Why this virtual reality startup picked Seattle over San Francisco for its new HQ Shawn Whiting and Hayden Lee were set to move to San Francisco earlier this summer as they prepared to accelerate development… Read More
Transit, disrupted: My cushy ride with a San Francisco bus startup SAN FRANCISCO — This city is home to a plethora of startups vying to disrupt all manner of ordinary daily functions.… Read More
This data shows how Seattle, San Francisco, and Portland entrepreneurs think differently Seattle-based entrepreneurs demonstrate more stable emotions and are better at coming to an agreement. Entrepreneurs in the Bay Area, however, are more conscientious,… Read More
uberX, Lyft approved to pick up and drop off passengers at SFO San Francisco International Airport is now allowing the three major on-demand transportation startups to pick up and drop off passengers… Read More
News Brief U.S. travelers can now build their itineraries with Utrip, the AI-based trip planning service People looking to take a trip in the Western U.S. have a new tool to help them find where to… Read More
News Brief LinkedIn teams with Koru to help new job-seekers gain experience Koru announced today that professional networking site LinkedIn has signed on to host participants in its four-week job training program… Read More
Migrating north: Techstars Seattle sees huge spike in applications from San Francisco Are more and more Silicon Valley entrepreneurs looking to Seattle as a place to build their startups? That’s what Techstars Seattle… Read More
Microsoft should dump Windows Phone, says former Windows evangelist Robert Scoble You probably know tech pundit Robert Scoble from his experiences as an early adopter of Google Glass. But long before he… Read More
Google CEO Larry Page: Tech protestors should blame government for gentrification San Francisco’s real estate and rental markets are going through tumultuous times, with landlords raising rents and evicting tenants in… Read More
Restaurant reservations for sale: Startup’s business model draws Internet’s ire Popular restaurants create a conundrum for diners: How do you get a table at the hottest place in town on super-short notice?… Read More
Ignition-backed travel startup Hipmunk raises $20 million Travel planning site Hipmunk announced today that it has raised $20 million in Series C financing. The round was led… Read More
Photo: Mysterious giant Amazon locker appears in San Francisco for Friday event A gigantic orange Amazon locker has appeared near the Ferry Building in San Francisco, and nobody knows why. Or rather,… Read More
Amazon reportedly looks to rival UPS with its own “last mile” shipping service Amazon is investigating the possibility of using its own trucks to transport packages to users, according to a report today… Read More
Microsoft should move to S.F., contends Forbes writer Put down the coffee and take a deep breath before you read this one. In his new column for Forbes,… Read More
Regulators: Hey Google, move that barge! Google needs to find a new home for its floating mystery barge. The Bay Conservation and Development Commission in California… Read More
Red hot rentals: Seattle’s South Lake Union now more expensive than some San Francisco neighborhoods Rental rates are creeping up in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood, surpassing prices in even some of the hottest neighborhoods… Read More
Amazon Fresh wooing potential San Francisco customers with free food Amazon Prime customers in San Francisco are getting a little extra incentive to try out Amazon Fresh, thanks to the… Read More
San Francisco Mayor says tech companies will start paying for bus stop use The City of San Francisco has struck an agreement with technology companies like Apple, Google and Microsoft to create a… Read More
Microsoft’s BUILD conference will be back in San Francisco on April 2 Microsoft announced today that its BUILD developer conference will be returning to San Francisco’s Moscone Center from April 2-4 next… Read More
Amazon Fresh launches in San Francisco with $299/year ‘Prime Fresh’ membership Welcome to the Bay Area, Amazon Fresh. As anticipated earlier this week, Amazon’s same-day and next-day grocery delivery service is… Read More
Amazon running ads on freshly-sighted grocery delivery trucks in San Francisco As rumors around a potential Amazon Fresh rollout in San Francisco reach a fever pitch, Brad Stone, the author of… Read More
Report: Amazon Fresh coming to San Francisco next week Amazon’s bright green grocery trucks might finally make their way to the heart of California’s tech world. All Things D… Read More
Pre-revenue startup Nextdoor raises $60M for a social network for neighborhoods Here’s another sign that things are heating up on the funding landscape. San Francisco startup Nextdoor has raised a whopping… Read More
Amazon job post hints at Bay Area expansion for grocery delivery service If a new job posting is any indication, San Francisco should get ready for Amazon Fresh. Amazon posted a job… Read More
How San Francisco maps to Seattle: A reference guide [Editor’s Note: This guest post by tech writer and editor Matt Rosoff originally appeared on his personal blog.] So you’re… Read More
Spot, a short-term AirBnB for cars, matches drivers with spare spaces for ‘instant’ parking As is the case in many large cities, trying to find a parking space in San Francisco is an exercise… Read More
Why this founder left the Bay Area for Portland Portland is certainly growing as a national startup hub and one San Francisco founder frustrated with Bay Area scene is… Read More
Brady Forrest’s new gig: Hatching hardware startups at new Highway1 incubator Developing an app or a website isn’t easy, by any stretch, but hardware design and manufacturing is a world unto… Read More
Taking UberX in S.F. now cheaper than a cab For San Francisco residents, getting a ride from Uber is now cheaper than hailing a cab. In a blog post,… Read More
Seattle launches new initiative to support entrepreneurs, hoping to build a startup kingdom You wouldn’t know it judging by the spoonfuls of hot chili that Mayor Mike McGinn is wolfing down, but it’s… Read More
