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The wisdom of Tom Huseby: Advice and zingers from Seattle’s most quotable VC

Tom Huseby knows a thing or two about investing in startups. After all, the former wireless executive now is affiliated… Read More

Hey, engineers: Don’t forget to add some personality

“Why so serious?” — The Joker in Batman Returns. If you are fortunate enough to be building software for a living,… Read More

Ask the Productivity Geek: 6 questions, 6 answers

Editor’s Note: This is the first installment in a periodic column where we’ve asked Matt Heinz, who has been writing… Read More

New Years Resolutions: 11 ways to increase your productivity in 2013

We have a specific, measurable set of objectives to drive our business in the New Year, plus I’ve developed with… Read More

Advice: My startup adventure

Admit it, you are dying to jump off and “do a startup.”  Whether you are currently at Microsoft or at… Read More

Startups 101: Advice from 63 entrepreneurs in the trenches

Sometimes when you’re running a startup, it can feel like the world is stacked against you, with nowhere to turn… Read More

Tired of explaining your startup and failing? How to fix that

[Editor’s Note: Lee LeFever of Seattle’s Common Craft, known for making explanatory videos for the likes of Google and Twitter,… Read More

13 tips for finding a startup co-founder you can count on

Startup founders, especially the serial kind, rarely come up short in the idea department. But finding a co-founder (or two)… Read More

What happens when your startup misses the mark: Kelly Smith on Zapd’s complete ‘rewrite’

Seattle’s Zapd came on the startup scene in a big way more than a year ago — boasting an experienced… Read More

Q&A with Contour’s Marc Barros: The best entrepreneurs have a ‘gut instinct’

“I was supposed to be an accountant,” says Marc Barros, who’s now the co-founder and CEO of Contour, one of… Read More

Raising startup funding: 7 things you need to be prepared

Demo Day at TechStars Seattle took place a week ago, and the teams worked hard to get their pitches ready for a… Read More

Startup lessons from Barack Obama’s presidential victory

I tuned in to the presidential election results last night with a few friends, with a bowl of chili on… Read More

BuddyTV founder Andy Liu’s 8 tips on raising cash: ‘Not all money is good money’

Andy Liu is one of Seattle’s most sophisticated angel investors. He’s also one of the region’s most experienced entrepreneurs. That… Read More

Startup advice: Words of wisdom from 9 entrepreneurs

We had a blast Tuesday night at the GeekWire Meetup, listening to the pitches of four inspirational entrepreneurs and belting out some… Read More

Sujal Patel’s love letter to startups: 6 reasons why you should make the plunge

The University of Washington computer science department sends more than half of its grads to just four companies: Amazon, Facebook,… Read More

VC Brad Feld: Startup hubs need to be led by entrepreneurs

Politicians, investors and professors are extremely important elements of a thriving startup ecosystem. But, at the end of the day,… Read More

Commentary: A press release isn’t a partnership

Let’s get one thing clear: Supporting partners and clients via participation in case studies, white papers, events, press, and social… Read More

Startup lessons from the ‘Tough Mudder’ race

A few months ago, Media Piston founder Joe Heitzeberg and I had the crazy idea to assemble a team to run… Read More

Ironman entrepreneur Ron Erickson on patience, persistence and luck

Some Nextcast guests have seen it all, and Ron Erickson is among them. Starting out in public policy and law, Erickson made… Read More

Facebook: The personalization engine for all of the Web

Facebook and its third-party applications today know a hell of a lot about each us: what content we read (Washington… Read More

Best of Startup Day: Twilio’s Jeff Lawson on how to make money with SAAS

Editor’s Note: We’ve got a fantastic lineup of speakers on tap for GeekWire’s Startup Day, taking place Saturday, Sept. 22nd at… Read More

Why your startup is half as effective as it should be

When I founded Ontela with my friends Charles and Brian, we were all sick of big companies.  There were a… Read More

Portland Digital eXperience: A few of my favorite things

Dude, seriously, you are beautiful. … You’re so sexy when you smile. These two phrases were emblazoned across the mirror… Read More

Best of Startup Day: Keith Smith on how to avoid failure

Editor’s Note: We’ve got a fantastic lineup of speakers on tap for GeekWire’s Startup Day, taking place Saturday, Sept. 22nd at… Read More

Best of Startup Day: What is convertible debt and how does it work?

Editor’s Note: We’ve got a fantastic lineup of speakers on tap for GeekWire’s Startup Day, taking place Saturday, Sept. 22nd at… Read More

How to keep your big business from acting like a startup

Much has been written — including my last column on GeekWire —about why it’s important for new businesses and startups to keep… Read More

Appature’s Kabir Shahani: ‘We’re very oriented towards obsoleting ourselves’

Kabir Shahani and his team at Appature want to help marketers create intensely personal customer experiences. How are they going… Read More

13 ways to nail your pitch to angel investment groups

Below I am going to focus on the stuff that I wish I would have know when I started pitching… Read More

Rand Fishkin’s top 11 startup tips to earn free customers

Editor’s note: Team GeekWire is attending the GROW conference in Vancouver, B.C. this week, covering some of the talks.  … Read More

Best of Startup Day: Angel investor Dave McClure — don’t do a startup you idiot!

Editor’s Note: We’ve got a fantastic lineup of speakers on tap for GeekWire’s Startup Day, taking place Saturday, Sept. 22nd at… Read More

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