Startup Crisis Framework for the Wartime CEO

My friend Dave Parker made a great post called “The Startup Crisis Framework Applied” is too good to not share. Dave’s been in the Seattle Startup scene for decades as a Founder, CEO, investor, and a mentor to many other startup founders as well as creator of The 6 Month Startup Program. He outlined the […]

Bring Your Startup to Seattle

If you’re living in Seattle you already know how great of a city it is. We’re close to water in every which way, it’s an easy drive into the mountains for any kind of hike you’re looking for, and our tech scene is impressive–that means jobs. Even more impressive is that Seattle now ranks third […]

Is There Diversity in the Tech Workplace?

Diversity in the workplace looks incredibly different depending on the industry and certainly location of the company, but if you’re paying any attention to some of loudest niche markets out there, and definitely those supporting entrepreneurs, you’ll see that women are getting more noise than ever. While browsing for information about women and diversity in […]

The Intersection of Sports and Startups: Seattle Startup Week

Seattle Startup Week kicks off November 14th with an event focused on “The Intersection of Sports and Startups“. We have Jen Mueller, founder of Talk Sporty to Me and Seahawks Sideline Reporter moderating the event. Jen is also the author of the book “Talk Sporty to Me: Thinking Outside The Box Scores”. Here’s a little […]

Re-hiring an Employee That Quit Your Startup

What I’m about to write is NOT going to resonate with the millennial Gen-Y crowd and that’s ok. This post is written for the startup founder, entrepreneur, and small company CEO. This topic is looking through the lens of the person that created the company, started the company with their own money, and pretty much […]

Inside startups with Founders Less Than Three: Speaker – Halley Suitt Tucker

You know when someone jokes that they have “done it all?” Halley Suitt Tucker could put Chief Everything Officer on her business card. Halley is currently living in Boston and writes for a living. You name it she writes it. Halley has been blogging for 10 years, went through Techstars, and is now writing books! Halley is also CEO of BoOkBoX, and […]

Thinkspace Member: Donuts – Named to WSJ’s "The Next Big Thing 2012" List

The Wall Street Journal unveiled its third annual ranking of the top 50 U.S. companies backed by venture capital—A list that attempts to identify start-ups that could become the “Next Big Thing 2012“. Geekwire reported “… after considering nearly 6,000 companies, here are the top 50 startups that The Wall Street Journal editors believe have […]

Tech Tuesday- Sales for Startups by Matt Heinz Recap

Yesterday, we hosted a Tech Tuesday talk discussing Sales for Startups by Matt Heinz of Heinz Marketing. Matt spent an hour sharing his startup sales expertise with our community. If you were unable to join us for the event. You can check out yesterday’s slideshare presentation below: [slideshare id=9348353&doc=2011-9-20salesforstartupsdeck-110920163001-phpapp01] Matt Heinz recently published his newest […]

Apply to Attend Seattle Startup Riot on August 24th

Startup Riot is coming to Seattle on August 24th! Startup Riot is an all-day event where twenty five startups will have the opportunity to present 4 slides for 3 minutes to the audience. After each presentation, the judging pannel will have 3 minutes to ask questions. There will be two keynote speakers throughout the day. Noah […]

3 Reminders for Starting a Business

Entrepreneurs are passionate about their startups. Many are so eager to get started with their newest, greatest business idea that they rush out to get their licensing from their city and state, then sprint to press the “Go Button.” In reality, it really shouldn’t take too long to get your business up and running but […]