Were you able to pull yourself away from Pokémon Go to read this? Apparently the entire world has become consumed by Pokémon Go fever the last couple of days. There are many marketing lessons to be learned from this viral
Scaling. It’s a topic that comes up a lot whenever I’m talking with other startup founders. Granted, New Tech is an event startup centered on emerging and adapting technology. But we’re not a “tech startup,” so it’s a little different
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
For me, personal safety is a mission. In college, my roommates and I were the victims of an armed robbery and hostage situation. We all survived, but the experience left me with the drive to create better personal safety solutions.
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
“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
