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Rich Barton: Uber made me call my mom

A month or so ago, I had dinner with a group of entrepreneurs at the Goldman Internet Conference in Vegas.… Read More

Online privacy regulation on the legislative docket: What’s the proper role for government?

The Washington state legislature will convene next Monday for its annual session. The legislature will not pass a big operating… Read More

A cloudy 2014 for enterprises? Three trends to watch

We are in Seattle and thus deep in the world of clouds: Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, CenturyLink Savvis, and… Read More

Commentary: Global innovation + ‘big tent’ capitalism in Seattle

I’ve been reflecting lately on the cultural differences between the Pacific Northwest and Silicon Valley. I grew up in Seattle… Read More

Commentary: A lean startup approach to making booze

I worked at tech startups for the past 15 years — Drugstore, Allrecipes, nPost, and Blue Box Group to name… Read More

Go get ’em Twitter, but remember your roots: 4 hopes on the eve of the big IPO

Three years ago, I founded my third company. I left my old company, risked my livelihood (again), put my social… Read More

Innovation takes off: Using my iPad below 10,000 feet

Like many of you, I was excited to read that the FAA decided to allow use of portable electronics below… 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

Commentary: How I taught my kids Python programming

I wanted to expose my kids to programming because it’s a great skill and a powerful way of thinking. And… Read More

The geography of tech: Seattle’s oft-forgotten tech ecosystem

The October 21st story in The New York Times — “Tech Wealth and Ideas Are Heading Into News” — includes Amazon.com founder… 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

Let’s talk about culture: It’s more than ping pong tables and free soda pop

Within a few days of Facebook announcing plans to build a residential housing community that is walking distance to a sprawling Menlo… Read More

Commentary: Outdated regulations threaten a connected and competitive future

Microsoft. Amazon. Expedia. These are among the tech giants that are household names and have grown and flourished in the… Read More

How to ditch Microsoft and join a great startup

Guest Commentary: The last few months have not been great for Microsoft. First, the Surface turned out to be a… Read More

The side-project entrepreneur: 4 reasons to try a startup without quitting your day job

I’m not sure if there’s a term yet coined for those who start companies in their spare time, so henceforth… Read More

CD, noun: A flat, round thing that turns colors in the light

I was going to save the old CDs from the destructive clutches of my toddler. Then I thought, why? They’d… Read More

Angel investing: The walls come tumbling down

Today is the first day it becomes legally permissible for startups and emerging companies to advertise their offerings. Or to tweet… Read More

Why George Gilder is right about the role entrepreneurs play in driving the economy

In his new book Knowledge and Power, futurist George Gilder challenges existing economic theories of both Keynesians and libertarians by placing creativity,… Read More

From the entrepreneurial playbook: Pivoting for the win

As the start of another football season kicks-off, and we’re inundated with the breakdown and analysis of X’s and O’s,… Read More

A dozen things I’ve learned from Bill Gurley about investing and business

Editor’s note: Tren Griffin has created a list of a dozen things he’s learned from Silicon Valley venture capitalist Bill… 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

What Bezos buying The Post teaches us about business threats

Jeff Bezos set off quite a bit of handwringing and soul-searching when he purchased The Washington Post earlier this month for $250… Read More

5 startup tips for taking informed risks

Entrepreneurs by definition are risk-takers. They break new ground and are unfailingly willing to step off the well-trodden path of… Read More

The ‘ify’ naming fad: Did Spotify start it?

Back in 2011, The Name Inspector wrote a post about the proliferation of startup names that make creative use of the… Read More

How youth sports made me a better startup founder

A few recent conversations have turned towards youth sports participation and the valuable life lessons they provide. One in particular… Read More

HealthCheck: Software monitoring inside out

When we release software to customers, we immediately begin to consider how to monitor it. The goal is to find… Read More

5 years of Apple’s app store: Software and Seattle’s bright future

This week marked a diverse set of technology milestones: Apple’s app store turned five; Microsoft announced that it’s reorganizing and Amazon’s… Read More

5 bootstrap dos and dont’s to cement and grow your business

You may be familiar with bootstrapping, an economic circumstance in which intrepid entrepreneurs launch and operate a business with little… Read More

Here’s what to know about Google’s upcoming Enhanced Campaigns

Everyone in the ad world is buzzing about Google’s plans to migrate all of its advertisers to Google Enhanced Campaigns,… Read More

A dozen things I’ve learned about venture capital (in 999 words)

Editor’s note: This post is part of a series by Tren Griffin, a senior director at Microsoft who previously worked… Read More