The Elevator Pitch: Booktrope attempts to shake up the publishing world

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We’re back for another episode of The Elevator Pitch, the show where entrepreneurs pitch their business plans in the 43 seconds it takes to ride to the top of Seattle’s iconic Space Needle. In this episode, we hear from Katherine Sears of Booktrope, a Seattle startup that’s attempting to transform the way authors publish books…. Read More…

GeekWire’s Fall Meetup, 10/23: Elevator Pitch & Karaoke for a Cause

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Today we’re excited to announce details of our next GeekWire Meetup, starting at 5 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Crocodile Cafe in Seattle. Tickets are available here. At GeekWire, we enjoy getting the community together and sparking conversation, whether we’re diving into the future of innovation or trash-talking about ping pong. And we’ve got a… Read More…

Elevator Pitch: Startup vet touts social shopping service

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We’re back for another exciting and fast-paced episode of The Elevator Pitch, the show where entrepreneurs pitch their business plans in the 43 seconds it takes to ride to the top of Seattle’s iconic Space Needle. In this episode, we hear from Dmitry Balin, a startup veteran who sold his previous company to Microsoft. Balin… Read More…

Elevator Pitch: This MBA student wants to change how you buy picture frames

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We’re back for another episode of The Elevator Pitch, the show where entrepreneurs pitch their business plans in the 43 seconds it takes to ride to the top of Seattle’s iconic Space Needle. In this episode we hear from University of Washington MBA student Nick White, the founder of Seattle upstart Frameable. White entered the… Read More…

Elevator Pitch: Can this Amazon vet’s startup make it to the top?

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We’re back for another installment of Elevator Pitch, the show where entrepreneurs pitch their business plans in the 43 seconds it takes to ride to the top of Seattle’s iconic Space Needle. In case you missed last month’s episode, PetHub founder Tom Arnold wowed us (and pulled at our heart strings) with his high-tech method… Read More…

Introducing The Elevator Pitch: Where entrepreneurs get 43 seconds to reach the top

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In the fast-moving world of startups, entrepreneurs need to be able to sell themselves in seconds. A good elevator pitch can mean all of the difference, helping entrepreneurs score cash, recruit top engineers or land that ever-elusive big customer. A bad pitch? Well, let’s just say that’s a one-way ticket to nowheresville. That’s why we’re… Read More…