Amazon’s second HQ: Why U.S. immigration policy makes Canada a frontrunner Amazon’s wishlist for its second headquarters in North America includes “a stable and business-friendly environment,” “locations with the potential to… Read More
Zillow Group acquires New Home Feed in quest to dominate new construction marketing Zillow Group — the Seattle company that owns and operates Zillow, Trulia, StreetEasy, and other real estate brands — is… Read More
‘It’s never too late to say we’re sorry’: Seattle leaders respond to Amazon plans to establish second HQ outside its hometown Amazon announced plans early Thursday morning to open a second headquarters “fully equal” to its Seattle home, calling on local… Read More
Expedia CFO Mark Okerstrom takes CEO reins as Dara Khosrowshahi departs for Uber Updated 2:20 p.m.: Mark Okerstrom confirmed in an email to employees that he is taking over as CEO and president of… Read More
Trulia launches Facebook-like news feed for home listings and real estate tips Trulia, the real estate brand that’s part of Seattle-based Zillow Group, is rolling out a news feed in its app that… Read More
Expedia invests $26M in Alice, taking majority stake in hospitality technology startup Expedia announced a $26 million investment today in Alice, a technology company that helps hotels manage operations and communicate with… Read More
New Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on leadership, fostering innovation and navigating crisis During his 12-year tenure as the public face of Expedia, Dara Khosrowshahi has been vocal about what makes for great leadership,… Read More
Alexa-enabled Amazon drones could talk with customers when delivering packages In the future, Amazon drones may be able to tell you to get out of the way — and listen… Read More
Meet Uber’s choice for CEO: Expedia chief brings ‘internal calm’ and experience with big personalities The news that Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has been selected to take over as Uber CEO came as a surprise… Read More
Uber pick Dara Khosrowshahi was once highest-paid CEO on S&P 500 Uber’s pick for CEO doesn’t come cheap. In 2015, Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi was the highest-paid CEO in the S&P… Read More
Startup Spotlight: CloudEnablers makes it easier for companies to manage their cloud-based tools As the tools needed to run a business increasingly shift to the cloud, companies often find themselves managing a wide-range… Read More
Seattle investor questions city plan to spend up to $250K defending income tax on the rich Matt McIlwain believes Seattle is wasting resources defending an income tax ordinance passed by the City Council in July. The… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Customer-focused telecom software company Audian boasts big growth Early in his career as an IT executive, Brandon Bazemore encountered a problem many business leaders face. He wasn’t satisfied… Read More
Tech in the era of extremism: How the industry is grappling with its new political reality Ride-hailing giant Uber sent a message to its riders and drivers expressing outrage over the deadly white nationalist demonstration in… Read More
Boatsetter brings Boatbound aboard, acquiring Seattle-based ship-sharing startup Boatbound has found a new captain. The Seattle startup that operates an Airbnb-like marketplace for boat owners has been acquired… Read More
Working Geek: Socrata product lead Franklin Williams makes it easier for citizens to access public data Franklin Williams believes he has “the best job in the world.” That’s because he spends his days leading Socrata‘s product… Read More
Less than 6 months after launch, The Riveter to open 2nd co-working space for women in Seattle Since The Riveter opened its doors in March in Seattle, the female-focused co-working space has hosted Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg,… Read More
Instacart growing faster than expected despite Amazon’s deal to swallow up Whole Foods When Amazon announced its intention to buy Whole Foods for $13.7 billion in June, it sent shockwaves through the grocery… Read More
Zillow CEO: Redfin ‘a threat to organized real estate’ Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff isn’t worried about the threat of newly-public Redfin — but he thinks the rest of… Read More
Zillow Group shares dip despite beating expectations with record Q2 revenue of $267M Zillow Group reported a record $266.9 million in revenue for the second quarter of this year, a 28 percent increase… Read More
Amazon’s latest crazy drone idea: Charging and repair stations on roaming cars, boats and trucks Amazon engineers are spending a lot of time thinking about how to make the company’s lofty drone delivery ambitions a… Read More
Don’t be the next Anthony Scaramucci: Email prankster’s hoax shows how all of us are vulnerable It was easy to impersonate White House officials like Jared Kushner and Reince Preibus or even Eric Trump. It fooled… Read More
Startup Spotlight: FenSens develops products to turn older vehicles into connected cars without breaking the bank If you drive an older car and you aren’t a parallel parking pro, you might be envious of friends with… Read More
Double duty: How startups and small businesses could be hit twice under Seattle’s new income tax Revenue generated by some of Seattle’s tech startups and small businesses will be taxed twice if the city’s new income… Read More
Guest Post: Why Congress isn’t going to cut legal immigration in half Editor’s note: This post originally appeared as a blog post on Boundless, a Pioneer Square Labs spinout that uses technology to… Read More
Tech industry slams GOP plan to dramatically cut legal immigration At a White House event this week, President Donald Trump backed sweeping cuts to the legal U.S. immigration system and said… Read More
Working Geek: With $10M in new cash, LiveStories CTO Eric Dillon is ready to take the civic data startup to the next level As Chief Technology Officer of LiveStories, Eric Dillon has spent that last two years deeply immersed in code so that… Read More
Early Redfin investor challenges Silicon Valley sexism, applies ‘Glenn assessment’ when evaluating CEOs When Emily Melton, a partner at venture capital firm DFJ, signed onto the board of Redfin in 2007 as part… Read More
U.S. Reps. DelBene and Farenthold: Congress can reduce startup barriers to invest in America’s future [Editor’s Note: This bipartisan guest commentary was written for GeekWire by U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Washington, and U.S. Rep. Blake… Read More
A secret Amazon team is reportedly working on disruptive healthcare tech Amazon is on a mission to disrupt everything from retail to data storage to entertainment media, so it should come… Read More
