The Howard Schultz Starbucks story now in comic form

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Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has had a pretty interesting career thusfar. So much so, in fact, that he’s already written two books on his experiences. And now, if words aren’t totally your thing, you can read about Schultz’s story in comic book form. Blue Water Productions‘ newest title penned by C.W. Cooke is called Howard Schultz: The… Read More…

Cash-based payment platform PayNearMe lands funding from Maveron

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PayNearMe, a cash-based payment platform based in Silicon Valley, just raised a $10 million Series D round from investors including Seattle-based Maveron. This is interesting to note because Maveron, the consumer tech-focused VC firm, is co-led by Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz. Back in August, Starbucks invested $25 million in Square, the well-known mobile payments company…. Read More…

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz departs Groupon’s board

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Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has stepped down from the board of Groupon just 16 months after joining forces with the fast-growing Chicago-based daily deal site. According to a SEC filing today, Schultz resigned from the board effective April 24th. Kara Swisher of All Things D first reported the news, also noting that Accel Partners’ Kevin Efrusy… Read More…

TechStars’ plea to Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and the other ‘godfathers’ of Seattle tech

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Andy Sack, the director of TechStars Seattle, is accustomed to critiquing the pitches of entrepreneurs. Now, Sack is doing an elevator pitch of his own, making a plea to some of the heaviest hitters in Seattle tech. In an email and video message (both posted below), Sack and other members of TechStars Seattle make the pitch… Read More…

Bill Gates still richest in U.S., but Jeff Bezos is climbing the charts

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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates held on to his title as richest American with a net worth of $59 billion, marking the 18th year in a row that the software pioneer and philanthropist has led the Forbes list. But Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos continues to climb the charts, finishing in 13th place with an estimated net… Read More…

Bezos, Schultz and others back NYC startup incubator General Assembly: Time to bring a branch to Seattle?

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Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos and Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz’s venture capital firm, Maveron, are tossing their support behind General Assembly, a New York City startup incubator which started last year with “little more than an idea and concrete floor.” The Seattle entrepreneurs — joined by well known investors such as Yuri Milner and Tom Vander… Read More…

Fast growing Groupon files for $750 million IPO despite $522 million deficit

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IPO fever continues to spread through the ranks of technology companies. The latest to catch the bug is Groupon, which today announced that it plans to raise up to $750 million through an initial public offering. The filing comes just a few months after the Chicago daily deal site spurned a $6 billion offer from… Read More…