a little second in GeekWire history: Watch us launch your favorite tech information website six years ago these days - GeekWire

GeekWire's Todd Bishop, John prepare dinner and Jonathan Sposato on stage on the first annual GeekWire Bash. (GeekWire photograph / Kevin Lisota)

Six years in the past these days, GeekWire was born.

it might probably sound cliché, but it is difficult to agree with that six years in the past at about this second we gathered in a Pioneer square office building — with the superbly awful track The last Countdown enjoying within the heritage — and launched the tech information web site you're studying at this time.

So plenty has took place in six years that it's inconceivable to recount it all. We've had a blast alongside the manner, and we're nevertheless having enjoyable, constructing a trusted information supply that's deeply rooted in concepts of extremely good community journalism.

definitely, it's relatively astonishing searching returned at this video from six years ago — and realizing how little has modified. (just just a few extra gray hairs, and a pair more kilos!)

also, have some enjoyable taking a glance on the launch video beneath.

The heritage is a bit fuzzy here, but we consider GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop is absent from the video because he became conducting a media interview on the time promotion the brand new undertaking. I remember this present day well. i used to be so excited — and ready to launch GeekWire — that I hopped out of Todd's motor vehicle on the manner from our law firm's workplace to the formal launch, pondering I may walk sooner through Pioneer square than Todd could navigate Seattle site visitors. (i used to be correct!)

We took a while to contemplate the past six years, our journey into entrepreneurship, and the way Seattle's tech scene has changed on probably the most contemporary episode of the GeekWire podcast. take heed to the episode below, or download it as an MP3 here.

So, the place is the huge celebration you may ask?

never concern. In real GeekWire trend, we're throwing a huge-ancient original geek competition March fifteenth at the CenturyLink container event core in Seattle. greater than 1,500 geeks may be joining us for the Bash, which includes some of our favourite geek video games and activities, from foosball and dodgeball to Settlers of Catan and ping pong. a few activities celebs additionally may additionally make an look.

We hope which you can join us, too. Tickets can be found right here.

because of you — our readers — for putting your have faith in us to inform the fantastic reports of innovation and entrepreneurship. And a big thanks to the outstanding GeekWire crew, the scrappiest and hardest working bunch in tech journalism.

We hope to peer every person on March 15th to have a good time with us. right here's to 6 extra amazing years!