Renton, Wash. means a lot to Doug Baldwin. It’s a place that welcomed the wide receiver as his NFL journey began in Seattle seven years ago, and it’s the city where Baldwin is now helping build a new community center. We interviewed Baldwin at a special live recording of the GeekWire podcast in Renton — part of our GeekWire on the Road project — where the Seahawks star talked about his work in Renton, life after football, his tech investing, the role athletes have in engaging with the community to take on societal challenges and issues, and those amazing touchdown celebrations. Baldwin, a Stanford… Read More
To describe Jerry Dipoto as a baseball geek is probably an understatement. The Seattle Mariners general manager has long been a baseball historian and statistical guru, dating back to his days as a Major League relief pitcher when he was the only active player who was also an active member of the Society for American Baseball Research. Now in his second season as general manager of the Seattle Mariners, Dipoto is tapping everything from analytics to sports science as he tries to help improve decision-making both on and off the baseball diamond. We recently had the pleasure of hearing from Dipoto… Read More
Editor’s Note: Jeff Shulman, a University of Washington Foster School of Business marketing professor, hosts Seattle Growth Podcast. His second season explores efforts to revive the Sonics in Seattle. He’s also our guest on this week’s GeekWire podcast, below. Seattle’s tech companies and workers are facing an event that would likely have an impact on their future: a return of the NBA franchise Seattle Supersonics, or at least an arena capable of welcoming the team home. “You ask any major employer how they recruit their talent, these other amenities are a part of their business proposition,” Brian Surratt, director of Seattle’s Office… Read More
If you’re an eSports skeptic, hold onto your hats: the NBA announced this week that it is adding eSports teams to every NBA franchise in the country, in partnership with Take-Two, makers of the popular NBA 2K video game series. Yes, each NBA team will soon have its own professional gamers in addition to pro ballers. While it might not get hardcore NBA fans excited, the move could be a major-money maker for the league and a boost for the still-emerging world of professional video game playing. And as you’ll hear on this episode of GeekWire’s Week in Geek podcast, at least one Seattleite… Read More
