How venture capitalists are thinking about 2023 — and their advice to startups

‘Office Space’ movie gave Zulily engineer blueprint for fraud | 2023 projections for aerospace, digital health, biotech, and gaming ADVERTISEMENT [GeekWire]( SPONSOR MESSAGE: EVOLVE 401(k): The retirement plan for business that dream big: [Enhance your employee benefits with ALLtech, available exclusively to GeekWire member companies.]( TODAY'S TOP STORIES The startup world can be anything but predictable. But with 2022 in the rear view, we asked six venture capitalists to offer up predictions for the new year. - GeekWire asked investors to name the hottest and most overhyped tech trends; their thoughts on generative AI such as ChatGPT; the biggest tech story out of Seattle; their advice for startups; and more. (Clockwise from top left: T.A. McCann; Sheila Gulati; James Newell; S. “Soma” Somasegar; Andy Liu; and Julie Harrelson.) [Read their answers](. A former Zulily software engineer allegedly stole more than $300,000 from the company through multiple schemes, including one inspired by the 1999 movie “Office Space,” according to new charging documents filed by prosecutors. - Evidence against the ex-employee includes notes in which he referred to the plan as the “OfficeSpace project,” in an apparent reference to a storyline in the cult classic film, in which an IT worker embezzles fractions of cents from individual transactions. [Read more](. Catch up on the news you may have missed: - Twitter is reportedly facing eviction at its Seattle office and is asking employees to work from home. [Read more.]( - The New Year’s fireworks show at the Space Needle featured a high-tech attraction as drones provided unique light displays in the Seattle sky. [See the photos.]( - What will 2023 bring in tech and science? Read about projections for the coming year in [aerospace]( [digital health]( [biotech]( and [gaming](. T[hanks for reading, and have a great](. — GeekWire managing editor Taylor Soper,]( and GeekWire reporter Kurt Schlosser, kurt@geekwire.com. SPONSOR MESSAGE [GeekWire Studios at Smartsheet ENGAGE 2022]( Experience Smartsheet ENGAGE 2022 with GeekWire Studios, including multiple interviews and partner profiles. [Watch here!]( LATEST HEADLINES [How 6 venture capitalists are thinking about 2023 — and their advice to startups]( [Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Dec. 25, 2022]( [Photos: Drones light up the Seattle sky for annual Space Needle New Year’s show]( [Electric airplanes, greenhouses, and sunrises in Seattle: Some of our favorite photos from 2022]( [‘Office Space’ movie gave Zulily engineer a blueprint for financial fraud, prosecutors allege]( SPONSORED: GEEK REAL ESTATE [Just Listed: Exceptional Waterfront Sanctuary on Bellingham Bay]( [From Artemis to Webb, take a look back — and a look ahead — at the year’s top trends in aerospace]( [Reports: Twitter to close Seattle office and faces eviction]( GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [Remitly: Senior Software Engineer, Fraud Prevention]( - [Remitly: Engineering Manager, Lending]( - [MedBridge: Software Engineer III (Back end)]( - [Plus: GTM Strategy and Ops Lead]( - [MovingWorlds: Senior Fullstack Engineer for Scaling Social Enterprise]( - [Remitly: Senior Mobile Software Development Engineer – B2B Platform (Seattle or U.S. Remote)]( [FIND MORE JOBS ON GEEKWORK]( [HIRING? BUY A FEATURED LISTING TO APPEAR HERE]( [About GeekWire]( [Contact Us]( [Advertise]( Copyright © 2023 GeekWire LLC, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted to receive emails from GeekWire LLC.  Our mailing address is: GeekWire LLC 123 NW 36th St, Suite 203 Seattle, WA 98107  [change email frequency or address]( | [unsubscribe](