We all want to believe that our work matters — that the 50 or 60 or 100 hours a week we spend away from our families actually makes a difference in our professional community and, if we’re lucky, in the wider world. As a self-taught venture investor — Andy and I started Founders’ Co-op five continue…
We just opened the application floodgates for our next TechStars Seattle class and I wanted to be sure that anyone who reads this blog got the word. For those who aren’t familiar with TechStars, here’s the Cliff’s Notes version (if you already know the deal, apply now!): What: TechStars is a three-month founder boot camp. continue…
I’m still not quite sure how this all came to pass, but I just trooped down to City Hall to be confirmed by the Seattle City Council as one of 15 members of a new City of Seattle Economic Development Commission. It’s an amazing group of people, including UW President Michael Young; Port of Seattle continue…
Everybody knows that Amazon.com is an amazing business (or collection of businesses): the global leader in online retail; innovator and front-runner in cloud infrastructure; emerging digital advertising juggernaut; and much more besides. But seen up close — my office is located in the middle of the company’s South Lake Union campus and I interact with continue…