Gamergate: The Internet as a weapon of mass destruction What is Gamergate? Most folks outside the games industry are understandably confused by what appears to be an internal dispute… Read More
Will teens want to wear an Apple Watch? Over the past few years, Apple’s much anticipated smartwatch has generated massive amounts of hype. And in recent months, the… Read More
Commentary: 3 ways to value your startup Many entrepreneurs struggle with having the “valuation” discussion with investors. Given that many startups have no revenue, much less profits,… Read More
Commentary: Welcoming the drones I started flying in small planes in high school. I can vividly remember my first flight in a little Cessna.… Read More
How working at a day job can make you a better entrepreneur I’m an entrepreneur with a day job. For a while now I’ve been asking myself if this is reasonable, and… Read More
Lessons from the street: Why the tech community should help the homeless community “When your world is really small, your problems are very big. When your world is really big, your problems are… Read More
The future of crowdfunding: 3 important trends to watch Crowdfunding is taking the entrepreneurial financing world by storm, changing the way everything from startups to art projects get funded.… Read More
Startup road trip: Medellín marvels with a magnificent entrepreneurial culture We arrived to Medellin with the ideas that most people have: Pablo Escobar, drugs and a sundry amount of danger.… Read More
An open letter to Jeff Bezos: How to generate an extra $2B for Amazon Hi Jeff, I am a small online merchant who primarily sells fitness products through our website. After a customer buys… Read More
7 things Satya Nadella should do next to truly change the culture of Microsoft From 1997-2006 I was fortunate enough to spend almost ten years employed by Microsoft. Microsoft is an amazing place for… Read More
My Uber got pulled over by the Denver police — and then things got really weird Follow up: Denver Police chief opens investigation into Uber incident, issues public apology to Seattle man Colorado is the self-described… Read More
A normal job vs. an adventure At the beginning of the 1900’s, Ernest Shackleton was merely a third officer in an expedition to the South Pole.… Read More
Book excerpt: The Amazon Way Editor’s note: This excerpt is from chapter three of the book The Amazon Way: 14 Leadership Principles Behind the World’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
Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff: Fortune favors the geeks Editor’s note: Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff delivered this keynote address to kick off the GeekWire Awards, presented by Wave Business… Read More
Commentary: Tech apathy is killing Seattle’s soul A bunch of friends and I recently converged on the Sound Mind and Body Gym in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood for… Read More
Review: Amazon’s Fire TV sets a new bar for streaming boxes Does the world really need another streaming box? The answer is a resounding YES! Having just purchased the Amazon Fire… Read More
Commentary: Smart rules needed to spark next-generation broadband in U.S. Smart consumers are quick to recognize when specific technologies can benefit them. Here in the Seattle area, we have a… Read More
Here’s what happened when my family got hit while riding in a Lyft An hour after Seattle City Council voted to cap the number of ride-sharing drivers on city streets, I was in… 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
Counterpoint: Seattle has given ride sharing companies ‘a huge gift’ I like and respect Greg Gottesman. But his recent GeekWire post about the upstart, out-of-state taxi companies — Hey, Seattle,… Read More
Hey, Seattle, why stop with ride-sharing? Cap these 10 other innovations while you’re at it In a 9-0 decision Monday, the Seattle City Council voted to cap the number of UberX, Sidecar and Lyft drivers… Read More
Commentary: Four reasons why Google fiber will never come to Seattle Google is bringing high speed fiber broadband networks to homes and businesses in three cities – Kansas City, Austin and Provo.… Read More
Mobile World Congress Commentary: Ad-tech meets carbon neutrality At the global carnival that is the Mobile World Congress, the city of Barcelona organized the flow of 72,000 fashionable… Read More
Worst idea ever! The best feedback I’ve ever received We live in an amazing city. But the one thing we lack is direct, in-your-face sharing of ideas and feedback.… Read More
Why I support Washington’s proposed crowdfunding law The Washington state legislature has a unique opportunity in front of it right now. It can pass a state-specific crowdfunding law.… Read More
Satya Nadella’s first Microsoft boss: I saw something special from the start I was so happy to hear the news for Satya Nadella (or Satya NERDella as he will become known!). I… Read More
Commentary: A teen’s take on the Pebble smartwatch Over the last several months, I’ve been testing the Pebble smartwatch and thinking about the future of wearable technology. The Pebble… Read More
13 lessons entrepreneurs can learn from Richard Sherman In case you’ve been living under a rock the last week, Richard Sherman has been everywhere in the media. It… Read More
Drink geek: Four wines to please the geek palate If you’re a geek, you probably like to think. Conventions annoy you. New things intrigue you. Puzzles beg to be… Read More
