Andy Sack
Andy Sack is Co-CEO of Forum3, an AI lab providing software, content, and services to brands and early adopters. He is also Managing Partner at Keen.Capital and Innovation Arts Group. He co-founded and serves as Managing Partner at Founders' Co-op, and previously founded Lighter Capital. He has held senior roles at Techstars, The Body Shop Digital, and abuzz technologies.
Booms, Busts, and Seattle in the AI Era, with Jeff Shulman of the UW Foster School
What does Seattle gain — and lose — in times of dramatic change? University of Washington Foster School of Business marketing professor Jeff Shulman has spent years studying that question, as host of the Seattle Growth Podcast, director of the Product Management Center, and a civic voice on issues ranging from housing affordability to the campaign to bring back the Sonics. On this episode of the GeekWire Podcast, Shulman joins us to talk about Seattle’s place in the global AI boom, why the city has struggled to produce superstar startups, what AI means for marketing and education, and how civic…
Building an AI-first company: What these two business leaders learned from top experts in the field
Our guests this week: Adam Brotman and Andy Sack, co-authors of the book AI First: The Playbook for a Future-Proof Business and Brand. Brotman was Starbucks’ chief digital officer and later co-CEO of J.Crew. Sack is a founder, investor, and longtime advisor to tech leaders. Together, they run Forum3, a company that helps brands rethink loyalty and customer engagement. For their book, they interviewed experts including Bill Gates, Sam Altman, Reid Hoffman and Ethan Mollick, and spent time with companies that have had early success with AI implementation. We talk about their "holy sh*t" moment with Sam Altman, how Moderna…
Microsoft, Amazon, AI, the economy, and another bad tech ad
This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we take a closer look at the earnings reports from Microsoft and Amazon this week, as a litmus test for artificial intelligence demand and the state of the economy. We also consider the implications of Boeing's new CEO being based in the Seattle region, discuss a new AI tool that aims to streamline marketing tasks, and weigh in on the backlash to Google's Olympics ad for its Gemini AI chatbot Microsoft capital spending soars to $19B, betting big on AI, as Azure growth underwhelms Wall Street Amazon sales come up short, profits nearly double…
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Andy Sack: Techstars Seattle Cohort Nears Demo Day After Intense Nine-Week Accelerator
Andy Sack reflects on week 9 of the Techstars Seattle accelerator, praising founders, mentors, and the community for driving rapid progress as the cohort prepares for Demo Day and invites readers to attend on Nov 6.
Organizations
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Forum3 Co-CEO 2021–present · current
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Keen.Capital Managing Partner 2021–present · current
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Pure Watercraft Director 2017–present · current
Education
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology MBA · 1992–1994
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Brown University BA · 1985–1990
