madrona’s Julie Sandler on startups, women in tech and getting promoted at Seattle’s top VC firm

Venture capitalists tend to have sharp elbows and prickly demeanors. But Julie Sandler, who joined Madrona Venture Group two years… Read More

USA Today owner Gannett to buy KING parent Belo for $1.5B

Big acquisition in the media world this morning: Belo Corp., the parent company of television stations including Seattle’s KING-TV, has… Read More

CreativeLive opens new broadcast studio in bid to take live educational courses mainstream

CreativeLive, the fast-growing online education startup founded by photographer Chase Jarvis and entrepreneur Craig Swanson, is getting ready to open its… Read More

Buddy unveils ‘Sound-as-a-Service’ for mobile devs, nabs Lady Gaga’s manager as investor

It’s a big day for Buddy. The Kirkland-based company, which provides back-end mobile app support, today introduced a new “Sound-as-a-Service”… Read More

Tips: How to ask strangers for large sums of money

Seattle is a hotbed of business happy hours — those awkward events designed for introducing people whose only known shared interest… Read More

A Kayak for ride sharing: Red Ride aggregates the closest, cheapest rides near you

The ride sharing space is changing the way people zoom around town. Taxis are no longer your only option with… Read More

Tech Moves: Kirby Winfield named Dwellable CEO; changes at TiE Seattle; and more

Kirby Winfield is jumping back into the startup game after his previous company, AdXpose, was sold to comScore for $22… Read More

INRIX: Google’s $1B Waze acquisition ‘incredible,’ shows importance of crowdsourced traffic data

Google’s acquisition of traffic technology company Waze, for a reported purchase price of more than $1 billion, is generating buzz… Read More

Buying the best baby stroller: Decide.com unveils new baby gear category in major push to reach 100 million products

As recent parents certainly can attest, it can be absolutely mind-numbing attempting to find the best value on baby products… Read More

AMD finally gets @AMD thanks to Seattle entrepreneur’s creative charity swap

Advanced Micro Devices is a 44-year-old Silicon Valley semiconductor giant, best known by the initials AMD. It’s the brand you… Read More

InternMatch raises $4M to connect college kids with hot employers

The market for talent continues to heat up, which means it is more important than ever for big and small… Read More

The Most Valuable Pitches (MVPs) from Nike Accelerator Demo Day

Well, that was inspiring — both to the brain and the body. The Nike Accelerator Demo Day wrapped up Monday… Read More

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