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Lighter Capital finds its flame, awards cash to HireAHelper

Back in August, we told you about an unusual investment competition created by Andy Sack and the crew at Lighter… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Vizua looks to bring medical image viewing into the future

Started by former Microsoft employees and a French scientist, Vizua is looking to transform the way radiologists share MRI, CT and… Read More

Tech Moves: Trulia taps former PayPal and Amazon exec as CFO as IPO looms

Here’s more evidence that Trulia might be following in the footsteps of Zillow on its way to an IPO. The… Read More

Madrona throws Rover.com a bone, puts ex-Microsoft GM Easterly on leash as CEO

Aaron Easterly loves dogs, and a four-pound Pomeranian by the name of Caramel controls a good chunk of his life.… Read More

Founder’s Co-op heads north of the border, backs B.C. startup Unbounce

Founder’s Co-op is among the new backers of Unbounce, a Vancouver, B.C.-based company that today announced an $850,000 investment from… Read More

Four tips for startup survival

It’s not a pretty picture. While sixty-six percent of new businesses will survive to the two-year mark, less than half… Read More

Seattle 2.0 has a new home, and it’s GeekWire

Seattle 2.0 has become a staple of Seattle’s tech startup community over the past four years. Founded by Marcelo Calbucci,… Read More

Cheezburger’s Ben Huh talks candidly about his personal struggles with depression

Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh is known as a master of Web humor, with his company’s network of comedy sites drawing… Read More

Super stealthy Wavii says a bit more: Making Facebook out of Google

A few weeks ago, I wondered what was going on at Wavii, a high-profile Seattle startup that had been operating… Read More

iLike vets launch Familiar, turning your computer screen into a digital picture frame

Marcus Womack, Josh Hepfer, Mike Bohlander and Ray Fortna were core members of the team at iLike, the Seattle online… Read More

Matt Steckler, 1975-2011: A creative force with a million crazy ideas

No idea was too small, too silly or too offbeat for Matt Steckler, a Seattle developer and entrepreneur who died… Read More

Watch your email? Eyejot unveils iPhone app for video-based email, business cards

Who needs boring old text-based emails, when you can just send video mails to friends, family and co-workers? That’s the… Read More

How Utah tops Washington: A university that spins out more startups with fewer dollars

Here’s the bad news: The University of Washington is not among the top schools for spinning out startup companies. Now,… Read More

Tech humor: The crazy, wacky and stupid things that VCs do

Venture capitalists do some of the wackiest things. (OK, not really). But now, thanks to venture capitalist Brad Feld, there’s… Read More

FlowPlay brings virtual goods, avatars to Yahoo Messenger

Why just chat with someone, when you can chat in a virtual condo or apartment? Seattle startup FlowPlay, maker of… Read More

TaskRabbit plans to hop into Seattle next year with online errand service

It’s about to get a little easier to complete chores around the house and get tasks done around town. TaskRabbit,… Read More

Microsoft vet Ken Moss lands at eBay, plans to grow Seattle office

Ken Moss, who spent 20 years at Microsoft before going on to co-found the Seattle startup CrowdEye, has landed a… Read More

San Francisco taps EnergySavvy to help homeowners cut through the fog of energy bills

EnergySavvy is marching into the Bay Area, inking a deal with the City of San Francisco to help homeowners reduce… Read More

Is Zynga’s culture really rotten at the core? Hear how Mark Pincus described the mission in April

The New York Times published an unflattering story this past weekend about the hard-charging culture of game maker Zynga, noting… Read More

Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist

[Foundry Group co-founders Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson are the authors of Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture… Read More

Former Microsoft evangelist builds accidental iPhone startup

After working at Microsoft for more than a decade, Mike Swanson left his job as an evangelist for the Redmond… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Mobile app developer Faqden Labs

It’s a good thing that Faqden Labs’ latest iPad application is designed to help groups of employees manage and collaborate… Read More

Newsmakers 2011: Bryan Mistele guides Inrix on road to success

With Bryan Mistele at the wheel, Inrix was on the move in 2011. The Kirkland provider of real-time traffic information… Read More

FindProz finds a new home, moves from Provo to Seattle

A new startup by the name of FindProz that competes with TeachStreet and is looking to become the “eBay of… Read More

Kyle Kesterson enters Startup Battle with tapeworm game, and help from Sir Mix-A-Lot

At Startup Weekend in Seattle earlier this month, Seattle artist and designer Kyle Kesterson and crew wowed the crowd with… Read More

Siri, can you find me a deal? Wishpot integrates with iPhone assistant

Wishpot has rolled out a new service, just in time for the holiday shopping rush. The Seattle upstart has developed… Read More

Startup Spotlight: PaperShare creates a social network for your ‘working life’

Does the world need another social network? Doug Brown and David Greschler — the brains behind a new Kirkland startup… Read More

Four questions for developing a minimum viable product

No doubt you are familiar with the concept of minimum viable product (MVP). But no matter how long the term… Read More

Newsmakers 2011: T.A. McCann sells Gist to RIM

Persistence, courage and an ability to learn from failure. Those are some of the attributes of entrepreneurs, all traits exhibited… Read More

Survey: Venture capital is very much dominated by white men

A firestorm erupted earlier this month after CNN’s Soledad O’Brien questioned blogger-turned-venture capitalist Michael Arrington and others about why more black… Read More

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