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Events

Startup secrets from PopCap’s Dave Roberts, and why it really matters to be lucky

What made PopCap Games such a blockbuster success? Well, a lot of things went into the Seattle company’s growth over… Read More

Event highlights iPad stands, robots and other gadgets

Despite the release of Amazon’s new Kindle Fire and the success of Microsoft’s Kinect, Seattle at it’s core is very… Read More

Newsmakers 2011: Swype’s Cliff Kushler and Mike McSherry

Swype revolutionized the way millions of people input text on Android devices, with the simple swipe of a finger. Founded… 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

Demo Day: Advice from ‘The Godfathers’ of Seattle tech (Video)

A few weeks ago, Andy Sack and other members of TechStars made a plea to the entrepreneurial titans of Seattle to… Read More

My five favorite pitches from the TechStars Seattle Demo Day

TechStars Seattle today concluded their three-month long startup bootcamp as 10 companies presented their business ideas to a packed crowd… Read More

GeekWire Gala: The dish on our big year-end event

As Team GeekWire looks back on an eventful year, and ahead to the next, we can’t think of a better… Read More

Nerd rockers Kirby Krackle win Battle of the Geek Bands

They sang about Facebook, math and comic books. And one dude even busted out the geekiest instrument of all time,… Read More

A record month at GeekWire, but it’s still ‘day one’

Whoa, can we finally catch our breath? Todd Bishop and I have been covering the technology beat around these parts… Read More

Vote now to roast your favorite geek (and help a good cause)

On November 11th, one Seattle area super geek is going to get roasted onstage. Now, it’s up to you to… Read More

Comedy: When developers and designers try to communicate

Do you see yourself in this video? The recent HIVE 2011 design conference in Redmond opened with an exclusive skit… Read More

‘Closet revolutionary’ Rich Barton of Zillow on startups and swinging for the fences

It was kind of fitting that on a night that the St. Louis Cardinals won game six of the World… Read More

Meet the five finalists vying for the title in next week’s Battle of the Geek Bands

The Seattle Interactive Conference’s Battle of the Geek Bands is still more than a week away. But we’ve already had… Read More

Looking for a few good pinups: Nominations now open for GeekWire’s 2012 calendar

Do you have Seattle geek pride flowing through your veins? Do you contribute your time and brainpower for the good… Read More

Battle of the Geek Bands: Who should be the final warrior?

One of the most-anticipated activities at next month’s Seattle Interactive Conference will be opening night’s Battle of the Geek Bands, a… Read More

Here’s who is coming to the GeekWire Meetup, are you?

TeachStreet founder Dave Schappell will be there, so will some of the goofy geeks from Giant Thinkwell. And word is… Read More

NWEN First Look Forum: The top five pitches (Video)

Pitch events can be incredibly stressful for entrepreneurs. After all, it’s never easy trying to boil your company’s message into… Read More

Let’s stop the Silicon Valley comparisons, and take a look at why NYC is kicking butt

Overdone. Counterproductive. Tired. Whiny. Those are some of the words I’ve heard in the past few weeks as the Seattle… Read More

Inrix CEO: Seattle tech scene gets solid A (with one exception)

Inrix CEO Bryan Mistele knows just how hard it is to raise venture capital. Before the company grew to more… Read More

What geek guys missed at GeekGirlCon

Update, 10/14: A grand total of 1,896 people attended GeekGirlCon, organizers said  Friday. The figure exceeded organizers’ expectations “by a… Read More

The first ever GeekWire Meetup: Oct. 27 with Zillow’s Rich Barton

When you cover the technology industry every day like we do, it can be a bit hard to break away… Read More

What do M&A executives at Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Salesforce really want?

Reporting from TechNW:  If you’re looking to sell your startup company to Microsoft, Facebook, Google or Salesforce.com, you might be… Read More

Hey Seattle, here’s why we’re so gosh darn awesome (Part Two)

Last week, the Washington Technology Industry Association posted some short videos of Seattle area entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, journalists (including yours… Read More

Hey Seattle, here’s why we’re so gosh darn awesome

The Seattle tech community isn’t perfect, and we’ve certainly been willing to point out and highlight some of the deficiencies. But… Read More

Doing well by doing good: Winners from the Social Innovation Fast Pitch event

More than 600 people turned out last night in Seattle to listen to business plans from entrepreneurs who are trying… Read More

Introducing GeekWire’s community manager: Red Russak

It’s a big day for GeekWire, not only because we’re adding a great member to the team, but because this… Read More

Photo Gallery: The weird and wacky Lego creations of BrickCon

Editor’s Note: There are all types of geeks in the world: Software geeks. Film geeks. Game geeks. Based on the… Read More

Vinod Khosla invests in Michael Arrington’s CrunchFund

At a talk this evening on the University of Washington campus, it didn’t take long for Michael Arrington to break… Read More

How a father-and-son Lego project sparked an iPad game

Seattle entrepreneur Hillel Cooperman loves Legos. So, each year, the founder of Jackson Fish Market gets excited for BrickCon, a… Read More

Photo Gallery: The battle in Seattle (of the tomato variety)

There may be no better cure for the end of summer than cold beer, live music and hurling tomatoes at… Read More

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