Top 5 reasons why startups are wasted on the young Okay, I admit it. In my entire life, nothing has made me feel older than pitching to VCs on Sand… Read More
Why I’m thankful Moz didn’t move to the Bay Area In 2009, we tried to raise money. We talked to people at 40 different firms. We had second meetings with… Read More
Why this 14-year-old Apple fanboy switched to Android Two years ago, I was a 12-year old Apple fanboy. Not only did I spend most of my waking hours… Read More
Commentary: Tough love and less purity for impact entrepreneurs One reason I love getting to know social impact entrepreneurs is that they are among the most sincerely passionate folks… Read More
Secrecy and trust: Why the NSA leaks feel like ‘The X-Files’ As I try to sort out how I feel about the secret programs that have allowed the National Security Agency… Read More
Commentary: Keep it simple, startup I was recently asked to judge a Shark Tank style competition hosted by the entrepreneur club at the College of… Read More
Stop being a founder, and start being a CEO A lot of founders don’t make it as a CEO. Not that they can’t, but they don’t. None more glorious… Read More
12 ways to get and keep top talent, even on a bootstrapper’s budget Most startup founders don’t mind putting off their payday indefinitely — they’re in it for the long haul by nature,… Read More
Community Building 101 It’s commonly understood that people spend their time with people they know — both offline and online. People spend their… Read More
Commentary: 5 startup lessons I learned in 5 months After months of research, a lean development cycle, and a beta program, TINYpulse launched publicly last November. In April, I… Read More
Startup lesson #3: Don’t make up a brand, be yourself [Editor’s note: Seattle entrepreneurs Barry Chu and Dave Cotter share some of their startup lessons in starting the new mobile app… Read More
Startup lesson #2: Don’t ignore the enablers [Editor’s note: Seattle entrepreneurs Barry Chu and Dave Cotter share some of their startup lessons in starting the new mobile app… Read More
Startup lesson #1: Reid Hoffman is wrong [Editor’s note: Seattle entrepreneurs Barry Chu and Dave Cotter share some of their startup lessons in starting the new mobile… Read More
You did what? Why we chose debt over venture capital If you’re an entrepreneur, there’s a good chance that many of your conversations — and a good chunk of your… Read More
Kubrick meets Bing: Why this promotion missed the mark On my way to lunch last week, I saw what looked like a cross between an oversized moving crate and… Read More
Dogfooding: Find a way to be your own customer In early ‘90s, while working on Windows NT, Microsoft popularized an idea to make everyone on the team use early… Read More
When your startup feels less like a hockey stick and more like a hip check We all love to talk about the “hockey stick” moment for a company, referring to the point when users and… Read More
Shark Tank: The 3 worst startup mistakes made on TV’s best reality show For a long time I’ve felt like I must be either the first or last entrepreneur to discover the ABC… Read More
Turtles and Flywheels: How to build a startup community (Editor’s note: Chris DeVore gave the keynote speech at Thursday night’s GeekWire Awards. These are his prepared remarks, with full… Read More
Talking ’bout my generation: We’re not acting entitled, we’re being reasonable It came up gently enough at a session at Affiliates Day, a half-day conference put on by the University of… Read More
Hackathons at startups: Creative ‘fresh air’ Every now and again, we hear about hackathons: Startup Weekend, Facebook’s famed all-nighters, Hack Week at Dropbox. However, in a… Read More
Why you should apply to TechStars (and my tips on how to get in) “Should I apply?” = Stupid Question I almost didn’t include the “Why you should apply to TechStars Seattle” part of… Read More
The future of the inbox My inbox is a horribly inefficient way to manage the requests that come into me. On any given day, I… Read More
Should you avoid raising startup capital early on? 10 founders weigh in There’s more than one school of thought about startup financing. After all, there are some very successful companies that have… Read More
Commentary: Why every artist should work at a startup Hi, I’m Clayton Weller. I’m a director, performer and writer. I would most definitely consider myself an artist. I’ve worked… Read More
An open letter to Jeff Bezos: Help spark the creative class Congratulations on your success, Jeff Bezos! You’ve become one of the most important innovators in the world. You’ve matched your… Read More
What startups can learn from rock ‘n’ roll bands So what can startups learn from the local do-it-yourself Rock N Rollers? You think it’s hard to get people to click… Read More
Cloud wars: The battle lines are changing in online storage A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… people used filing cabinets to store their documents and files,… Read More
Startup Jedi: How to get through the sh*t times There’s an old West Point quote that goes something like: The best laid battle plans are tossed out the window… Read More
How we bootstrapped our company from zero to $10M: Five key tips to consider Have you ever had 7,000 people flip you off in unison for 45 minutes? Unfortunately, I have – and still… Read More
