a little moment in GeekWire background: Watch us launch your favorite tech news web site six years in the past today - GeekWire

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

Six years in the past today, GeekWire became born.

it may sound cliché, but it is complicated to believe that six years ago at about this second we gathered in a Pioneer square office building — with the superbly awful tune The last Countdown enjoying within the heritage — and launched the tech information website you're analyzing presently.

So a whole lot has took place in six years that it's not possible to recount it all. We've had a blast alongside the style, and we're nonetheless having fun, building a relied on news source that's deeply rooted in ideas of notable neighborhood journalism.

really, it's relatively marvelous searching back at this video from six years in the past — and realizing how little has modified. (simply just a few greater gray hairs, and a pair greater kilos!)

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

The historical past is a bit fuzzy right here, but we think GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop is absent from the video because he turned into conducting a media interview on the time promoting the new assignment. I remember this day smartly. i used to be so excited — and ready to launch GeekWire — that I hopped out of Todd's motor vehicle on the way from our legislations firm's workplace to the formal launch, pondering I could walk quicker via Pioneer rectangular than Todd may navigate Seattle traffic. (i used to be correct!)

We took a while to contemplate the past six years, our event into entrepreneurship, and the way Seattle's tech scene has modified on the most fresh episode of the GeekWire podcast. hearken to the episode under, or download it as an MP3 right here.

So, where is the large celebration you could ask?

certainly not worry. In actual GeekWire trend, we're th rowing a big-old original geek competition March 15th on the CenturyLink field adventure center in Seattle. more than 1,500 geeks should be joining us for the Bash, which includes a few of our favorite geek video games and activities, from foosball and dodgeball to Settlers of Catan and ping pong. a few sports celebs also may additionally make an look.

We hope that you could join us, too. Tickets can be found here.

because of you — our readers — for inserting your have confidence in us to inform the stunning experiences of innovation and entrepreneurship. And a big thanks to the staggering GeekWire crew, the scrappiest and hardest working bunch in tech journalism.

We hope to peer each person on March 15th to rejoice with us. here's to 6 extra extremely good years!