10 powerful branding insights that will keep your business moving forward Just because you’ve built a successful company doesn’t mean you can relax. Succeeding in this ever-changing business world demands that… Read More
Crowding out angels from startup financings? As early as next week, we may know whether Congress will change US securities laws to permit startups to sell… Read More
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Productivity Porn: 7 tips to make yourself more efficient right now You’re busy and don’t have time to read a lengthy intro (especially in a piece about productivity). So let’s get… Read More
Networking is a good thing to do, but not good enough In a GeekWire guest post last week, Bob Crimmins said I was “flat wrong” when I advised a group of… Read More
Why Facebook may surrender users to niche social networks What do you recall seeing in your Facebook feed recently? The following are recurring items in mine: an e-card character… Read More
9 bootstrapping ideas for small business publicity Free publicity is one of the best tools that you can use to promote and grow your small business or… Read More
Thank you, body scanners: Why airport pat downs suck for humanity The technologies that bring us together are making me more resentful of the ones that tear us apart. Red light… Read More
The Achilles’ heel of Amazon.com Disclosure: I’m an unabashed Amazon fan. Not only is it one of the most aggressive, forward-thinking and best-led companies in tech,… Read More
Spotify’s secret to adding 8,000 paying subscribers a day Ever since its U.S. debut last year, the popular music listening service Spotify has been adding 8,000 subscribers a day. And… Read More
What would Wael Ghonim do? 5 lessons from the world’s most successful online community manager The world’s most successful online community manager was in Seattle last week, and you probably had no idea. Wael Ghonim,… Read More
An introduction to productivity porn: How to be lazy, productive & successful Some of the most successful and productive people I know are lazy. They’ll tell you so. David Allen, author of Getting… Read More
MercyCorps connects geeks from Gaza to Seattle We’ve got more than our share of tech-geeks here in Seattle. You know, the guys who work at startups, or… Read More
How a small business can build a billion dollar brand Do a quick, little experiment with me. Think of your favorite big brand — could be Amazon or Virgin or… Read More
Legalize couchsurfing: Why renting rooms shouldn’t be like harboring fugitives Tight budgets and the internet have given rise to the hottest new thing in travel accommodations. Web-based company Airbnb has received a… Read More
Can’t find a partner? It’s probably you When I was in middle school I saw a fantastic one act play called Sure Thing by David Ives. The… Read More
Confessions of an Eastsider building a startup in Seattle I spent 13 years of my life in the Pacific Northwest living on the Eastside. I worked at Microsoft. Then,… Read More
Co-op coding: Why ‘pair programming’ works for us Have you ever been playing Halo and realize you have no clue where the next objective is? You just killed… Read More
Tech lessons from the Seattle snowstorm The Seattle area and I just went through a four day snow/ice storm event. The City of Seattle’s emergency operations center… Read More
What a comedian can teach you about making $1M in 12 days Would you ever think that a comedian could hold the key to unlocking the secret to making a lot of… Read More
Amazon’s DynamoDB: What it is, and why it matters Guest Commentary: Amazon Web Services this morning announced a new service called DynamoDB — rolling out, in public form, a… Read More
Impressions of Seattle: Thoughts on Microsoft, Amazon and Adobe Although I’m a tech geek, I haven’t actually worked for a tech company yet. My background is in finance, so… Read More
15 New Year Resolutions for Entrepreneurs I’m sure by now your 2012 plan, budget and professional objectives are baked and ready to go. Ideally, some of… Read More
The two (and only two) ways Microsoft can survive the phone wars Guest Commentary: The tale of Microsoft killing its Courier tablet project is both riveting and familiar. With Microsoft making two-thirds of… Read More
Terrible Teacher and Mentor, Top 10 Reasons Yoda Was The Grand Master of the Jedi Order, Yoda, is one of the most beloved movie characters of all time. You will find references to him in… Read More
7 proven steps for turning your vision into a startup If you’re like me, you probably see opportunities for new products and businesses all the time. Over the past 10… Read More
Hooked on growth: Nine ways to expand your business now Starting a business takes a lot of research, time and money. You probably read a bunch of books, talked to… Read More
Google+ Handbook: 63 resources for entrepreneurs Just when you thought you had Facebook and Twitter nailed, along comes Google+. This new social site took the world… Read More
Four tips for startup survival It’s not a pretty picture. While sixty-six percent of new businesses will survive to the two-year mark, less than half… Read More
Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist [Foundry Group co-founders Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson are the authors of Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture… Read More
