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What Fuels You Podcast Aug 20, 2019

Xiao Wang

Xiao Wang talks about his own family’s process of immigrating to the United States from China and how it influenced him to start his company, Boundless Immigration. Before Boundless, Xiao received degrees from both Stanford and Harvard Universities and worked for McKinsey, the New York City Department of Education, and Amazon. With the help of Pioneer Square Labs, Xiao decided to leave the corporate world and cofound his company in 2017. Xiao discusses what his parents went through during their immigration process, his plans for what he wants to achieve with Boundless in the future, and how he’s extremely proud…

72 min

Todd Bishop / GeekWire Aug 13, 2019

Satya Nadella and Seattle Tech Leaders Join Sounders FC Ownership; Cray Gets $600M DOE Supercomputer Contract Ahead of $1.3B HPE Acquisition

Seattle tech leaders, including Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, have joined a revamped Sounders FC ownership group. Cray is developing a $600 million exascale supercomputer for the U.S. Department of Energy and is being acquired by HPE for $1.3 billion.

GeekWire Podcast Jul 13, 2019

Secret Startup Ingredient: Microsoft

Would you have guessed that nearly 25 percent of the Seattle region's top tech startups are led by CEOs with backgrounds at Microsoft? That was the surprising result of our analysis of the GeekWire 200, our index of the top privately held tech companies in the Pacific Northwest. And fundings for the region's startups bucked the national trend, as reflected in data from our new startup deal tracker. Nintendo unveiled a new iteration of its Switch game console; former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer pulled off what might be his greatest deal ever; and an Amazon employee showed the potential of…

25 min

GeekWire Podcast Apr 30, 2019

IPOs without profits

What do Pinterest, Lyft, Uber and Slack have in common? Yes, they're all newly public or about to make their initial public offerings. But they also share a common characteristic on the bottom line -- proceeding with their IPOs with lots of revenue and growth but, so far at least, without the consistent profits to show for it. And they're part of a trend. Eighty-three percent of IPOs in the first three quarters of 2018 were made by companies that hadn't posted profits in the prior 12 months. So what's the future of these companies? On this episode of the…

37 min

What Fuels You Podcast Featured Feb 26, 2019

Greg Gottesman

Greg Gottesman, a major influencer in the Seattle startup community, sits down and shares his knowledge about entrepreneurship, his passion for the early stage of building companies, and the story behind what sparked the idea for Rover, where Greg is a co-founder. Greg serves as a Managing Director and co-founder of Pioneer Square Labs, both its studio and fund. He was a partner of Madrona Venture Group for 20 years and founder of Madrona Venture Labs. In this episode, he also discusses the entrepreneurship class he teaches at the University of Washington, what he looks for in entrepreneurs’ pitches, and…

51 min

Eric Koester Featured Jan 2, 2019

Never Stop Being Curious | Greg Gottesman

We're kicking off 2019 Creator Institute podcast with a longtime friend of mine Greg Gottesman - a managing director and co-founder of Pioneer Square Labs. Prior to PSL, Greg served as one of the three initial Managing Directors of Madrona Ventures Group, where he worked for almost 20 years. Check it out! #EricKoester #CreatorInstitute #Podcast FOLLOW ERIC KOESTER FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2ONpDSk LINKEDIN: http://bit.ly/2BurtG1 INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2PrQhBk TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2OT77In FOLLOW CREATOR INSTITUTE FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2N5upua LINKEDIN: http://bit.ly/2nWGOpk TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2nTNVi7

49 min

Cision PR Newswire Apr 30, 2018

Amplero Appoints Jamie Miller as CEO to Lead AI Marketing Startup's Growth

Jamie Miller was named Chief Executive Officer of Amplero, an artificial intelligence marketing startup, on April 30, 2018, with a focus on expanding the company's mission to humanize consumer-brand relationships.

GeekWire Podcast May 16, 2017

How a new VC fund is trying to change the game for Seattle entrepreneurs

Flying Fish Venture Partners has a bold plan: completely change the game for entrepreneurs in Seattle. We sit down with Heather Redman, one of the fund's co-founders, to hear her vision for the fund and how she plans to shake up Seattle's startup ecosystem. Follow all our coverage, including more about Pacific Northwest startups, at GeekWire.com Thank you to this week’s sponsors: Wealthsimple — GeekWire listeners pay no management fees for a year when they invest up to $15,000 on Wealthsimple’s automated investing platform. GoDaddy — who is offering GeekWire listeners 35 percent off their purchase of a GoDaddy domain…

35 min

GeekWire Podcast Mar 31, 2017

The Week in Geek: Bezos, Rover, and Pokemon

It was a busy news week in Seattle. Rover announced it is acquiring its biggest competition; the Bezos family made a record-breaking donation to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; and the University of Washington released a heartwarming study on the effects of Pokemon Go on family bonding. Catch it all on this episode of the Week in Geek. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

29 min

John Cook / GeekWire Nov 11, 2016

Seattle 10 Names Top Startups to Showcase at GeekWire Gala Dec. 7 at MOHAI

The Seattle 10 highlights the region’s most promising startups across diverse industries such as education, enterprise software, virtual reality, and robotics. These selected startups will creatively showcase their business ideas on large cocktail napkins at the GeekWire Gala on December 7th at MOHAI.