John Cook

Zulily’s former headquarters in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper) The latest chapter in the meltdown of Zulily is reading like a bad holiday fairy

Ramberto Torruella served on subs in the Navy. Now he’s CTO at Seattle’s KEXP. (Photo courtesy of Torruella) As a teenager growing up in northern Virginia

Adaptive Biotechnologies hired Goldman Sachs to review strategic alternatives. “All options are on the table right now,” said CEO Chad Robins,

In the dynamic world of startups, securing top talent often hinges on one key question: What kind of health and wellness benefits do you offer?

Wokelo uses AI to produce extensive due-diligence reports in a matter of minutes. The idea is to reduce the drudgery of business research.

I love the outdoors. Some of my best moments have been spent backpacking in the Pacific Northwest or, more recently, rafting the rivers of Colorado and Utah. So, last fall,… Read More

More than 1,200 business and civic leaders gathered Tuesday afternoon for the Downtown Seattle Association’s annual “State of Downtown” event. The bright sunny skies and spring-like weather that greeted attendees… Read More

The GeekWire Gala — the Seattle tech community’s stylish holiday party — returns Wednesday, Dec. 7 in downtown Seattle. We’re excited to bring back this holiday tradition after a two-year… Read More

GeekWire is expanding with the launch of a new business unit focused on technical recruiting, led by respected Seattle entrepreneur Jason Greer, a technical recruiting veteran who previously co-founded software… Read More

GeekWire is expanding with the launch of a new business unit focused on technical recruiting, led by respected Seattle entrepreneur Jason Greer, a technical recruiting veteran who previously co-founded software… Read More

Some of our best memories at GeekWire have come out of the candid conversations, insightful talks, mind-blowing innovations, and fun moments that define the GeekWire Summit. And many of you… Read More

What the heck is going on in the economy, and how will the market gyrations impact startups and venture capital? The backdrop for these questions is dynamic and complex right… Read More

PITTSBURGH — There are no shortage of headlines about automation, artificial intelligence and robotics wiping out large swaths of employment, from truck drivers to painters to food service workers. But… Read More

More than 15,000 votes have already been cast in the GeekWire Awards, but there’s still time to get that ballot submitted. Voting concludes Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. PT, so… Read More

President Joe Biden breezed into Seattle on Thursday, and continues his stay this morning with plans for Earth Day remarks at Seward Park (see tweet at bottom). He also plans to sign an executive…

Sergei Dreizin is co-founder and CEO of software engineering company Akvelon, based in Bellevue, Wash. Born and raised in Moscow, he moved to the U.S. in 1992, after the Soviet… Read More

The pandemic may have disrupted hiring patterns in tech, and pushed some workers out of coastal metro areas. But Google still is growing fast in Washington state, according to a… Read More

Prior to the pandemic, Textio CEO Kieran Snyder believed in the power of the office. A centralized place for people to connect, where ideas blossomed and culture flowed. Nearly all of the staff at the…

John Cook is the co-founder of GeekWire, a national technology news site and community. He started GeekWire in 2011 with veteran journalist Todd Bishop, building on more than two decades of combined…

Seattleites remain pessimistic about overall quality of life, with a recent survey indicating that 67% have actively considered moving out of the city due to affordability, public safety and other… Read More