Gravity Payments
Facts
- HQ
- Seattle, Washington, USA
- Sectors
- Payments, Financial services, Fintech
- Founded
- 2008 Seattle business license
- Type
- Corporation Seattle business license
- Registered name
- Gravity Payments Inc Seattle business license
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Ex-Marine Emery Wager Leverages Afghanistan Combat Leadership in Pacific Northwest Tech Startup
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Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price Resigns Amid Assault and Reckless Driving Charges, COO Tammi Kroll Named Successor
Dan Price, former CEO of Gravity Payments known for raising the company's minimum wage to $70,000, resigned amid misdemeanor assault and reckless driving charges. He pleaded not guilty and will be replaced by COO Tammi Kroll.
Yardstick launches browser app for structured job interviews, founded and self-funded by ex-Zipwhip SVP Lucas Price
Seattle startup Yardstick, founded and self-funded by former Zipwhip SVP Lucas Price, launched a browser app today to guide hiring managers through structured interviews and improve consistent, competency-based hiring decisions.
Dan Price
In 2015, Dan Price, the CEO of Gravity Payments, announced that he would take over a $1 million pay cut and raise the minimum wage for everyone at his company to $70,000. Now five years later, he joins us to discuss cutting his salary again, this time to $0, to keep his company and employees afloat during the COVID-19 crisis. He shares details from their brainstorming session during this difficult time, and the way the Gravity Payments team has come together will truly wow you. Dan also reflects on the publicity he received after his big announcement, the lawsuit that…
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SBA data: Seattle startups Rover, ExtraHop, Porch, Promethean and Logic20/20 each received $5–$10M in PPP loans
The SBA released Paycheck Protection Program data showing several Seattle-area tech startups received $5–$10 million PPP loans to help during COVID-19; recipients include Rover, ExtraHop, Porch, Promethean and Logic20/20. The program has seen controversy over eligibility and forgiveness guidance, and some venture-backed startups declined loans on ethical grounds.
Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price says employees volunteered temporary pay cuts after revenue dropped ~55%, avoiding layoffs
Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price asked employees for ideas after revenue fell about 50–55% during the COVID-19 crisis; employees volunteered temporary, individual pay cuts (some to zero) so the company could avoid layoffs and price increases.
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Dan Price Founder, Founder and CEO
