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John Cook is the co-founder of GeekWire, a national online news site and community with strong roots in the Pacific Northwest.
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Startup Spotlight: HitchPiggy wants to turn empty car seats into a new rideshare marketplace

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By John Cook Verified
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Startup Spotlight: HitchPiggy wants to turn empty car seats into a new rideshare marketplace Planning a trip to a college campus, concert or Northwest landmark? Portland startup HitchPiggy is betting the ride you need may already be headed out on the road. The company’s new marketplace allows drivers to post trips they’re already planning and connect with passengers heading the same way.
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Amazon’s next big business, Satya Nadella’s DIY app, and a VC’s rallying cry for Seattle tech

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By Todd Bishop Verified, John Cook Verified
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This week on the GeekWire podcast: Microsoft and Amazon both reported quarterly numbers, and both stocks rose on cloud results that beat expectations. Is all that AI spending paying off? And in related news, Microsoft sees a rare annual headcount decline, hitting product R&D hardest. Plus: Satya Nadella builds a Power BI dashboard out of an analyst’s research report, and touts it on the earnings call to make a bigger point. Jeff Bezos names Amazon’s chips business as the long-awaited fourth pillar.
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Startup Spotlight: This Seattle-area plumber wants to unclog retail with AI-powered delivery

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By John Cook Verified
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Startup Spotlight: This Seattle-area plumber wants to unclog retail with AI-powered delivery Chronicling the Seattle and Pacific Northwest startup scene. SEE MORE Jeremy Bernier has spent years fixing clogged pipes. Now he’s trying to fix another everyday frustration: shopping local. The U.S. Navy veteran and owner of Nerd Plumbing and Drain has founded MODRA, a Seattle-area startup that is designed to let shoppers browse inventory from nearby retailers and have purchases delivered the same day.
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