Brett Greene How many wonderful things have you experienced that began with a quality conversation? If you’re like me, it’s a lot. One of my core beliefs is that when I ‘show up’ – great things happen. It may be the unique experience I’m having, a new person I meet, an old friend I reconnect with, information … Read more
A few weeks ago I wrote about being in a funk where New Tech business and events are doing very well, we’re helping thousands of people, we’re having fun, but we’re ready to go to another level. This led me to explore adding events in additional cities and creating a conference with a friend. Expanding … Read more
I hope you all had a great Memorial Day weekend. It’s amazing how the Tuesday after a three-day weekend blasts off for me. This little break got me thinking about how I seem to get better results faster after even a half day away being mostly focused on work. Most Monday mornings it takes caffeine and … Read more
Time seems to speed up faster than Moore’s law every day. We’re almost half way through the year and planning is rolling out for the next Seattle Startup Week. It will be the week of November 13th, including a keynote New Tech event on November 14th. 1. Seattle Startup Week is generated by the community … Read more
In January we launched the Tech Coalition to End Homelessness. Our mission is to bring techies close to the homelessness experience so that as we create new solutions we can reach out to our greater networks of employees, employers, friends and members to collectively make a bigger difference together. As President of Union Gospel Mission Jeff … Read more
On Monday I took advantage of the rare opportunity to meet Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft and hear him talk about where Microsoft, tech in Washington, and tech in general are heading. If you weren’t able to attend the Tech Alliance annual State of Technology luncheon in downtown Seattle, it’s worth watching the video of … Read more
Geeky moms are a lot of fun. We know some geeky moms who dig into research to help with a science paper, are first in line for a new video game release, put together IKEA furniture without instructions, and come home with new electronic gadgets that simplify life and solve everyday problems. Our hats come … Read more
I’m feeling funky. Not the good Parliament Funkadelic or James Brown kind of funky, but the ‘not quite firing on all cylinders’ funky. The ‘we need a kick in the pants’ kind of funky. Really, it’s a ‘what’s next?’ funky feeling. Everything is in a flow, and doesn’t feel stale, but does feel a little … Read more
“Dude, you know what’s missing?” asked my friend with Energizer Bunny enthusiasm in January of 2013.Before I could respond, Red said “UW! They’re so important to the tech community. We HAVE to find a way to partner with them!!” A week later we were meeting with Greg Gottesman at Madrona Ventures sharing our vision for … Read more
While we often hear about the fears and worries of our evolving city, it’s important to take a step back and celebrate what we love about Seattle. Some of our fellow Seattleites did the work of documenting many stories of our creativity, arts, and community spirit in a video sharing our Seattle awesomeness. The project … Read more
It was very surprising last week when Microsoft was called out for the ‘sexy schoolgirl dancers’ at the Xbox GDC party. This was very unusual behavior for them. Less than a month ago I learned about how progressive Microsoft has been as a leader in creating a diverse workplace. Tammarrian Rogers shared positive stories about … Read more
The funny thing about calling a small business a ‘startup’ is that the word means a lot of things. There are startups that are populated by a single person; startups that have 5 employees — most of whom are ‘cofounders’ — and startups that have over 100 employees. In fact, some startups are contained within a corporation — and some corporations … Read more
