executive editor Jon Fine why you should be paying attention to startups from Seattle Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff, Wexley School for Girls CEO Cal McAllister, and Madrona Venture Group's Julie Sandler explain to Inc. MORE
Here are the young companies coming out of the Pacific Northwest that are bound for disruption MORE
Today’s post of the day is from Andy Sack titled Do Seattle VCs suck? In it, Andy states: “Moreover, I wanted to explore the question: Do Seattle venture capitalist suck as much as their public opinion suggests? Andy currently runs Founder’s Co-op in Seattle. Useful stuff and relevant to all VCs (not just Seattle ones). In a nutshell, the local venture community is getting a bad rap. MORE
With our friends at Boundless , we are sponsoring a week of screenings in Seattle. The post Seattle Screenings of For Here or To Go? Entrepreneurship for here or to go immigration seattleAmy and I have been big supporters of a movie about immigration called For Here or To Go? MORE
HomeAway, a vacation rental business, Wednesday announced its acquisition of Dwellable, an online vacation rental search engine and app based in Seattle. A time of six employees including […] The post HomeAway Buys Dwellable of Seattle appeared first on SiliconHills. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Dwellable, founded in 2012, had raised $2 million in one round from three investors, according to its CrunchBase profile. MORE
Wednesday night I’ll be in Seattle doing a Startup Life Meetup with some of the contributors to the book Startup Life: Surviving and Thriving in a Relationship with an Entrepreneur. Well – I’ll be in Seattle all day (and all day Tuesday) meeting with Startup Weekend, Rover, SEOmoz, Cheezburger, and BigDoor, but the real fun will happen at the Hard Rock Cafe between 5:30pm and 7:00pm on Tuesday. Startup Life seattle startup life MORE
grooviejazz : ‘ Seattle’ by Avishai Cohen Trio [ Gently Disturbed, 2008]. music jazz Avishai Cohen Trio SeattleA number of Israeli jazz musicians have come into their own in the early 21st century. Bassist Omer Avital, pianist Anat Fort, clarinetist Anat Cohen, and numerous others have made a big splash in New York, Israel, and elsewhere. MORE
SEATTLE (AP) — The missing necktie that cost Carolina's Cam Newton one play is insignificant compared to what the Seattle Seahawks lost on Sunday night MORE
I called Seattle a “third tier startup city” in a blog post earlier this week. Which generated this series of tweets: 1/ @fredwilson thesis: start up “second tier is NYC, LA and Boston… third tier includes Seattle…” https://t.co/0TUhtAHdsf After reading them, I thought “geez, I really screwed that up” and replied with this series of tweets: @bgurley @trengriffin You both make great points about Seattle. MORE
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle's mayor has banned city employee travel to North Carolina after a law was signed last week there preventing all cities and counties from passing anti-discrimination rules MORE
I formally declare year one of TechStars Seattle a huge success. I was absolutely blown away by the companies at Demo Day last week along with the reaction and support of the Seattle tech community. The Seattle tech and entrepreneurial community has really embraced TechStars. MORE
This Seattle-based sustainable design firm goes way beyond solar power. They want to changethe way people think about apartment living--and save the world while they're at it MORE
The roadwarriors of Rad Power Bikes ruleSeattle's streets on the electric bikes they build. Startup MORE
TechStars Seattle applications for year four of the program are now open ! The startup community in Seattle is expanding rapidly and TechStars Seattle is right in the middle of it all, located in South Lake Union surrounded by Amazon, Microsoft and tons of other amazing startups. We’ve been investing a lot in Seattle lately beyond TechStars, including BigDoor , SEOmoz , Cheezburger , and most recently Rover. We love Seattle as a startup community! MORE
I spent the day in Seattle yesterday, starting off with an awesome early morning run along the ocean near downtown and ending the day walking back with some folks from a bar at UW in a freak Seattle snowstorm. As I went from meeting to meeting, I reflected on the tempo of the Seattle entrepreneurial community and how it feels like it has really come alive in the past few years. I’ve been coming to Seattle for a long time. MORE
We led the financing, and I joined the board to work more closely with Greg Gottesman, Geoff Entress, Mike Galgon, and Ben Gilbert to build a long-lasting and enduring startup studio in Seattle. Julie previously was a partner at Madrona Venture Group and is deeply involved in the Seattle startup community. She has also been a leading voice for women in technology as a founding member of the Seattle Entrepreneurial Women’s Network and Startup Weekend Women’s Edition. MORE
