What every successful startup has in common, according to LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman
By Tian DuBelko LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman says that speed is the trait that all successful startups share. Hoff, who became Microsoft’s newest board member in March, joined tech entrepreneur and Angel Investor Sarah Imbach for a tech-focused conversation at the Tech Alliance annual State of Technology lunch in Seattle. At the discussion, Hoffman talked about […]
The Main Challenges Faced by Startups
The time is ripe to start your business. There are several stories of successful entrepreneurs taking the headlines today. With so many innovations in technology, there are countless opportunities and the resources that are available to startups are now more than ever before. However, most of us already know that all startups do not meet […]
Tips to build a successful startup ecosystem
There is a huge excitement about emerging startup ecosystems. As per the Kauffman Foundation report, in the US, “new businesses account for nearly all net new job creation and almost 20 percent of gross job creation.” One major concern is however, the sustainability of the startup ecosystems being created. We have to find out ways to […]
Strong Foundations: extraSlice and the Founder Institute Partner to Build a Launch-Pad for Young Businesses
by Nicholas Stacey extraSlice continues making moves to bolster its business ecosystem by partnering with startup launch program Founder Institute, providing entrepreneurs with a place to build their businesses, along with the tools to build them. The partnership comes a few short weeks after extraSlice put the finishing touches on its newly expanded interior, systematically adding services and […]
Co-working nears 1 million square feet in Seattle and the Eastside
By Nat Levy Co-working companies now take up close to 950,000 square feet of office space in Seattle and on the Eastside — the equivalent of the 44-story U.S. Bank Centre in downtown Seattle — and that number is expected to keep rising in a sign of the growing demand for flexible workspaces. Co-working spaces […]
Meet the Seattle 10
by John Cook Innovative startups transforming everything from virtual reality to health care. Seattle startups are shaking up all sorts of industries, from gaming to health care to consumer Internet. And all of those industries, and more, are on display in this year’s class of the Seattle 10, which we’re hosting again in partnership with the […]
