Daily Digest from John & Todd for 05/07/2011
Redfin cleans house, removes 50 partner agents including some who faked reviews
May 07, 2011 10:07 am | John Cook Call it a little Spring cleaning. Redfin announced on its corporate blog this week that it has removed 50 partner agents from its network, a move that CEO Glenn Kelman tells GeekWire will help ensure that the online real estate startup continues to be a “great customer-service company.” Forty two agents were removed for poor... Read More...
Five Things I Learned at Startup Weekend: #3 Learn to Code
May 07, 2011 07:19 am | Greg Gottesman Guest Commentary: Startup Weekend was the most exhilarating and exhausting 54 hours since the birth of my (and my wife's) last child. You can think of it kind of like catnip for people who love the intensity and energy of startups at the earliest possible stage. Some fun statistics from the coding marathon last weekend:... Read More...
Nerd Notes: Free Comic Book Day, Bill Nye at UW and the coolest tiny airport ever
May 06, 2011 07:13 pm | Sarah Stackhouse Free Comic Book Day is this Saturday, May 7. Participating stores around the Seattle area can be found here. Mother's Day is on Sunday and here's 10 geeky tech gift ideas. If nothing else, be sure to give your mum some tech TLC by making sure she isn't double clicking hyperlinks or left in the dark... Read More...
U.S. technology boss in Seattle next week, all joking aside
May 06, 2011 04:18 pm | Todd Bishop Many people in the general public know him as “the Indian George Clooney,” thanks to a funny Jon Stewart segment a couple years ago. But Aneesh Chopra, the U.S. chief technology officer, is in charge of some pretty serious and important stuff — particularly when it comes to opening up government data for public benefit,... Read More...
All yours, AT&T: T-Mobile profits, customers declining amid 'ongoing challenges'
May 06, 2011 02:48 pm | Todd Bishop It’s a good thing AT&T is so interested in adding network capacity through its proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA, because the customer base might not be the same by the time regulators get around to approving the $39 billion deal, assuming they ultimately do. Deutsche Telekom, the parent company of Bellevue-based wireless company, reported as... Read More...
Meet Rob Ward: A Silicon Valley venture capitalist who loves what's going on in Seattle
May 06, 2011 12:15 pm | John Cook At the Seattle 2.0 Awards last night, venture capitalist Mark Suster said that Seattle needs to encourage “foreign direct investment” from venture capital firms located outside the region. While Suster is actively looking to develop relationships here, the fact is he’s still trying to find the right deal. But there’s one under-the-radar Silicon Valley venture... Read More...
GeekWire Podcast, from the Seattle 2.0 Awards red carpet (with video highlights, too)
May 06, 2011 12:03 pm | Todd Bishop We’re coming to you a little early this week with a special edition of the GeekWire Podcast, recorded on the red carpet Thursday night as attendees arrived for the Seattle 2.0 Awards. As a bonus, we also have extended videos of the podcast interviews, as well. GeekWire’s John Cook and Rebecca Lovell chatted with many... Read More...
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