Day 2: How this third-party Amazon seller turned the tech giant’s knockoff product into a win
The Peak Design Everyday Sling camera bag, right, and the Amazon Basics product, left, which was also named the Everyday Sling before Peak Design released its parody…
Seattle Seahawks star Bobby Wagner on tackling venture capital and business lessons from the field
All-Pro NFL linebacker Bobby Wagner may best be known for his smart reads on the gridiron. But the anchor on the Seattle Seahawks defense also is tackling…
Why leaders are hopeful the Seattle community can remerge better than ever after the pandemic
GeekWire’s Civic Conversations panel on Thursday, clockwise from top left: Jane Broom of Microsoft Philanthropies; Kris Hermanns of Seattle Foundation; Monica Nickelsburg of GeekWire; Gordon McHenry Jr.,…
Same as the old boss: How Amazon honed its anti-union bent at a Seattle call center 20 years ago
Activists protest union busting and other issues outside Amazon’s 2019 shareholder meeting. (GeekWire Photo / Monica Nickelsburg) Among the biggest stories in the country is an effort…
Why this Seattle tech CEO pulled his company out of downtown, and isn’t returning anytime soon
Ad Lightning CEO Scott Moore on the third floor balcony outside his former office in Seattle, after a downtown Seattle shooting in January 2020. (GeekWire File Photo…
Day 2: Amazon defeated the union in Alabama, but did it win on the larger stage?
University of Washington professor Margaret O’Mara discusses the history of tech at the 2017 GeekWire Summit. (GeekWire Photo / Dan DeLong) Amazon warehouse employees voted against unionization…
Rep. Suzan DelBene on out-of-date privacy laws, and why she’s not giving up on federal legislation
Rep. Suzan DelBene. (GeekWire Photo / Nat Levy) It’s one of the hottest topics in tech, but despite broad agreement about the importance of online privacy, the…
GeekWire Podcast: Municipal broadband; capital gains tax; Amazon’s take on soccer super league
City of Anacortes Public Works Water Maintenance worker Joe Ferris installs fiber optic cables into Anacortes’ existing waterlines. (Photo courtesy of City of Anacortes) Here’s what we’re…
How Starlink, Project Kuiper and other satellite broadband providers could change society
Imagine a world where high-speed internet blankets every corner of the globe, transforming the way people access health care, education and entertainment. That’s the promise of up-and-coming…
Urbanist Richard Florida on the overblown tech exodus and how cities will regroup post pandemic
Urbanist, writer and professor Richard Florida. (Photo: Daria Malysheva) Reports of the death of coastal cities are greatly overblown. At least that’s the view of renowned urbanist…