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2020: The year the internet didn’t crash

[Editor’s Note: Independent security consultant Christopher Budd worked previously in Microsoft’s Security Response Center for 10 years.] Commentary: Yes, 2020 really… Read More

Commentary: Perspectives on the data privacy crisis from a social network entrepreneur

[Editor’s Note: This guest commentary is by Seattle-based entrepreneur David Longdon, founder and president of motion.social.] For the last few… Read More

Mixing friendship and business: What women in tech can do better

I joined Microsoft 30 years ago, worked there 11 years, was CMO for two successful companies and one that wasn’t,… Read More

Guest Post: Navigating the 3 stages of a startup’s cultural growth as you cement your leadership

The graphic evolution of the Starbucks brand identity provides a pithy illustration of how a company can retain its youthful… Read More

Beyond ping-pong and beer: What really drives company culture

Guest Commentary: During the recent Technology Alliance luncheon, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shared stories about his rise within the company… Read More

Commentary: Why Amazon’s MBA boom could be great for Seattle’s tech economy

I’ve tortured a lot of my friends with the recommendation to try Quartz, the app that gives you the news… Read More

What surviving on Mars can teach you about building a startup to last

It’s rare that a story about survival set on another planet can provide guidance on how to build an enduring… Read More

Guest Commentary: Don’t forget to stop and smell the future

[Editor’s Note: This post by BigOven CEO Steve Murch originally appeared on Facebook. It’s republished here with his permission.] We are… Read More

3 reasons getting sued was the best thing to ever happen to my startup

Editor’s note: Following news of Lifestyle Lift (a national chain of cosmetic surgery centers known primarily for aggressively advertising a… Read More

Deflationary technology: Disruption and its impact on your money

COMMENTARY: Since the rock and roll 1960s, technologists have continued to release hits with the same tracks from the same silicon… Read More

‘Amageddon’: How Amazon’s culture is taking a toll on Seattle’s future

Guest Commentary: When I arrived in Seattle in 1991, Tim Wistrom’s art playfully epitomized post-apocalyptic Seattle. But increasingly, the city’s… Read More

Why are we working on this?

You’re a recent grad from a top engineering school. You come to a hot startup, and in your second week,… Read More

Welcome to the worst day of the year: April Fool’s is getting old, or maybe it’s just me

Every year, toward the end of March, it starts happening again to technology reporters around the world. The news releases,… Read More

Embarrassed in Seattle

I have called Seattle home for more than two decades and my wife and I are raising our children here. … Read More

How I raised $2 million in funding by playing ping pong

It all started at last year’s GeekWire ping pong and anniversary bash. I had just founded my company, Qhode (now… Read More

Why Seattle needs a WhatsApp

I woke up this morning thinking about WhatsApp. Not so much about the mouth-dropping $19 billion price tag that Facebook… Read More

Seattle needs a new nickname, but please no Silicon!

During the dot-com boom years, it seemed like every major city (and even some minor ones) looked to affix the… Read More

12 startup lessons from the Seattle Seahawks’ amazing Super Bowl victory

On Saturday, I flew with my 8-year-old son to watch the Seahawks play in the Super Bowl.  It was a… Read More

Seattle’s startup scene masters Beast Mode, could use a little Richard Sherman swagger

Seattle is not a city of showboaters or salesmen. It’s historically a stoic place, one of humble underpinnings where actions… Read More

Silicon Valley VC view: 5 reasons why Seattle will become a hub of business cloud services

I’ve recently read several articles about the difficulties that Seattle entrepreneurs face when building business-to-business companies.  While some might find… Read More

The corporate Web site is dead, long live the new corporate Web site

Earlier this week, Coca-Cola declared the corporate website dead. Take one quick look at their new corporate website and I… Read More

Commentary: Yes, startups are a lot like surfing

Seaton Gras started a tech incubator because he wanted to help entrepreneurs more easily create companies.  He named it SURF… Read More

The 6 habits of highly successful, fast growth companies

Pull together a list of Seattle’s fastest-growing companies and you’ll see a wide variety of industries, leadership styles, go-to-market approaches… Read More

Commentary: 3 project leadership lessons from Game of Thrones

George RR Martin’s world of Game of Thrones is full of dragons, zombies, and magic. These are fun, but not… Read More

Why this entrepreneur is moving to Vegas, and what it means for the Seattle scene

Order Mapper founder Jim Bricker tried to raise seed capital in Seattle. But the former Microsoft and Avanade developer didn’t… Read More

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