Marketing collaboration tool Slope wins top prize at GeekWire Startup Day pitch-off “I definitely would take a second meeting” may be the highest praise a startup could expect from Greg Gottesman, partner at… Read More
Bellevue mayor, councilmember tout city’s booming entrepreneurial ecosystem at GeekWire Startup Day Seattle is known worldwide for its robust startup ecosystem. But just across Lake Washington, there’s another entrepreneurial hub brewing. That would… Read More
Startup Day FAQ: What to know if you are coming to our big entrepreneurial bootcamp Friday We’ve got a huge crowd and a great lineup in store for the seventh annual Startup Day event, taking place Friday,… Read More
Wireless pioneer John Stanton added to the GeekWire Startup Day lineup John Stanton helped shape the wireless industry as we know it, first as vice chairman at McCaw Cellular and then… Read More
GeekWire Startup Day: New speakers added, early-bird rates expire this week GeekWire Startup Day is less than a month away. Do you have your tickets yet? This one-day entrepreneurial bootcamp, taking… Read More
Startup vet Rahul Sood’s advice for entrepreneurs: Stay in Seattle, find the right people, and marry rich When Unikrn CEO Rahul Sood took the stage at GeekWire Startup Day, he opened with the time he told Michael… Read More
Koru CEO Kristen Hamilton on failure and the importance of company culture In the past few months Kristen Hamilton’s startup Koru expanded its services to Boston, made GeekWire’s Seattle 10 list of innovative new… Read More
Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh on fears, leadership, and ‘the greatest lie that’s told to entrepreneurs’ Viral, shareable content is Ben Huh’s bread and butter. His business is predicated on the notion that when we see an… Read More
Scenes from GeekWire Startup Day 2015: The ultimate recap of our 6th annual startup bootcamp It might be hard to believe, but Startup Day dates back more than six years. In fact, it began before GeekWire existed. Seattle… Read More
EdRepublic helps companies hire better developers, wins pitch contest at GeekWire Startup Day It’s not easy for tech companies to lock down talented developers, but a new Seattle startup wants to help. A… Read More
Concur co-founder on $8.3B SAP acquisition: It was a ‘gut-wrenching’ decision Back in September, Concur co-founders Mike Hilton and Raj Singh faced a difficult decision. They had stuck together for the… Read More
Former Microsoft Ventures head Rahul Sood: Seattle is ‘the best place’ to build a startup right now According to Unikrn CEO and former Microsoft Ventures General Manager Rahul Sood, entrepreneurs building their companies in Seattle have a… Read More
Mayor Ed Murray explains why Seattle is perfect for startups, entrepreneurs Seattle is already a world-renowned technology and innovation hub. But Mayor Ed Murray wants more. Murray opened up GeekWire Startup… Read More
Chef Ethan Stowell; Mayor Ed Murray and startup vet Rahul Sood join a packed Startup Day lineup GeekWire Startup Day is just nine days away. As our biggest entrepreneurial event of the year approaches, we’re excited to… Read More
Early-bird tickets on sale now for GeekWire Startup Day, an all-day bootcamp for entrepreneurs, makers and builders Startups are hard. Really, hard. Entrepreneurs sometimes can feel as if they’re fighting a lonely battle, without any support, help… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: The raw truth about startups, and life What’s it really like to be a startup CEO? This week on the GeekWire radio show, two tech entrepreneurs talk… Read More
Startup Day Video: Glympse CEO Bryan Trussel offers his ‘advice on taking advice’ Glympse CEO Bryan Trussel is not a serial entrepreneur, and that’s one of the reasons his talk at GeekWire Startup… Read More
Meet AtomOrbit: The winning pitch from our Startup Demo Zone competition We had a great time at last week’s Startup Day event, listening to inspirational talks by the likes of SquareHub… Read More
Startup Day Video: Venture capitalists say don’t worry about dilution, think about building something big Dilution vs. Control. It’s an age-old debate in the startup ranks. After all, how much money you take certainly impacts… Read More
Startup Day Video: Dawn Lepore on the secrets of building a great board Dawn Lepore has been on both sides of the relationship between CEO and board, as the former leader of drugstore.com… Read More
Relive GeekWire Startup Day with photos, tweets from a day of entrepreneurial inspiration It was hard to not feel totally inspired by the time Startup Day wrapped up this past Friday. Whether it was… Read More
Startup Day Video: How a terrifying ‘stroke of luck’ changed Dave Cotter’s life Dave Cotter was 41 years old, an entrepreneur who had built and sold a startup, worked for companies including Microsoft,… Read More
VIDEO: Avalara’s ‘Tax Authorities’ victorious at Battle of the Geek Bands What happens when you combine geeks and rock-and-roll? Well, one badass party. Such was the scene Friday night at the… Read More
Photos: Scenes from GeekWire Startup Day We just wrapped up a great day of insightful startup talks at our big Startup Day. And getting underway in… Read More
Startup lessons: Why Moz’s $12,000 bounty program for new engineers didn’t work Moz — back then called SEOmoz — was growing rapidly two-and-a-half years ago and the company needed four-to-five new employees… Read More
Washington Gov. Inslee at GeekWire Startup Day: We lead the world in ‘innovation per dollar’ Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, speaking to the crowd at GeekWire Startup Day this morning, suggested looking at the economy in… Read More
Geek-O-Ween: What to wear to our big Battle of the Geek Bands bash Wondering what to wear to the Battle of the Geek Bands party this Friday night at the Showbox Sodo? As… Read More
Startup Day FAQ: What to know if you’re going to our big event and geek bands bash We’re getting excited for the fifth annual Startup Day event, kicking off Friday morning with remarks by Gov. Jay Inslee… Read More
Ready, set, pitch: Earn a chance to pitch your startup to top VCs at Startup Day Our big Startup Day event is coming up this Friday — kicking off with Gov. Jay Inslee and concluding with… Read More
Dawn Lepore and others added to Startup Day lineup, early-bird rates expire Friday Do you want to get inspired by some of the region’s top entrepreneurial thinkers, innovators and doers? Of course, you… Read More