PSL, based in Seattle, is a not a VC firm, accelerator, or incubator, but instead is a startup studio, which is a company that creates companies. PSL was announced today and GeekWire’s conference and there’s an extremely comprehensive post explaining how it works at Top Seattle investors raise $12.5M We have a lot of investments in Seattle. Mattermark, which is based in San Francisco, just opened an office in Seattle. MORE
Since everyone keeps asking me for the slides of my presentation about “Co-Founder Issues”, here they are. It’s short and to the point. Even Rich Barton (from Zillow/Expedia) agreed with my views on how to split equity… Are you making one of the Top 5 Mistakes I saw so many times? Co founder issues. View more presentations from Alain Raynaud. If you want a play by play report of what I actually said, read this blog coverage instead MORE
The post “We Are Sleepless in Seattle” (via Bill Gates) appeared first on WALKER CORPORATE LAW GROUP, PLLC. “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar. MORE
I’m in Seattle for the next few days. I’ve built this trip around Techstars Seattle Demo, a bunch of time at PSL, and a Moz board meeting. While we don’t have an office in Seattle, I’m confident we have a comfortable place to hang out when we are in town. Amy’s is Paris; mine is Seattle. I’ve been going to Seattle regularly for business since 1990. When we started Foundry Group in 2007, we knew that Seattle would be a key geography for us. MORE
I’ll be in Seattle on Tuesday 4/6 for a bunch of meetings and am attending the Seattle Open Coffee Club meeting at 8:30am at Louisa’s on 2379 Eastlake Avenue E in Seattle. Andy Sack who runs the TechStars Seattle program is hosting and providing the coffee. We will both be answering any and all questions about TechStars Seattle, plus eating plenty of baked goods. Tags: TechStars open coffee club seattle MORE
Andy Sack , who runs TechStars Seattle, has been all over the Seattle entrepreneurial scene in the past few years. I’ve known and worked with Andy since 1995 (I was on the board of his first company – Abuzz – which was acquired in 1999 by the New York Times) and am awed by the amazing things he’s doing in Seattle these days, including Founder’s Co-op , RevenueLoan , and of course TechStars Seattle. Tags: TechStars oaf seattle MORE
This Pacific Northwest stronghold wins big with "green" businesses, from marijuana to energy-efficient architecture MORE
Check out: Alliance of Angels - Seattle, WA ( [link] els.com/ ). Northwest Energy Angels – Seattle, WA ( [link] s.com/ ). Seraph Capital Forum – Seattle, WA ( [link].com/ WINGS – The Medical Technology Angel Group – Seattle, WA ( [link] com/ ). The Pacific Northwest has some of the best and most active angel groups in the country (and I say that coming from New York!) Bellingham Angel Group - Bellingham, WA ( [link] els.com/ ). MORE
I’m on a six week rhythm in Seattle for the three boards I’m on up here – Gist , BigDoor , and Impinj. It was an absurdly beautiful day in Seattle. It’s about 33% full but that’s going to change next week when TechStars Seattle begins and fills out the place. Tags: My Investments bigdoor gist oblong seattle While I don’t have them perfectly synced up, I’m hopeful that I will in 2011. MORE
TechStars Seattle is on fire. In total, the 29 past TechStars companies from the Seattle program have raised nearly $40M in venture capital so far. The early application deadline for TechStars Seattle 2013 is Friday, May 3. Haiku Deck recently announced a new $3M in funding from Madrona and others, for a total of $3.9M in funding. Everymove is now at 6.1M in funding after a recent 3.5M new round. Romotive recently raised 6.5M from investors including Sequoia. MORE
In the mean time, we’ve opened applications for TechStars Seattle. Andy Sack, who runs the TechStars Seattle program, has several great blog posts up including How TechStars came to Seattle? and Help me spread the word on TechStars Seattle applications. The schedule for TechStars Seattle has also been posted. I’m really excited about the Seattle program. TechStars Seattle. Tags: TechStars seattle MORE
Seattle Related Topics A VC : Venture Capital and Technology
JUNE 8, 2016
I called Seattle a “third tier startup city” in a blog post earlier this week. Which generated this series of tweets: 1/ @fredwilson thesis: start up “second tier is NYC, LA and Boston… third tier includes Seattle…” https://t.co/0TUhtAHdsf After reading them, I thought “geez, I really screwed that up” and replied with this series of tweets: @bgurley @trengriffin You both make great points about Seattle.
Feld Thoughts
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
With our friends at Boundless , we are sponsoring a week of screenings in Seattle. The post Seattle Screenings of For Here or To Go? Entrepreneurship for here or to go immigration seattleAmy and I have been big supporters of a movie about immigration called For Here or To Go?
