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Fresh Chalk

Seattle

Fresh Chalk provides a platform for users to find recommended products and local professionals for home, health, beauty, and more, based on referrals from their personal networks. It aims to help people make better choices quickly by leveraging trusted recommendations from friends and community members.

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Seattle
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Local services, Professional referrals, Marketplace

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Seattle Startup Gumshoe Raises $2M to Help Marketers Navigate AI Search Tool Recommendations

Seattle startup Gumshoe, led by Todd Sawicki and Patrick O’Donnell, raised $2 million to help marketers understand AI search tools' product recommendations and brand visibility. Their platform analyzes AI-generated conversations to reveal brand mentions, sources cited, and evolving trends in AI search, addressing marketers' concerns about the impact of AI on e-commerce and SEO.

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Seattle Startup Ever.green Advances Clean Energy Financing Amid Trump’s Fossil Fuel Support and IRA Uncertainty

Ever.green, a Seattle-based clean energy startup, remains optimistic about advancing climate projects despite President-elect Trump's support for fossil fuels and criticism of clean energy policies. The startup leverages the Inflation Reduction Act's tax credits to connect corporations with clean energy developers, navigating political uncertainties while noting strong Wall Street investment in the sector.

Cara Kuhlman / GeekWire

Flexe hires Amazon biometrics lead Lara Rogers as SVP/GM; Magnify names ex‑Amazon Sajo Jacob CTO; Schuster joins Open Systems board

Several Seattle-area tech companies announced senior hires and board moves: Flexe hired former Amazon biometrics leader Lara Rogers as SVP and GM; Magnify named Sajo Jacob as CTO and co‑founder after a $6M launch; Open Systems added ex‑Microsoft exec Gavriella Schuster to its board; Fabric and Scener also announced senior appointments.

What Fuels You Featured

Liz Pearce

Liz is co-founder and CEO of Seattle-based Fresh Chalk, a social network aiming to give you a faster and more efficient way to find trusted recommendations. The site allows users to search through local service providers (like plumbers or vets) and products (like electronics or beauty products) to see which have been recommended by their friends. Prior to Fresh Chalk, Liz was with LiquidPlanner for 11 years, starting as the company's marketing contractor and working her way up to COO and ultimately to CEO in 2012. Liz is an entrepreneurial leader who got ground-level marketing and product management experience at…

35 min
Built in Seattle with Adam Schoenfeld Featured

Liz Pearce (Fresh Chalk CEO) on how to avoid unhealthy comparison, leading as a connector, and building trust with co-founders

Fresh Chalk connects consumers to local Pros. They have a $2M seed, experienced founders, and a big market. Liz Pearce, CEO & co-founder, goes behind the scenes on Fresh Chalk's insight, leadership lessons from multiple startups, avoiding comparison, and how she's building trust & culture with her co-founders.

33 min
What Fuels You Featured

Liz Pearce

Liz Pearce and her daughter Lila join us for this episode of What Fuels You. Liz’s resume boasts impressive companies like Sony, Google, and Amazon, COO and CEO of LiquidPlanner, and even her own consulting company. Most recently, Liz was the Chief Revenue Officer at Streem. Since this recording, Liz has left Streem to start her new company, Fresh Chalk, which helps you find “local professionals with a little help from your friends.” Liz is a self-proclaimed “productivity nerd” and shares some of her hacks that will help transform your schedule. She also discusses her involvement as a mentor to…

33 min

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