Decide CEO Mike Fridgen: ‘Branding, startup style’

Mike Fridgen, CEO of Decide.com

Mike Fridgen has learned a few things about branding in his life as a serial entrepreneur. The CEO of Decide.com was co-founder and CEO of TripHub before going on to work for companies including Farecast and Microsoft. He shared some of his branding lessons learned at Seattle 2.0 Startup Day, presented by GeekWire this past weekend…. Read More…

Brenda Spoonemore: ‘A biz dev playbook for startups’

Brenda Spoonemore talks to the Startup Day audience about business development.

Brenda Spoonemore is a serial entrepreneur, currently co-founder and CEO at vacation rentals and reviews startup Dwellable, but her experience includes a role as senior vice president of interactive services for the NBA, overseeing the league’s digital business, operations, licensing and strategy. In other words, she has been immersed in business development and partnerships on… Read More…

Jordan Weisman: ‘Warning: Startups may be dangerous to your health (and ego)’

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Jordan Weisman is a veteran game designer who made headlines this year for an epic Kickstarter campaign, raising $1.8 million for Shadowrun Returns, a revival of the franchise from his current company, Harebrained Schemes. The serial entrepreneur is known for startups including FASA, Virtual World Entertainment, Wizkids, 42 Entertainment, and Smith & Tinker. Weisman shared… Read More…

Box CEO Aaron Levie: The full Startup Day interview

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We had a great time talking with Aaron Levie, the CEO of Box, during the closing keynote at Startup Day this past weekend. The 27-year-old entrepreneur from Mercer Island talked about a range of topics — including his daily schedule, raising money and competing with Microsoft — but the conversation focused heavily on the opportunities for startups… Read More…

Video: Live from Startup Day

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It’s Startup Day! GeekWire is excited to carry on this Seattle-area tech tradition, featuring a full day of talks from entrepreneurial veterans to help master key steps of the startup process. More than 300 people are joining us here at Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, with lots of great conversations already happening in the networking area. Over… Read More…

Startup Day: ‘Elevator Pitch’ expanded to meet demand, great prizes up for grabs

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GeekWire is gearing up for Seattle 2.0 Startup Day in Bellevue this Saturday, with hundreds of people from the Seattle region’s tech community already signed up for a full day of tips, tricks, lessons and insights from a lineup of startup vets. Tickets are still available, and we’ll have logistics and final details to share… Read More…

Startup Day: Founding, funding, design, culture, biz dev and more on the agenda

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We’re a little more than a week away from Seattle 2.0 Startup Day, Sept. 22 in Bellevue. This annual event, presented by GeekWire for the first time this year, is a chance for established entrepreneurs and aspiring startup leaders to learn the ropes from veterans in a series of talks aimed at mastering key steps… Read More…

Best of Startup Day: Twilio’s Jeff Lawson on how to make money with SAAS

Jeff Lawson, CEO of Twilio

Editor’s Note: We’ve got a fantastic lineup of speakers on tap for GeekWire’s Startup Day, taking place Saturday, Sept. 22nd at Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue. Among the entrepreneurs on the agenda are Box CEO Aaron Levie; Zulily CEO Darrell Cavens; and many others. It’s going to be an informative and high-energy day for those in the… Read More…

Best of Startup Day: Keith Smith on how to avoid failure

Keith Smith, CEO of BigDoor

Editor’s Note: We’ve got a fantastic lineup of speakers on tap for GeekWire’s Startup Day, taking place Saturday, Sept. 22nd at Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue. Among the entrepreneurs on the agenda are Box CEO Aaron Levie; Zulily CEO Darrell Cavens; BigOven founder Steve Murch and many others. It’s going to be an informative and high-energy day… Read More…

Startup Day: Get hands-on advice from VCs, designers and lawyers

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You may have already seen the great speaker lineup on tap for GeekWire’s Startup Day, including Box co-founder Aaron Levie; Zulily CEO Darrell Cavens; Dwellable CEO Brenda Spoonemore and many others. We’re certainly looking forward to hearing war stories from these entrepreneurial vets, sharing tips, insights and maybe even a few tricks on how to… Read More…