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Startup Weekend

Mitch Kapor: It’s a great time to start a company, but still really tough to reach ‘high altitudes’

It may be easier than ever to build a new startup company. But it is still exceptionally hard to reach… Read More

Vinod Khosla on failure, thinking big and why the best entrepreneurs are under 25

Don’t call Vinod Khosla a venture capitalist. After all, the venerable Silicon Valley investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist doesn’t really have… Read More

Vinod Khosla invests in Michael Arrington’s CrunchFund

At a talk this evening on the University of Washington campus, it didn’t take long for Michael Arrington to break… Read More

Seattle animation startup launches with first project, a Startup Foundation animation

A new startup specializing in explanatory animated videos is launching in Seattle this week — and for a group of… Read More

Greg Gottesman, Brad Feld and others join board of Startup Weekend

Startup Weekend, the Seattle-based non profit which coordinates 54-hour startup marathons at locations across the globe, has formed a new… Read More

Practical Nerd: Irresistible startups, immovable education

I’ve advised a number of startups over the years and have been directly part of at least two. I discovered… Read More

How do we make the Seattle startup ecosystem stronger?

Leaders from the Seattle technology community gathered in the basement of TechStars on Tuesday night to discuss ways to strengthen… Read More

Clint Nelsen

Startup Labs to bankroll best and brightest from Startup Weekend

It can be downright inspiring watching ideas percolate at Startup Weekend — the 54-hour coding marathon where developers, artists, attorneys,… Read More

Get Your BBQ On: Startup Weekend to host July 25th bash

The appearance of that strange glowing orb in the sky means one thing for sun-starved Seattleites: It’s BBQ time. And… Read More

Video: Watch the high school whiz kids who wowed Seattle Startup Weekend

Startup Weekend typically draws an interesting cast of characters. After all, you’ve got to be a little nutty (or at… Read More

An Airbnb for your pet? A Place for Rover wins best in show at Startup Weekend

  Airbnb is transforming how travelers find places to stay. Now, Seattle venture capitalist Greg Gottesman wants to bring that… Read More

An inside look at Startup Weekend: ‘High energy startup fever’

Not everyone can afford to devote 54 hours of their life to Startup Weekend. But, if you’ve got 13 minutes… Read More

Zaarly looks to take on Craigslist, with help from LeVar Burton and Ashton Kutcher

Need a plumber, a DJ or a chainsaw carving of a bear? Welcome to Zaarly. Born at Startup Weekend in… Read More

Five Things I Learned at Startup Weekend: #3 Learn to Code

Guest Commentary: Startup Weekend was the most exhilarating and exhausting 54 hours since the birth of my (and my wife’s)… Read More

Coding geeks ignore the sun, launch 15 projects in 54 hours at Seattle Startup Weekend

It was a glorious weekend in Seattle. The sun glistened off the slopes of Mount Rainier. Sailboats cruised across the… Read More

Seattle startup community mourns passing of Tom Music

It is with great sadness that I report that Tom Music has died at the age of 31 after a… Read More

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