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When the University of Washington hired Michael Young to be its new president last year, one qualification that stood out was an impressive record of spinning out companies from his previous employer, the University of Utah.
Today, the UW is taking a step... Read more »
Long hours, breakneck deadlines, high stakes, and conflicting advice—it’s all part of the package when entrepreneurs submit a few months of their life to an incubator program in hopes of creating the next big thing. Not surprisingly, some groups crumble under the... Read more »
At first glance, a report released last week by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association seems to portend rich times for life sciences startups. Biotech companies raised $4.7 billion in 2011—more than any other sector except for software and enough... Read more »
If you’ve turned on your TV anytime in the last, oh, decade or so, you’ve no doubt been bombarded by ads imploring you to “ask your doctor” about Drug X. And you’re well familiar with the routine: You get treated to... Read more »
Seattle shipping startup EquaShip, which aims to save small and medium-sized businesses big bucks over UPS and FedEx, has hit a big stumbling block. The company is suspending operations to overhaul the way it routes packages in a bid to speed up... Read more »
You wouldn’t throw a fancy dinner party in a 7-Eleven. You wouldn’t hold a symphony concert in a subway station, or teach a meditation class on a tilt-a-whirl ride.
So why does anyone expect readers to read long articles on the Web?
Call me a traitor to my kind,... Read more »
When it comes to tech startups—especially in Internet software and app development—San Diego has been adrift in the horse latitudes. That’s the term Spanish mariners had for the waters where the trade winds died out for days and even weeks at... Read more »
Founder and President, North Coast Biologics
Dir., Basic Sciences Div., Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
CTO, BuddyTV
Dan Shapiro, Entrepreneur in Residence, Google
CEO and Co-Founder, Sage Bionetworks
Founder, Head of R&D, The Infectious Disease Research Institute
Co-Founder and CEO, Seattle Genetics
Co-Founder and CEO, Wetpaint
Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington
Venture Partner, OrbiMed Advisors
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