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Tech Moves: Dendreon taps new CEO; Anthony Bay lands at Amazon; Globys; Limeade; Allyis; and much more

Dendreon CEO Mitchell Gold is handing over the reins of the Seattle biotechnology company to board member and former Savient… Read More

Angel group sees record activity in 2011

Venture capital investments in Washington state took a negative turn last year, falling 16 percent to $540 million. But while… Read More

Evri’s iPad app lets you create personalized news channels on just about anything

Flipboard may be the big kahuna of news reader applications on the iPad, with more than 4.5 million users. But… Read More

Can’t find a partner? It’s probably you

When I was in middle school I saw a fantastic one act play called Sure Thing by David Ives.  The… Read More

Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman: Why you should do a startup right now (and not one in a ‘stinky, little niche’)

Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman is known for his colorful, erudite and oftentimes controversial remarks when it comes to startups, business and entrepreneurship.… Read More

Andreessen Horowitz and Bain raise big venture capital funds

Earlier this month, we reported on how some of the biggest venture capital firms just keep getting bigger as more… Read More

GameHouse president Matt Hulett joins board of Yapta

Yapta has named GameHouse president Matt Hulett to the board, part of an ongoing transformation of the Seattle startup from… Read More

Hello, Windows 7? Browsium comes up with new way to run old web apps in IE8, IE9

For all of the advances in computer operating systems and web browsers over the last decade, walking into some companies… Read More

Why it’s so gosh-darned hard to find tech talent: Thoughts from 8 startup veterans

You’ve heard the stories of the tight labor market, and read about some of the unusual gimmicks (and even cash… Read More

Startup Spotlight: 22-year-old entrepreneur kickstarts ServedBy the Net

Josh Breeds started a Web hosting company at the age of 10, picking up business lessons from his entrepreneurial father. Now,… Read More

Venuelabs raises cash to help brick-and-mortar retailers track storefront performance

In this digital era, there’s certainly no shortage of customer feedback when it comes to the interactions at brick-and-mortar retail… Read More

TechStars perk: Free cloud services from Microsoft’s Windows Azure

Hook ’em while they’re young. That could very well be the code-name of a partnership announced today between Microsoft and… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Apple’s big quarter, Bill Gates’ legacy, and the world of digital puzzles

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we recap the gigantic quarter posted by Apple, hear Bill Gates… Read More

Six reasons why taxi drivers (and other startups) should not take venture capital

I just got the following email. Subject: Small taxi company looking to expand Hello, I run a small taxi company… Read More

Tech Moves: Jambool founder leaves Google; Apptio’s new hire; and more

Apptio continues to expand its executive bench, adding Dione Hedgpeth as vice president of customer success. In the role, Hedgpeth will… Read More

Meet the SolMate: This case charges your iPhone in the sun (and shade)

Does your iPhone battery life get you down? Don’t worry. Two enterprising Seattle geeks believe they’ve solved that ongoing frustration… Read More

OneEnergy Renewables scores cash for carbon offset program

OneEnergy Renewables, a Seattle startup that utilizes funds from its carbon offset and Renewable Energy Certificates program to bankroll new… Read More

Confessions of an Eastsider building a startup in Seattle

I spent 13 years of my life in the Pacific Northwest living on the Eastside. I worked at Microsoft. Then,… Read More

Startup Spotlight: TinyPass looks to line publishers’ pockets with new way to charge for content

In an opinion piece for Bloomberg this week, former Microsoft Chief Technology Officer Nathan Myhrvold lamented the demise of the… Read More

Cozi raises $3M, plans to bolster premium calendar offering as CEO says things are ‘on fire’

With key partnerships in place with the likes of Dell Computer and T-Mobile, Seattle  startup Cozi has been adding roughly… Read More

Chart: Venture capital returns take a turn for the worse

Returns at venture capital firms took a turn into negative territory during the third quarter of 2011 as the IPO… Read More

Tech Moves: Zumobi taps marketing VP; Motricity adds mobile marketing vet; and more

Zumobi, a maker of mobile applications for companies such as MSNBC, Motor Trend and others, has named Marla Schimke as vice… Read More

Avvo bites off new business, launches Q&A site for dentists

Avvo, the online question and answer service for lawyers and doctors, is expanding its lineup of products with the addition… Read More

OfficeSpace.com finds new lease on life, launches in Portland

OfficeSpace.com is one of the oldest ongoing Internet businesses in the Seattle area, tracing its roots back to 1995. At… Read More

After Google pulls the plug, vultures flock around Picnik

Users of Picnik were none too happy when Google decided to pull the plug on the popular online photo editing… Read More

Ex-Microsoftie looks to transform banking with new startup Booyami

Booyami, a Seattle area startup that’s looking to streamline aspects of the banking process, has raised $905,000 in startup capital,… Read More

Cloud storage startup Symform scores $2 million

Symform has raised an additional $2 million in funding from WestRiver Capital, OVP Venture Partners and Longworth Venture Partners, bringing total… Read More

With defense work growing, Adapx scores $3 million

Adapx, whose Capturx software for digital pens is used by the military and corporations such as Carnival and Microsoft, has… Read More

Wavii moves toward reality with goal of helping people manage information overload

Wavii, the stealthy Seattle startup led by Adrian Aoun, is getting closer to unveiling a new service that’s designed to… Read More

As talent war accelerates, venture firm hires a veteran recruiter to find top execs and developers

It’s getting much harder for startup companies to find the technical, engineering and executive talent that they need to grow… Read More

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