Articles about culture

Holiday parties in a pandemic: Tableau orders 3,500 meals to go; Smartsheet serenaded virtually; more

Looking for a way to celebrate the holiday season with employees while also injecting some much-needed support into the Seattle restaurant… Read More

What that meditation app you downloaded (and don’t use) can really do for you — and what it can’t

Jalice May is a busy mom who works almost full-time at her church. On Sundays, she oversees the nursery during… Read More

High time for a better marijuana resource online? Startup finds a niche with legal pot retailers

You knew this was coming. After Washington voters legalized pot six years ago, it was only a matter of time… Read More

‘Are you there, God? It’s me, Alexa.’ Tech and religious leaders ponder the future of AI together

Can a computer become God? Or, more to the point, could humans invent AI that can convincingly impersonate God —… Read More

GeekWire Summit Spotlight: Former DOJ attorney Tony West helps Uber write its next chapter as chief legal officer

In the year since joining Uber as chief legal officer, Tony West has talked repeatedly about trust. “Uber survives only… Read More

Without more women, tech is facing a serious problem. Here’s how men can be part of the solution

As tactile social beings, we know instinctively there is safety in numbers. By adulthood, this concept has been reinforced by… Read More

5 key takeaways from The New Yorker’s revealing profile of new Uber chief Dara Khosrowshahi

Dara Khosrowshahi has become one of the world’s most influential technology executives by spending more than a decade thinking about… Read More

Pittsburgh Profile: Seattle theater vet Marya Sea Kaminski brings a fresh act to a new tech city

PITTSBURGH — Marya Sea Kaminski loved her first date with Pittsburgh. The associate artistic director at Seattle Repertory Theater had… Read More

‘Keep Pittsburgh Dope’ photographer has his eye on street style, Amazon and whether city will stay ‘cool’

PITTSBURGH — With his photographic eye on Pittsburgh from the inside, Chancelor Humphrey can see why people are becoming more… Read More

Saving a seat for tech: Historic theater strives to set the stage for inclusion in booming neighborhood

PITTSBURGH — Janera Solomon was raised in Pittsburgh from the age of 10, and left after college to pursue a… Read More

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi unveils new ‘cultural norms’ to help company evolve with integrity

In his new role as Uber CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi admits that, among other things, he’s spent the first couple months… Read More

Silicon Valley VC on Amazon: ‘I can’t recruit anybody out of there’

When it comes to company culture, it’s a tale of two Amazons. There is the innovative, passionate Amazon where employees… Read More

How blogging about a VC deal that fell apart helped Moz founder Rand Fishkin with long-term success

Transparency is a core value for Rand Fishkin and Moz, the Seattle marketing software company he founded 12 years ago.… 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

Jeff Bezos says Amazon has the ‘gold standard culture for innovation and pioneering work’

Jeff Bezos doesn’t like the phrase “work-life balance” — but not for the reasons you might think. The Amazon CEO spoke… Read More

Simple banking startup CEO on culture: Why kegs, stickers, and ping pong tables aren’t enough

Josh Reich regularly hosts executives from other companies who want to learn how his startup creates a healthy culture and work environment that… Read More

The top 20 most impressive employee benefits — and the unusual perk that landed Zillow on the list

Over the past year, rising competition for top talent has led to a benefits battle among tech companies. Industry titans reworked their… Read More

The world of Amholes and Amabots: NYT exposé digs into Amazon’s hard-charging and punishing workplace culture

Amazon.com is transforming Seattle like no other company, but you don’t hear much about what happens inside the walls of… Read More