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Sparkbuy’s Dan Shapiro on why he sold to Google: It puts ‘turbo chargers’ on the idea

Sparkbuy founder Dan Shapiro doesn’t like talking to people on airplanes. But on a trip between Silicon Valley and Seattle… Read More

Livestream: Presentations from the final round of the UW business plan competition

You can watch entrepreneurial activity in real time this afternoon as five teams compete in the University of Washington’s annual… Read More

Team of nerds brings 100 Mbps ‘super broadband’ to Seattle

Spectrum Networks co-founder John van Oppen likes to describe his team as a group of nerds who thrive on speed.… Read More

Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff joins board of travel startup

Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff has a lot on his plate these days, including positioning the Seattle online real estate company… Read More

Who will Microsoft buy next: LinkedIn, Citrix, BlueKai or the maker of Angry Birds?

Microsoft made a big bet earlier this month when it gobbled up Skype for $8.5 billion, a move that got… Read More

BlueStacks brings Android apps to Windows, raises cash from ex-Microsofties

Have you ever wanted to take your favorite Android games, news or travel apps to your Windows PC? A new… Read More

Expedia dials up virtual agent to assist with customer service

You may have already encountered Jenn, the friendly virtual travel agent who answers questions about everything from mileage plans to… Read More

ShopIgniter lands $8 million to help retailers establish storefronts on Facebook

ShopIgniter has helped Nike, CafePress and more than 100 other customers establish retail outposts on Facebook. Now, the Portland startup… Read More

Report: Zynga is getting ready to pull the trigger on an IPO

Fast-growing social gaming powerhouse Zynga, maker of hit games such as FarmVille and Mafia Wars, is expected to file for… Read More

Microsoft vet Dave Chase sets out to fix the ‘broken’ health care system with Avado

There’s perhaps no industry as screwed up in America as health care. And Dave Chase, who helped create the healthcare… Read More

How Oprah ‘made’ Baconnaise (and Jon Stewart helped a bit too)

Our favorite bacon-flavored food startup is back in the news. J&D Foods, makers of the wonderfully American Bacon Salt and… Read More

Buster Benson sells popular iPhone app, focuses efforts on new social game

Seattle developer Buster Benson has sold Locavore — a popular mobile application that assists people in their quest to find… Read More

Why the CEO of one of Seattle’s hottest startups moved to Cupertino

I always considered BlueKai one of the hidden gems of Seattle’s startup community, a fast-growing online advertising platform with the… Read More

Accelerator Corp. hatches Oncofactor, a new Seattle cancer research startup

Accelerator Corp. has backed its 12th startup, a cancer research company that’s attempting to disrupt signaling pathways between tumors and the… Read More

Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh’s latest voyage: It’s time ‘to rethink journalism’

Can the man who popularized LOLcats reinvent the way we read news online? Ben Huh, the chief executive of Cheezburger,… Read More

Google buys Sparkbuy, a search engine for consumer electronics

Well, that sure was quick. Sparkbuy, the Seattle upstart led by entrepreneur Dan Shapiro, announced today that it has been… Read More

Startup iTegris, hatched by two Microsoft vets, raises $4.6M

Stealth software startup iTegris, founded by former Microsoft VP Kurt Kolb and former Microsoft GM Tom Phillips, has raised more… Read More

Microsoft vets (and brothers) sell startup OffiSync to Jive

Business collaboration company Jive Software of Palo Alto is buying OffiSync, a Seattle-based startup known for a plug-in that adds… Read More

Meet Daniel Rossi: NWEN’s new executive director

The Northwest Entrepreneur Network today named Daniel Rossi as its new executive director, succeeding Rebecca Lovell, who joined GeekWire as… Read More

Kobo opens a new chapter, introduces ‘touch’ to e-reader

Kobo faces tough competition from the likes of Amazon.com’s Kindle and Barnes & Noble’s Nook. But the 2-year-old Canadian upstart,… Read More

Comments of the week: Ballmer at USC, Gates on the BBC, etc.

Microsoft’s top brass took some heat in the GeekWire comment threads this past week, with readers complaining about everything from… Read More

Wired goes inside Y Combinator, Silicon Valley’s hottest tech incubator

I just finished reading Wired’s in-depth piece on Y Combinator, the 6-year-old Silicon Valley incubator which in the words of… Read More

Need a late night snack or brew? IHaveMunchies.com delivers to your doorstep

Your late-night cravings are about to be cured.  A new service called IHaveMunchies.com — reminiscent of failed operations such as… Read More

Don’t get stuck sitting on the entrepreneurial fence

Guest commentary: Because it sucks. I’ve finally taken the leap and am now a full time entrepreneur focused on a… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Our School Pages looks to transform school Web sites

Rajeev Goel was in the midst of building his new startup. But he still had time to organize his daughter’s… Read More

Digital pen software maker Adapx inks $5 million round

Adapx, whose software powers digital pen technologies so workers can easily collect data in the field, has scored a $5… Read More

Seattle daily deal site Zulily signs big lease for Sodo office building

We’ve been hearing rumors for weeks now about Zulily’s insane growth curve and aspirations for bigger offices. Now, word comes… Read More

Pioneer Studios closure: So long to some of Microsoft’s sweetest digs ever

Good scoop from Jay Greene of CNet News.com this afternoon, reporting that Microsoft has shuttered Pioneer Studios, a group in Pioneer… Read More

How a Seattle startup missed its shot to become the next Facebook

Faves.com had a smart team, top angel investors and big aspirations to become a dominant player in the emerging social… Read More

Podcast

Rewind: Keith Smith, BigDoor CEO, on the economics and future of gamification

Our guest this past week on the GeekWire Podcast was Keith Smith, CEO of BigDoor, a Seattle company bringing the principles… Read More

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