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Seattle companies unveil new technologies at Realtors expo

Seattle, for whatever reason, has become a hub of online real estate technologies. And this week several of those companies… Read More

Seattle search startup picks Massachusetts for new HQ

Relevant Data Corp., a Seattle search startup, said that it has established a new headquarters in Danvers, Massachusetts and picked… Read More

Meet Wavii: The world’s longest-running stealth startup?

Over the course of the past few weeks, a couple people in the Seattle startup community have independently asked me… Read More

Microsoft’s new documentary about startups is brutally honest about Microsoft

Gotta hand it to Microsoft, they’re taking this documentary stuff seriously. I just finished a full-length sneak preview of the… Read More

Fantasy Shopper wins top prize at Amazon Web Services’ annual Start-Up Challenge

More than 1,500 companies applied from 78 countries. But, at the end of day, England’s Fantasy Shopper took home the… Read More

David Giuliani strikes again, sells Clarisonic to L’Oréal

David Giuliani already struck gold once with the sale of electronic toothbrush maker SoniCare. Now, the Seattle entrepreneur appears to… Read More

From Bill Gates to Google, Startup Weekend is on a roll

The folks over at Startup Weekend continue to pull in key partnerships as they look to spread the gospel of… Read More

Ignition scares up another deal in San Fran, backs 19-year-old’s MinoMonsters

For the third time this week, Ignition Partners has pumped cash into a San Francisco Bay Area startup. This time,… Read More

Seven critical factors to great business branding: A guide for startups

Are you thinking about your brand as you build your startup? If not, you should stop everything you are doing… Read More

Geek of the Week: Chip Brown of Puzzazz on puzzles, bees and making a clock from scratch

Chip Brown, our latest Geek of the Week, spends his days immersed in puzzles and technology as the chief architect… Read More

Newsmakers 2011: Ben and Emily Huh unlock secret to Web humor at Cheezburger

What’s it like being married to one of the worst-dressed men in tech? Emily Huh lives with that pain every… Read More

What Internet revolution? Realtors still prefer cold calls, direct mail over Internet ads

Seattle area companies such as Estately, Findwell, Redfin and Zillow are looking to upend the traditional real estate industry, using… Read More

Ignition backs Parse, another hot San Francisco startup

Another day, another investment by Ignition Partners in the Bay Area. The Bellevue venture capital firm, which earlier this week… Read More

Tech Moves: RescueTime’s Brian Fioca zips over to Zapd; and more

Four years ago, Brian Fioca co-founded RescueTime to help individuals better manage how they spend their time in front of… Read More

Hey, we’re no Silicon Valley, but Seattle is rising as a tech hub

I am always interested in how national publications perceive Seattle’s technology community. After all, as long time journalists covering the… Read More

Intelius quietly buys Facebook genealogy app Family Builder

Intelius is best known for its background checks on family members, friends or employees. But now the Bellevue company is… Read More

How to sell your startup to Google: Travel in first class between Seattle and the Valley

Entrepreneur Dan Shapiro –who sold Sparkbuy to Google back in May and merged Ontela with Photobucket in 2009 — offers… Read More

Finding inspiration in an app? Seattle upstart unveils Bloom

Everyone can use a little pick-me-up or inspiration once in a while. And, if you’ve been down in the dumps,… Read More

Gary Flake names all-star cast of investors in Clipboard’s $1.4M round

Back in April, we discovered Gary Flake’s stealthy Internet startup Clipboard, reporting on the company’s $1.38 million venture round. At… Read More

Byndl looks to bundle your digital life with mobile transaction service

The bindle was a small knapsack stereotypically carried by hobos in the early part of 20th century. Now, a Bellevue… Read More

Why invest in TechStars class of 2011?

“Tada!” Eleven-year-old Jude Sack, son of TechStars leader Andy Sack, swept his arms with a flourish.  It’s the halftime break… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Baby Shower For Guys looks to help dudes plan ‘mancations’

The bachelor party has become an important rite of passage for guys, marking the transition from single to married life.… Read More

Kate Matsudaira jumps from SEOMoz to Decide.com

Kate Matsudaira has left her vice president of engineering post at SEOMoz to join the growing team at Decide.com, GeekWire… Read More

Ignition Partners leads $40 million round for Cloudera

Ignition Partners, Greylock, Accel, In-Q-Tel, Meritech Capital Partners and others are pumping $40 million into Cloudera, a Palo Alto, California-based maker… Read More

Hark’s milestone: One billion fart noises, movie clips and other sounds

David Aronchick has heard his fair share of fart noises, movie quotes and classic TV one-liners over the years. And… Read More

NanoString lands $20 million

NanoString Technologies, a maker of genomic analysis tools, has raised $20 million in venture capital financing in a deal led… Read More

Verizon, Salesforce lead $15.1M investment in Urban Airship

Investors including Verizon and Salesforce.com have invested $15.1 million in Urban Airship, a Portland company that provides behind-the-scenes services like… Read More

What being hopelessly single taught me about pitching tech Celebs

Disclaimer: If you’re already the black belt ninja networker type, skip to the end and share your tips. If you’re… Read More

Video: Some of the top pitches from TechStars Seattle Demo Day

What makes a good startup pitch? Of course, it is a presentation that offers insights into the product, the team… Read More

Book smarts vs. street smarts: Which makes the best startup entrepreneurs? (Infographic)

Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg dropped out of Harvard to start their respective companies, relying on their enormous intellect and… Read More

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