Articles about Silicon Valley

How remote work is changing tech pay: Seattle startup comp equals Silicon Valley, study says

Remote work is equalizing tech startup pay across the country, with Silicon Valley and San Francisco as the benchmark, and… Read More

LinkedIn migration data shows that techies aren’t leaving Seattle despite ‘exodus’ in Silicon Valley

Techies are apparently leaving Silicon Valley. The pandemic has sparked what some describe as an “exodus” of tech companies, employees,… Read More

‘Big fan’ Bill Gates makes appearance in ‘Silicon Valley’ series finale as HBO comedy logs off

“Silicon Valley” wrapped up six seasons on HBO on Sunday night with a series finale called “Exit Event” — and… Read More

How Apple’s new $2.5B housing initiative stacks up vs. Microsoft, Amazon, and other tech giants

For years, fast-growing tech companies have drawn criticism for housing crises that have swelled in Seattle, and the San Francisco… Read More

Amazon and Jeff Bezos among the tech punchlines as ‘Silicon Valley’ returns to HBO for 6th season

The fake tech giants on “Silicon Valley” had plenty to say about the real ones Sunday night as the comedy… Read More

Two worthy books trace the history of tech through Silicon Valley, leaving Seattle’s story still to be told

Editor’s Note: In this guest post, Tom Alberg, Madrona Venture Group managing director, reviews The Code: Silicon Valley and the… Read More

Big tech and pro sports converge in Silicon Valley during NBA Playoffs, offering a preview for Seattle

REPORTING FROM OAKLAND: It was a regular break in the action during the first quarter of Tuesday’s NBA playoff game… Read More

We tested the Bay Area’s knowledge of Seattle tech, with some predictable and surprising results

The two most valuable companies in the world are tech corporations — do you know what they are? And do… Read More

Bill Gates says if you want to understand tech and Silicon Valley, you better watch ‘Silicon Valley’

Bill Gates gets it. The Microsoft co-founder wants his friends in Silicon Valley to lighten up if they refuse to… Read More

Here’s the one key advantage Seattle’s tech ecosystem has over Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley may be the startup capital of the world, but Seattle has a leg up when it comes what… Read More

TLDR: Amazon ends warehouse worker bonuses & stock awards

Today’s featured stories Amazon criticized for ending warehouse bonuses and stock awards in shift to $15/hour wage Nintendo plans new… Read More

Silicon Valley’s Seattle secret: Bay Area investors making record number of deals in region’s startups

There’s something about Seattle tech startups and entrepreneurs that gets Rajeev Batra excited. His Silicon Valley investment firm, Mayfield, has backed… Read More

Really, New York is the ‘official’ second headquarters of tech? In Seattle, we say not so fast

Every so often New York makes me mad. No, it’s not the congestion or the people or the Yankees (though… Read More

Redfin’s Glenn Kelman predicts a mass tech exodus from coastal cities

As CEO of Redfin, Glenn Kelman keeps a close eye on housing trends and their consequences. He’s convinced that skyrocketing… Read More

Microsoft will renovate Silicon Valley campus into its ‘smartest, greenest office yet’

A week after announcing plans for a historic redevelopment of its original Redmond, Wash., headquarters, Microsoft this morning unveiled plans… Read More

A techie on TV, ‘Silicon Valley’ star says he’s scared of what he sees as tech’s ethical failings

Looks like the guys at the Pied Piper offices have been watching the congressional hearings involving Facebook, Twitter and Google.… Read More

Farewell, Bachman: ‘Silicon Valley’ star T.J. Miller is leaving the HBO comedy after this season

Curl up in your bathrobe and hold that bong rip a few extra seconds for this news: T.J. Miller, the… Read More

Seattle VC data company PitchBook cited on ‘Silicon Valley’ as Bachman gets fooled once again

It might be a rare thing to get your tech company referenced on “Saturday Night Live,” but on “Silicon Valley,” it’s… Read More

Welcome to the new West Coast ‘megalopolis:’ Diving into the complex relationship between Seattle and Silicon Valley

For the past few years, I’ve been kicking around a theory that relates to the city that I love, this… Read More

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Full Video: LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman on startup secrets, Seattle’s tech scene, and more

It’s been 15 years since Reid Hoffman co-founded LinkedIn, which was acquired by Microsoft last year to the tune of $26… Read More

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman: How Seattle can help Silicon Valley become less myopic

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman built a technology giant in Silicon Valley, but he has been spending more time in Seattle… Read More

Redfin report tracks which cities people want to flee (Bay Area) and where they want to stay (Seattle)

An inaugural quarterly report from Seattle-based online real estate company Redfin takes a look at the migration patterns of people… Read More

‘Watch your back, Jeff Bezos’: Amazon sparks laughs on HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’

HBO’s “Silicon Valley” comedy series presents a California-centric view of how tech is done (and undone), but Amazon CEO Jeff… Read More

More and more Silicon Valley tech workers are looking for jobs in other cities, Indeed data shows

Seattleites who say Bay Area tech workers are invading their city have new data to back up that claim. In… Read More

Seattle’s population is growing at nearly double the rate of Silicon Valley but it still lags behind as an innovation hub

Seattle’s tech scene has long had a reputation as the less mature little sister of Silicon Valley. But the Valley’s… Read More

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