Meet the Seattle techie picked to lead a new venture arm at iconic auction house Christie’s Legendary auction house Christie’s got a front-row seat to the NFT craze. In March 2021, the 256-year-old art merchant facilitated… Read More
Q&A: Starbucks Digital Chief Adam Brotman on mobile ordering, delivery and international availability PORTLAND, Ore. – Is Starbucks a tech company or a retailer? That was the question I posed to Starbucks Chief… Read More
Ironman entrepreneur Ron Erickson on patience, persistence and luck Some Nextcast guests have seen it all, and Ron Erickson is among them. Starting out in public policy and law, Erickson made… Read More
Podcast Q&A: How this Seattle startup could take a bite out of Microsoft PowerPoint Giant Thinkwell’s latest product, Haiku Deck, has been getting quite a bit of attention over the last few weeks. We… Read More
Q&A: Clean tech startup links business decisions to energy costs Distributed Energy Management has business intelligence software that analyzes the energy data from smart meters, or any other data source,… Read More
Meet the college dropout (and speed freak) running tech for Seattle’s hottest startup Don’t let the laid-back Pacific Northwest demeanor fool you. Luke Friang is a self-described “speed freak.” Whether bombing down icy… Read More
RealNetworks CEO: Intel deal just the start, everything on the table in quest to revive growth Newly minted RealNetworks CEO Thomas Nielsen has pragmatic outlook, a sharp sense of humor and a ton of energy, as… Read More
Q&A: Meet the guy who created the meme, ‘Shit Seattle People Say When It Snows’ Update: There’s now a ‘Shit Seattle People Say When It Snows’ Part 3. Embedded below… If you’re like me, all… Read More
Doctors and lawyers get gamified on Avvo, but will they play along? It’s the hottest thing on Foursquare and FarmVille. Now, Avvo — the online Q&A site for medical and legal advice… Read More
Podcast BigOven’s Steve Murch: How digital recipes can change the world, starting with dinner Our guest on the latest GeekWire radio show and podcast was veteran entrepreneur Steve Murch, the CEO of Seattle-based BigOven,… Read More
Podcast Rewind: Ben Elowitz, Wetpaint CEO, on building a new type of media company Our guest on the latest GeekWire radio show and podcast was Ben Elowitz, the CEO of Wetpaint, the Seattle company building an… Read More
Meet Darrell Cavens: The guy who just raised $43M and wants to change how moms shop for kids Startups, by their very nature, are built to move fast. But Zulily, the Seattle daily deal site that just scored… Read More
After working with Oprah, Tina Kirkpatrick looks to put Gilt City on the map in Seattle Tina Kirkpatrick spent the past few years in Chicago, including a stint working as a buyer for Oprah’s Harpo Productions.… Read More
Q&A: Straight-talking VC Mark Suster challenges entrepreneurs to think big Mark Suster is a bit of an oddity in the venture capital business — a straight-talking, no-nonsense former entrepreneur who… Read More
Q&A: Rhapsody rebounding after RealNetworks spinoff Rhapsody International, on its own now for a full year, has added more than 100,000 new subscribers over the past… Read More
