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Book of the Week: Prepare for the startup plunge with advice from investors Brad Feld and Sean Wise

You may think you have a great idea for a startup. Maybe it’s a way to revolutionize dating or a… Read More

DocuSign to begin search for new CEO: Keith Krach announces departure plans

Keith Krach, who was named CEO of DocuSign in 2011, plans to step down from the electronic signature powerhouse. The… Read More

Connected cars and VR headsets: Technology is everywhere at the Seattle International Car Show

There are no self-driving cars on the show floor at the Seattle International Auto Show, but technology is certainly front-and-center… Read More

Salesforce.com reportedly looking at big expansion in Bellevue

Salesforce.com, the $50 billion cloud giant led by Marc Benioff, appears to be putting down a bigger stake in the… Read More

Praesidio raises another $3.1M to help banks, credit unions with cybersecurity solution

Praesidio just raised more funding to help banks and credit unions manage their cybersecurity technology. The Seattle-based startup has reeled… Read More

Comcast increases Internet speeds for customers in Washington, Oregon and other states

Did this page not load fast enough for you? Well, just wait until the end of this month. Comcast announced… Read More

Guest Commentary: Lessons in leadership and culture from the GeekWire Summit

My head almost exploded at the recent GeekWire Summit in Seattle. Two full days of mind-blowing views on the future… Read More

Deutsche Telekom invests in DocuSign, bringing total capital raised to $525M

DocuSign’s amazing appetite for capital does not appear to be waning. The electronic signature powerhouse, with operations in Seattle and… Read More

Seattle angel investment group Zino Society to close down

Zino Society, a Seattle-based angel investment group started by Cathi Hatch, is closing down after 10 years of connecting entrepreneurs… Read More

‘We treat you better’: Lyft inks partnerships with Hertz and Shell to help drivers

Lyft today made a series of driver-related announcements as it continues to battle Uber for market share. The San Francisco-based company, which… Read More

wally hub & sensors

Sears acquires WallyHome sensor technology from startup SNUPI, creates second Seattle office

Sears Holdings Corp. has acquired the WallyHome sensor technology from Seattle startup SNUPI Technologies. With the deal, Sears is also… Read More

Inside the Seattle Police Department’s new real-time crime center

The Seattle Police Department has a new high-tech crime center that it hopes will help officers, investigators, and analysts solve crimes… Read More

Where’s my lunch? Huge demand for UberEATS in Seattle leaves customers hungry on launch day

Demand for Uber’s new food delivery service was “off the charts” in Seattle today, causing a few hiccups and leaving… Read More

UberEATS launches in Seattle today: Here’s what you need to know

Ericka Burke wants to defeat fast food and says that her restaurant’s new partnership with Uber can help make it happen. Burke,… Read More

Big data analytics company Atigeo buys YaData Solutions

Fresh off an $18.4 million venture capital round, Bellevue-based Atigeo today announced the acquisition of YaData Solutions. Terms of the deal… Read More

Tech and religion intersect at ‘Code for the Kingdom’ hackathon

All over the world technologists are increasingly using the hackathon model to solve societal problems. Whether it’s to fight government corruption or… Read More

Here are 4 more inventions we loved at the GeekWire Summit

Football helmets, 3D laser printers, a high-tech safety system for construction workers, and a device that makes chlorine for clean drinking water… Read More

Tableau inks lease for new Kirkland office in Microsoft’s Halo building

Tableau Software is expanding. The Seattle-based maker of data visualization software has inked a lease in the 24,000 square-foot Kirkland building… Read More

Starbucks hires a CTO: Former Adobe exec will shape coffee giant’s tech initiatives

[Update, Oct. 8: Starbucks had a CTO for a short time in 2008; this post has been updated to reflect that… Read More

Meet our ‘Future Innovators,’ the hilarious kids who stole the show at this year’s GeekWire Summit

Some want to be astronauts, scientists or entrepreneurs, others want to solve global warming, prevent meteors from colliding with Earth… Read More

Roku announces 4K-capable Roku 4, updated Follow feature with Roku OS 7

This is the season of new streaming media players, and Roku isn’t letting Amazon and Apple get all the glory. The… Read More

Looking for health insurance for your startup? GeekWire has you covered

You may know GeekWire for our in-depth stories or community-based tech events. But GeekWire also offers another important service to startups… Read More

Seattle PD’s new tech chief Bill Schrier on big data, transparency, and replacing an Amazon exec

Last March, the Seattle Police Department made waves when it hired Amazon.com Vice President Greg Russell as its new chief… Read More

Here’s how these 5 tech leaders are preparing for disruption in their business

What do you think will be the next big disruption in your industry? As a technology leader, how are you… Read More

Why Gogo charged me $300 for Wi-Fi on one cross-country flight, and what I did about it

I know in-flight Wi-Fi prices have increased recently, but $300 for one cross-country round trip? That’s essentially what Gogo Inc. charged… Read More

Head engineers talk about hiring, innovating and building world-class products in Seattle

Updated below with full video of session. While San Francisco might get all the attention for its engineering talent, Seattle… Read More

Here’s what changed — and what didn’t — at Concur after its $8.3 billion acquisition by SAP

When your company gets acquired for $8.3 billion by a 43-year-old German multinational software kingpin, a lot can change to culture… Read More

Tech-savvy Sen. Maria Cantwell says Hillary Clinton needs to respond faster in the digital age

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell dug into her tech background during the GeekWire Summit on Friday to offer presidential candidate Hilary… Read More

Girls who launched spacecraft last month meet astronaut Ed Lu at the GeekWire Summit

Last month, Kimberly and Rebecca Yeung launched a balloon to the edge of space, and have since gotten attention from… Read More

How this muralist turns GeekWire Summit tech talks into art

For the 700 attendees at this week’s GeekWire Summit who took notes during our fireside chat sessions, most probably jotted words… Read More

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