Articles about Seattle – Page 38 of 51

Commentary: What’s at stake in Seattle’s ride-sharing debate

Last Friday, a Seattle City Council committee met to discuss how to regulate ride-sharing services that have emerged in the… Read More

Tech historian to Silicon Valley wannabes: Think different

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – When it comes to creating an innovation economy, according to tech historian Leslie Berlin, Silicon Valley… Read More

Commentary: Here are the problems with Seattle’s Startup Initiative

Editor’s Note: Nick Licata is a Seattle City Councilmember. Recently, a Seattle Times editorial lauded the Seattle City Council for requiring… Read More

Here’s how city government can help startups, according to outgoing Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn

From the time outgoing Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn took office in 2010 until today, Seattle’s startup scene has continued to… Read More

Funding for Gigabit Seattle fiber Internet project was in question from the start

A year ago this week, Gigabit Squared, a “digital economic development” company operating out of Cincinnati, Ohio, announced a deal with Seattle… Read More

Silicon Valley VC view: 5 reasons why Seattle will become a hub of business cloud services

I’ve recently read several articles about the difficulties that Seattle entrepreneurs face when building business-to-business companies. While some might find… Read More

Seattle ranks 6th in Best Performing Cities report, jumping 7 spots

A new report out from the Milken Institute that measures cities based on jobs, wages, technology output and other factors… Read More

DocuSign is planning for an eventual IPO

Virtual signatures are big business, and one Seattle-based company is hoping that will propel them to a successful IPO. According… Read More

Ex-Facebook general counsel Rudy Gadre joins Seattle VC firm Founder’s Co-op

Former Facebook general counsel and ex-Amazon.com attorney Rudy Gadre has quickly established himself as one of the top angel investors… Read More

Datatown USA: Why Seattle is poised to be the ‘big data’ capital of the world

Big Data is a big buzzword, used so often these days that the term seems to have lost some of… Read More

Startup Seattle funding avoids City Council budget axe, allowing initiative to proceed

A divided Seattle City Council voted this afternoon to go forward with $151,000 in funding for the Startup Seattle initiative… Read More

Here’s how Seattle’s King County uses online public meetings to learn what citizens actually care about

Government officials often hold public meetings as a way to hear from citizens and find out what’s going on in… Read More

Say, what? Tech publication labels Seattle with odd nickname of ‘Silicon Canal’

We don’t live near Panama, nor do we commute by gondola. That’s why I was left scratching my head after… Read More

It’s the end of the road for Optify: Assets sold, startup shuts doors

Optify, a Seattle maker of marketing software that laid off its staff and hit the wall in September, has sold… Read More

TechStars Demo Day: Our favorite pitches (and our top business models)

We just watched 11 great pitches from the TechStars Seattle Demo Day, taking place at the Showbox Sodo in Seattle.… Read More

Amazon’s giant biodomes win blessing of city design board

Amazon won approval from Seattle’s Design Review Board for a massive, three-part biodome on its planned campus north of downtown… 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

Hark hits the wall: Corporate records list ‘void’ status, co-founder now at Amazon

The story of Hark — a Seattle startup that was attempting to build the YouTube of audio clips and once… Read More

Shares of Redbox parent jump after hedge fund discloses large stake, encourages sale

Shares of Outerwall, the Bellevue company best known for its Coinstar coin counting machines and Redbox movie rental kiosks, jumped… Read More

Chart: The top U.S. cities for venture capital in Q3

Just yesterday, I heard from a Seattle entrepreneur who said he was moving his startup company to San Francisco. It’s… Read More

Google picks 7 partners for new ‘Tech Hub’ initiative, snubs Seattle, NYC, Boston

Maybe Seattle’s startup community doesn’t really need Google’s help, or perhaps the search giant believes it is doing enough to… Read More

Seattle VC firm Madrona has a new home, with more room to incubate startups

Since 1995, Tom Alberg and the rest of the crew at Seattle venture capital firm Madrona have bankrolled startups from… Read More

Here’s why Seattle — not Silicon Valley — is the gaming industry’s epicenter

Many may know Seattle for its coffee, for the Space Needle, and — though slightly misinformed — the rain. But… 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

Upgrade your seat, meet Edgar Martinez with the Mariners’ new mobile app

The Seattle Mariners will likely miss out on baseball’s playoffs yet again, but that isn’t stopping the team from improving… Read More

Success: ‘We Make Seattle’ video project passes $28,000 Kickstarter goal

Well, it looks like Seattle is going to be getting a cool short film about its tech community. After a… Read More

Those Doritos bags that police gave to pot-smokers are lighting up on eBay

It was Hempfest in Seattle over the weekend, and for this particular celebration of cannabis, the local police force lent… Read More

Does Seattle have an obligation to support Windows Phone?

It’s common these days for mobile app developers to start with iPhone and Android, and get to Windows Phone later… Read More

The next Silicon Valley? These charts show how far other regions have to go

There’s really only one Silicon Valley, and it’s unlikely that any region will supplant this epicenter of technology, innovation and… Read More

Tell the City of Seattle about potholes and graffiti with new ‘Find It, Fix It’ app

Oh, the wonders of technology. Now, you can turn into a civic do-gooder right from your smartphone. Today, the City… Read More