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Tech reality check: Three jokes from HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’ with a kernel of truth

SPOILER ALERT: Readers, please note: The following item discusses plot points from Sunday night’s season premiere of “Silicon Valley.” If you haven’t… Read More

Watch the ‘Silicon Valley’ stars try to figure out what real billion-dollar startups do

Watch this on The Scene. The stars of “Silicon Valley” don’t just lampoon startup culture in their hit HBO comedy.… Read More

Silicon Valley invasion: Seattle job trends show tech workers migrating north

Employers are filling tech jobs in Seattle faster than ever, according to the chief economist of Indeed, based on her analysis… Read More

‘Silicon Valley’ season 3 teaser shows the startup geeks are ready to knock heads

Oh, Richard. A bad blazer and a nosebleed are not attributes of a successful CEO. But in a new teaser… Read More

Interview: ‘Silicon Valley’ star T.J. Miller on startup culture, women in tech, Uber, Elon Musk, and weed

When T.J. Miller starts talking about the tech industry, it’s worth a listen. For one, as an actor on HBO’s hit… Read More

Microsoft plans to buy and redevelop its main Silicon Valley campus

Microsoft has submitted a proposal with the city of Mountain View, Calif., to redevelop the company’s campus based there. In an… Read More

Almost no one in NYC’s Central Park knows Seattle’s tech scene exists

NEW YORK — Dallas, Austin, Atlanta, Richmond, Charlotte. These are some of the cities that people in New York City’s Central… Read More

This hilarious video reimagines Silicon Valley in the ‘Game of Thrones’ universe

Giant world powers, scrappy newcomers, and an atmosphere of Machiavellian ambition. That description might call to mind the treacherous universe of Game… Read More

HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’ getting a dose of humor for Season 3 from former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo

It’s pretty common knowledge that HBO’s Silicon Valley picks the brains of those in the tech world to fuel storylines… Read More

Redfin CEO: Home prices surging in Silicon Valley, but Seattle and other tech hubs can ‘do it better’

Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman says this is a critical time for Seattle and other emerging tech hubs, as the dam has… Read More

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‘Silicon Valley’ star Thomas Middleditch on startup life, Microsoft Windows, and his own game project

GeekWire talked with actor and comedian Thomas Middleditch, star of HBO’s “Silicon Valley,” after his appearance as a judge at… Read More

Watch Team Coco take on Silicon Valley in this epic ‘Halo 5’ battle for the ages

OK, sometimes watching people play video games is pretty boring. Except when it’s not. Watch Team Coco, Conan, Andy and… Read More

Blame tech workers for the soaring cost of Seattle real estate, Redfin says

When it was first reported that Silicon Valley residents were thinking about moving to Seattle in droves, people immediately wanted to know if these transplants were to blame… Read More

‘Silicon Valley’ takes shots at failed Microsoft and Apple products

How bad was a fictional product launch on HBO’s Silicon Valley? Zune bad. In Sunday’s episode, as Business Insider noted,… Read More

HBO’s ‘Girls’ do ‘Silicon Valley’ in this video on Funny or Die

This video created by the all-lady team JustBoobs Sketch has combined two popular HBO shows about two completely opposite groups of… Read More

Watch this ‘Silicon Valley’ clip make fun of the Winklevoss twins

Everyone’s all about Game of Thrones returning this weekend, but HBO is also bringing back Mike Judge’s Silicon Valley. The show’s… Read More

In lifestyles of Silicon Valley’s rich and famous, auto racing is latest passion

Auto racing requires precision, a love for engineering and mechanics, and it also happens to provide a nice adrenaline rush.… Read More

Here’s what nascent startup communities can learn from the Silicon Valley ecosystem

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Midway through his Startup Week talk on Tuesday afternoon, Scott Salkin showed a slide with logos of… Read More

Size matters: MIT study finds that tech companies with shorter names do better

Keeping it simple pays off, at least when it comes to naming your tech company. A new study by MIT… Read More

‘Finally, some white kids get an opportunity’: Silicon Valley meets ‘Silicon Valley’ at SF Sketchfest

Silicon Valley residents got to meet the actors behind HBO’s sleeper comedy Silicon Valley this past weekend. At SF Sketchfest, four… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: How technology shapes our cities, politics and everything else

How does the technology industry impact our communities and sense of place? What are the ingredients for a strong regional… 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

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

Are Microsoft and Amazon holding back Seattle’s startup scene?

Silicon Valley is certainly the king in terms of venture capital and startup formation. And while Seattle has grown as a… Read More

Rich Barton and Bill Gurley agree: Jeff Bezos is the most respected CEO by people in Silicon Valley

For every successful company out there, there is a plethora of highly-talented CEOs running great companies. But there is one… Read More

Hey everyone, Jeff Bezos lives in Seattle and Amazon is not a ‘Silicon Valley’ company

Maybe I am splitting hairs here, or quibbling over something that really doesn’t matter. But, I’ve got to just say… 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

Amazon Studios greenlights ‘Betas,’ a comedy about Silicon Valley geeks

Amazon Studios is piloting its eighth comedy, and this is one that tech geeks may really enjoy — unless it… Read More

Sonics update: It’s turning into a Silicon Valley vs. Seattle investor showdown

By now, you’ve likely either read or had a discussion about the Seattle vs. Silicon Valley entrepreneurial debate. Heck, the good folks… Read More

Patience, perseverance and passion: Video highlights from our talk with Tableau CEO Christian Chabot

We had a great conversation with Tableau CEO Christian Chabot Wednesday evening at our GeekWire Meetup. Chabot talked about several interesting topics, from… Read More