Feld Thoughts
APRIL 3, 2013
TechStars Seattle applications for year four of the program are now open ! The startup community in Seattle is expanding rapidly and TechStars Seattle is right in the middle of it all, located in South Lake Union surrounded by Amazon, Microsoft and tons of other amazing startups. We’ve been investing a lot in Seattle lately beyond TechStars, including BigDoor , SEOmoz , Cheezburger , and most recently Rover. We love Seattle as a startup community!
Feld Thoughts
OCTOBER 1, 2015
PSL, based in Seattle, is a not a VC firm, accelerator, or incubator, but instead is a startup studio, which is a company that creates companies. PSL was announced today and GeekWire’s conference and there’s an extremely comprehensive post explaining how it works at Top Seattle investors raise $12.5M We have a lot of investments in Seattle. Mattermark, which is based in San Francisco, just opened an office in Seattle.
Feld Thoughts
FEBRUARY 18, 2013
Wednesday night I’ll be in Seattle doing a Startup Life Meetup with some of the contributors to the book Startup Life: Surviving and Thriving in a Relationship with an Entrepreneur. Well – I’ll be in Seattle all day (and all day Tuesday) meeting with Startup Weekend, Rover, SEOmoz, Cheezburger, and BigDoor, but the real fun will happen at the Hard Rock Cafe between 5:30pm and 7:00pm on Tuesday. Startup Life seattle startup life
Feld Thoughts
MARCH 29, 2010
I’ll be in Seattle on Tuesday 4/6 for a bunch of meetings and am attending the Seattle Open Coffee Club meeting at 8:30am at Louisa’s on 2379 Eastlake Avenue E in Seattle. Andy Sack who runs the TechStars Seattle program is hosting and providing the coffee. We will both be answering any and all questions about TechStars Seattle, plus eating plenty of baked goods. Tags: TechStars open coffee club seattle
Feld Thoughts
MARCH 26, 2010
In the mean time, we’ve opened applications for TechStars Seattle. Andy Sack, who runs the TechStars Seattle program, has several great blog posts up including How TechStars came to Seattle? and Help me spread the word on TechStars Seattle applications. The schedule for TechStars Seattle has also been posted. I’m really excited about the Seattle program. TechStars Seattle. Tags: TechStars seattle
Inc Startups
APRIL 11, 2017
Amazon currently employs over 30,000 people in Seattle.
SiliconHills
OCTOBER 8, 2015
HomeAway, a vacation rental business, Wednesday announced its acquisition of Dwellable, an online vacation rental search engine and app based in Seattle. A time of six employees including […] The post HomeAway Buys Dwellable of Seattle appeared first on SiliconHills. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Dwellable, founded in 2012, had raised $2 million in one round from three investors, according to its CrunchBase profile.
Feld Thoughts
OCTOBER 19, 2010
Andy Sack , who runs TechStars Seattle, has been all over the Seattle entrepreneurial scene in the past few years. I’ve known and worked with Andy since 1995 (I was on the board of his first company – Abuzz – which was acquired in 1999 by the New York Times) and am awed by the amazing things he’s doing in Seattle these days, including Founder’s Co-op , RevenueLoan , and of course TechStars Seattle. Tags: TechStars oaf seattle
David Cohen
MAY 1, 2013
TechStars Seattle is on fire. In total, the 29 past TechStars companies from the Seattle program have raised nearly $40M in venture capital so far. The early application deadline for TechStars Seattle 2013 is Friday, May 3. Haiku Deck recently announced a new $3M in funding from Madrona and others, for a total of $3.9M in funding. Everymove is now at 6.1M in funding after a recent 3.5M new round. Romotive recently raised 6.5M from investors including Sequoia.
Inc Startups
SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
executive editor Jon Fine why you should be paying attention to startups from Seattle Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff, Wexley School for Girls CEO Cal McAllister, and Madrona Venture Group's Julie Sandler explain to Inc.
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
DECEMBER 4, 2016
SEATTLE (AP) — The missing necktie that cost Carolina's Cam Newton one play is insignificant compared to what the Seattle Seahawks lost on Sunday night
Inc Startups
JUNE 12, 2018
The measure had been approved unanimously only a month ago. Politics
Scott Edward Walker
SEPTEMBER 5, 2016
The post “We Are Sleepless in Seattle” (via Bill Gates) appeared first on WALKER CORPORATE LAW GROUP, PLLC. “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar.
Inc Startups
MAY 10, 2017
The company says it will give homeless shelter Mary's Place half of one of its two six-story office buildings.
