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From stall to new start, MobileDevHQ founder explains the power of the pivot

The ugly underbelly of startup life is that most new ventures fail. And yet, despite the many warning signs, entrepreneurs… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft hires Cisco vet; Promotions at thePlatform; etc.

Microsoft has named Laura Ipsen as corporate vice president of Worldwide Public Sector. In the role, Ipsen will lead sales and… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Like Secret helps you find that special Valentine via Facebook

Why scour online dating sites for potential matches when your real Valentine might be waiting in your Facebook contacts? That’s… Read More

Inbound.org: A Hacker News for marketing content

Online marketing is an ever-changing, fast-moving industry with no shortage of information available for those looking to master things such… Read More

Porsches in the parking lot; Etch-a-Sketch in the sky; and other quotes of the week

The best insights, observations, comments, tweets and random zingers we heard this week. “This is much more than a building… Read More

Startup vet Tony Wright thinks big with Tomo, a mobile app to aid ‘on-the-ground’ travelers

Over the years, Seattle entrepreneur Tony Wright has learned a few things about what he likes and doesn’t like about… Read More

As Voyager Capital embarks on its 15th year, co-founder Enrique Godreau departs

Enrique Godreau has weathered the ups and downs of the Seattle venture capital business for the past 15 years, with… Read More

After purchase by private equity firm, Applied Discovery cuts staff but plans big hiring spree

You may have missed this — as we did. But last month, the New York private equity firm Siris Capital Group… Read More

From plasma speakers to robotic pipe organs: Meet the inventors of ‘StudentRND’

A lot of folks have been lamenting the state of education, wondering if the U.S. will lose its edge in… Read More

Seattle chef funds cookbook, mobile apps via Kickstarter

Kickstarter — the online marketplace for funding new ideas — often gets associated with geeky gadgets and other techie inventions.… Read More

PaperKarma: This mobile app stops junk mail in its tracks with a simple photo click

Most people absolutely hate receiving junk mail. But while the credit card offers, fashion catalogs and supermarket flyers pile up on… Read More

MercyCorps connects geeks from Gaza to Seattle

We’ve got more than our share of tech-geeks here in Seattle. You know, the guys who work at startups, or… Read More

UW president pledges to double startup production as new campus incubator hatches

University of Washington President Michael Young today announced an ambitious plan to double the number of startup companies coming out… Read More

University of Washington to hatch startup incubator today

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jay Inslee earlier this week laid out an economic plan for Washington state that included ideas on how… Read More

One-time popular music service iLike officially bites the dust

“And another one gone, and another one gone. Another one bites the dust.” Freddie Mercury of Queen may have summarized the… Read More

Seattle’s gaming industry: A hidden success story that keeps on growing

Seattle’s gaming industry doesn’t always get the respect it deserves. But the industry is a very big business, and it… Read More

Spoken Communications dials up $11 million in funding

Spoken Communications, a 7-year-old Bellevue company led by former HyperQuality and PhotoWorks CEO Howard Lee, has raised $11.5 million in… Read More

Maker of the fastest espresso machine in the world perks up with $6.5 million in funding

Now here’s an entrepreneurial story that’s perfectly brewed for Seattle. Concordia Coffee Systems on Monday announced that it raised $6.5… Read More

Amazon.com announces price cuts on S3 storage service

Amazon Web Services is cutting prices … again. The company just announced a series of price reductions related to its… Read More

UW spin-out born out of doctor’s frustration with paper-based records

The University of Washington is spinning out a new startup company by the name of TransformativeMed which has developed a… Read More

EquaShip suspends service after package delivery times upset customers

EquaShip has suspended its package shipping service, a move that comes just four months after the Seattle upstart launched with claims… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Ex-Amazon and Boeing data center experts launch Vizualiiz

Craig Kelly and Bob Cartwright have worked in the data center business for years, with Kelly spending more than a decade… Read More

ClassifiedAds.com hires a VP of engineering as it pulls in profits

Fast-growing ClassifiedAds.com has named Jim Nutt — the former director of software engineering at Intellectual Ventures — to the position of… Read More

Enough, already! The ‘Shit People Say’ meme comes to the venture capital business

Is the whole “Shit People Say” meme getting out of control? We’ve already witnessed the “Shit Seattle People Say When… Read More

4 ways Microsoft can make Azure better for startups

Guest Commentary: This week Microsoft made a big announcement by providing TechStars startups up to $60,000 worth of Windows Azure… Read More

Chart: Who pays the most in Seattle for software engineers

Steve Ballmer was right. It’s all about developers, developers, developers these days. In fact, the market is so hot that… Read More

Legalize couchsurfing: Why renting rooms shouldn’t be like harboring fugitives

Tight budgets and the internet have given rise to the hottest new thing in travel accommodations. Web-based company Airbnb has received a… Read More

Exclusive: Amazon.com buys TeachStreet

TeachStreet founder Dave Schappell traveled from coast-to-coast over the past 12 months entertaining offers for his Seattle-based startup. But, at… Read More

10 steps to building a brand that triples sales and grows customer loyalty

If the past five years have taught us anything, it is that branding is more than just a web presence.… Read More

Ex-Amazon.com manager lands $3M to bring late-night infomercial products to the Web

Tanning creams, memory supplements and skin care devices are frequently peddled on late-night TV infomercials. But there’s no reason those… Read More

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