Meet Dolly: A new way to move bulky items (without bugging friends for pickup trucks) You’ve been there before. An unwieldy mattress or dresser needs moved out of the house, but you don’t own a… Read More
Lessons from the King of Denmark: How taxi cabs, hotels and others can compete with upstarts Uber, Airbnb Long-standing businesses that are seeing fast-growing startups like Uber and Airbnb take away their revenues could learn a thing or two… Read More
My first bike-sharing ride in Seattle was lots of fun — but not without some speed bumps Seattle, historically, has been a place of innovation. From native veterans like Microsoft and Amazon, to fast-growing public companies like Zulily and Tableau,… Read More
FlightCar launches in Seattle, lets travelers rent idle cars at the airport Long-term parking at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport can cost anywhere from $28 per day to $130 per week. Now one company wants… Read More
Airbnb to collect 14% hotel tax from San Francisco renters; no word yet on Seattle Airbnb announced today that it will begin charging a 14 percent hotel tax to renters in San Francisco beginning next month.… Read More
CEOs of Postmates, Sidecar and more to highlight ‘sharing economy’ panel at the GeekWire Summit Perhaps no story on GeekWire has generated as much interest (or discussion) over the past year as the “sharing economy”… Read More
Rent your idle car at the airport: FlightCar grabs $13M, plans Seattle launch this fall Want to save some money while your car sits at an airport parking lot? You might get that chance starting… Read More
Meet Wagon: An Uber for delivering giant objects Back in 2008, Mike Hanson decided to do a little A/B test on Craigslist. He listed the same piece of… Read More
Your neighbor’s closet is now for rent: Stash helps you find places to store your stuff Lots of people have extra space in their homes. Others want an easy and inexpensive way of storing their excess… Read More
Airbnb may be worth more than Expedia Airbnb is reportedly in talks to raise up to $500 million at a $10 billion valuation, which would make it… Read More
Rover.com fetches $12M, plans to expand dog sitting marketplace Online dog sitting marketplace Rover.com has a new best friend: Menlo Ventures. The Silicon Valley venture capital firm, an early… Read More