There are few who can say, as Ben Eidelson can, that perhaps his most important career decision came from an internal dialogue with his imagined teenage daughter. Eidelson, an engineer… Read More
Amid the coronavirus outbreak, investors are telling startup founders to look closely at sales forecasts, hiring plans, expenses and every other assumption about their business. Turmoil can also present opportunity,… Read More
Microsoft shareholders roundly defeated a proposal to put a rank-and-file employee on the company’s board of directors. Speaking during the company’s first-ever virtual annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday, Microsoft general… Read More
The real estate industry has undergone dramatic shifts over the past few years thanks to tech companies such as Zillow and Redfin, but some aspects of the industry haven’t changed… Read More
A record number of Amazon employees are pressuring the company to get serious about climate change. More than 7,600 software engineers, managers, designers, and other Amazon workers have signed an… Read More
A new group of startups, tackling everything from business networking to marijuana data analytics, has joined the Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) Founder Cohort Program. The year-long experience is geared… Read More
Hey investors, how does the Pacific Northwest stack up in life sciences? It’s a loaded question, given that venture capitalists invested far less in the Pacific Northwest in 2018 than… Read More
When you think about the opera, classics are probably the first thing to come to mind. You might hear “Carmen,” “The Magic Flute,” or the “Barber of Seville” in your… Read More
Loge Camps, the hospitality startup that caters to outdoors lovers and adventure sports enthusiasts, is expanding beyond the Pacific Northwest with four new locations planned for spring of next year.… Read More
Studies show that women-led startups outperform their male counterparts in revenue. Other research indicates that companies with more gender diversity generate better financial returns. Yet less than 3 percent of venture capital… Read More
Forbes released its annual Midas List this week and Seattle-area investors are certainly lacking again. The list, which ranks the top 100 venture capitalists from around the world, features Neil… Read More
When Andy Sack handed the reins of Techstars Seattle to angel investor Chris DeVore in an emotional farewell last October, it was thought to be a routine move that would… Read More
Angel investors are spreading their wings, pumping money into Internet companies at a rapid pace, increasingly at higher valuations than earlier this year. That’s one of the findings released today… Read More
Below I am going to focus on the stuff that I wish I would have know when I started pitching my startup company, Tatango, to angel groups. In addition to… Read More
Each year, Forbes ranks the top 100 venture capitalists. The “Midas List” — as the ranking is called — attempts to identify those investors who are building the most valuable… Read More
At Microsoft’s annual meeting next month, the company’s shareholders will hold an advisory vote weighing in on the company’s executive compensation — giving either a thumbs up or a thumbs… Read More
Seattle area venture capitalist and former wireless executive John Chapple has resigned from the board of F5 Networks, the Seattle networking and software giant which boasts a market value of… Read More