Inc Startups
JUNE 15, 2016
A debate on Expedia's move to Seattle, its merits and demerits
Feld Thoughts
JUNE 29, 2017
We led the financing, and I joined the board to work more closely with Greg Gottesman, Geoff Entress, Mike Galgon, and Ben Gilbert to build a long-lasting and enduring startup studio in Seattle. Julie previously was a partner at Madrona Venture Group and is deeply involved in the Seattle startup community. She has also been a leading voice for women in technology as a founding member of the Seattle Entrepreneurial Women’s Network and Startup Weekend Women’s Edition.
Feld Thoughts
APRIL 17, 2018
I’m in Seattle for the next few days. I’ve built this trip around Techstars Seattle Demo, a bunch of time at PSL, and a Moz board meeting. While we don’t have an office in Seattle, I’m confident we have a comfortable place to hang out when we are in town. Amy’s is Paris; mine is Seattle. I’ve been going to Seattle regularly for business since 1990. When we started Foundry Group in 2007, we knew that Seattle would be a key geography for us.
Inc Startups
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
This Seattle-based sustainable design firm goes way beyond solar power. They want to changethe way people think about apartment living--and save the world while they're at it
Inc Startups
JULY 11, 2018
The roadwarriors of Rad Power Bikes ruleSeattle's streets on the electric bikes they build. Startup
Inc Startups
MAY 15, 2018
Some people just don't like a compromise.
Ask The VC
AUGUST 4, 2009
Today’s post of the day is from Andy Sack titled Do Seattle VCs suck? In it, Andy states: “Moreover, I wanted to explore the question: Do Seattle venture capitalist suck as much as their public opinion suggests? Andy currently runs Founder’s Co-op in Seattle. Useful stuff and relevant to all VCs (not just Seattle ones). In a nutshell, the local venture community is getting a bad rap.
Gust
DECEMBER 11, 2013
Check out: Alliance of Angels - Seattle, WA ( [link] els.com/ ). Northwest Energy Angels – Seattle, WA ( [link] s.com/ ). Seraph Capital Forum – Seattle, WA ( [link].com/ WINGS – The Medical Technology Angel Group – Seattle, WA ( [link] com/ ). The Pacific Northwest has some of the best and most active angel groups in the country (and I say that coming from New York!) Bellingham Angel Group - Bellingham, WA ( [link] els.com/ ).
Inc Startups
JANUARY 30, 2018
It has 40,000 plants inside.
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
JANUARY 9, 2015
SEATTLE (AP) — Carolina wide receiver Philly Brown and Seattle tight end Tony Moeaki are both questionable for Saturday''s NFC divisional playoff game
Inc Startups
OCTOBER 11, 2016
This Pacific Northwest stronghold wins big with "green" businesses, from marijuana to energy-efficient architecture
Inc Startups
APRIL 4, 2016
Here are the young companies coming out of the Pacific Northwest that are bound for disruption
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
JANUARY 13, 2016
AP) — Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch was a full participant in practice on Wednesday but coach Pete Carroll cautioned that was no indication whether he would play in the NRENTON, Wash. (AP)
Inc Startups
JULY 28, 2016
A new study found that nine months in, Seattle's increased minimum wage has had minimal impact
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
DECEMBER 4, 2016
SEATTLE (AP) — Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett is active for Sunday night's game against Carolina, his first appearance after missing the previous five games due to knee surgery
FairSoftware's Blog
FEBRUARY 29, 2012
Since everyone keeps asking me for the slides of my presentation about “Co-Founder Issues”, here they are. It’s short and to the point. Even Rich Barton (from Zillow/Expedia) agreed with my views on how to split equity… Are you making one of the Top 5 Mistakes I saw so many times? Co founder issues. View more presentations from Alain Raynaud. If you want a play by play report of what I actually said, read this blog coverage instead
Inc Startups
SEPTEMBER 15, 2017
I guess these particular bikini baristas weren't working the morning or late shift at Starbucks.
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
MARCH 28, 2016
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle's mayor has banned city employee travel to North Carolina after a law was signed last week there preventing all cities and counties from passing anti-discrimination rules
Inc Startups
JUNE 2, 2014
Seattle city council approves controversial minimum wage hike to $15
Mark Birch
NOVEMBER 8, 2011
grooviejazz : ‘ Seattle’ by Avishai Cohen Trio [ Gently Disturbed, 2008]. music jazz Avishai Cohen Trio SeattleA number of Israeli jazz musicians have come into their own in the early 21st century. Bassist Omer Avital, pianist Anat Fort, clarinetist Anat Cohen, and numerous others have made a big splash in New York, Israel, and elsewhere.
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
OCTOBER 18, 2015
SEATTLE (AP) — Cam Newton threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Greg Olsen with 32 seconds left and the Carolina Panthers remained unbeaten, rallying for a stunning 27-23 win over the Seattle Seahawks on
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