After series of pivots, Haiku Deck scores $3 million to make presentation tools fun

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Haiku Deck has reeled in $3 million in fresh funding, money that the Seattle startup will use to continue to build out its easy-to-use presentation tools. Trilogy Partnership led the round, with Madrona Venture Group, Founder’s Co-op, entrepreneur Sarah Leary and others also participating. The TechStars Seattle grad, led by former Cranium executive Adam Tratt,… Read More…

Haiku Deck’s Adam Tratt: ‘Startup storytelling for the win’

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Tech industry veteran Adam Tratt has told a story or two in his day, but more than that, he has experienced first-hand the value of “entrepreneurial storytelling” — the ability for startup founders to convey their vision in a compelling way, creating inspiration out of thin air. Tratt and the team at Seattle startup Giant… Read More…

A next-gen PowerPoint? Haiku Deck looks to help people make beautiful presentations

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There are startup pivots. And then there are massive reboots. Haiku Deck, which today is taking the covers off its new iPad app, is certainly in the latter category. You may recall the team behind Haiku Deck, which made waves and grabbed headlines with its creative marketing approaches for the celebrity-based gaming startup Giant Thinkwell…. Read More…

Our startup’s pivot: Three important lessons we learned

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More than any other word, pivot has come to define startup life. Without the pivot, YouTube would have been a dating site, Groupon an app for staging protests, and Instagram a location-based game. Framed in the context of billion-dollar valuations, it’s easy to gloss over just how tricky and uncomfortable it can be to shift… Read More…

Done eating squid for now, Kyle Kesterson charts new course after Giant Thinkwell

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Kyle Kesterson, the co-founder and creative force behind Seattle startup Giant Thinkwell, is leaving the company in order to pursue new opportunities. What those are, Kesterson isn’t quite sure yet. “I have a vision and a passion for what I want to collaborate on and where I want to leave my mark and it is… Read More…