John Cook
John Cook is the Co-founder and Publisher of GeekWire, a media company where he continues to serve. He previously co-founded Tech Flash, also in media, and has held reporting roles at several publications. His expertise is in media executive leadership.
Startup Weekend names new board including Greg Gottesman, Brad Feld, Carl Schramm and Steve Blank
Startup Weekend, a Seattle nonprofit running 54-hour startup marathons worldwide, has formed a new board including venture capitalists and entrepreneurship leaders such as Carl Schramm, Steve Blank, Greg Gottesman, Brad Feld, Laura McKnight and Nick Seguin. The organization, which has hosted 295 events creating over 2,450 startups, also detailed the Startup Foundation supported by the Kauffman Foundation to research and map startup ecosystems.
Doxo partners with Sound Community Bank to digitize customer bills; Primus backs G2 Web Services; Cheezburger publishes “Fail Harder”; Marchex expands ads with CityGrid
Doxo struck a deal with Sound Community Bank to deliver customers’ bills and communications into a digital file cabinet, enabling paper billing removal. Other regional tech moves include Primus Capital investing in G2 Web Services, Cheezburger releasing the book “Fail Harder,” and Marchex expanding call advertising with CityGrid Media.
Organizations
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GeekWire Co-founder and Publisher, GeekWire 2011–present · current
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GeekWire Co-founder and Publisher, GeekWire · current
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Tech Flash Co-founder 2008–2011 · past
Education
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Gettysburg College BA, History · 1990–1994
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Wooster High School
