Experience management software giant Qualtrics has acquired Usermind, a Seattle marketing startup that helps companies acquire, retain, and service customers. Founded in 2013, Usermind is a leader in the “Journey… Read More
Usermind cut 25% of its staff in March, preparing for the worst at the outset of the pandemic. But then came the increased attention on digital services across various verticals… Read More
— Microsoft alum Kelly Waldher has joined Google as vice president of marketing for G Suite. Waldher most recently served as EVP and general manager for experience management technology company… Read More
The layoffs continue hitting tech companies. Seattle marketing software startup Usermind said today it let go of 15 employees due to economic impact from the COVID-19 crisis. The cuts affected… Read More
An upside to surviving nightmarish life experiences: it’s great for keeping things in perspective. At least that’s the case for Arun Theivendirarajah, Usermind’s vice president of product. Theivendirarajah grew up… Read More
— Keyana Corliss, Tableau’s director of corporate communications & global public relations, is departing to join female-founded unicorn Guild Education. The Denver-based company partners with employers to offer education benefits… Read More
There’s never been a better time to be in the cloud computing business, and while that opportunity is bringing people to Seattle in droves, there are lots of challenges awaiting… Read More
After realizing that it stood a better chance selling its customer-support software as part of larger deals, rather than generating a lot of smaller deals, Usermind laid off an undisclosed… Read More
Amazon is a pioneer in cloud computing, and the current market leader, but not the tech titan with the greatest future opportunity, according to a panel of technology CEOs who… Read More
They run companies across various industries, from AI training to text analysis to wireless networks. But all five of our GeekWire Awards candidates for CEO of the Year share a similar… Read More
Ted Bardusch remembers the good old days of the 1980s when men and women were more equally represented in the tech field. He sounds wistful when he recalls running engineering teams… Read More
Usermind, which makes software that helps customers pay closer attention to the needs, wants, and rants of their customers, has raised $23.5 million in new funds to expand in Europe… Read More
Seattle-based venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group just named its newest entrepreneur in residence: former PayByPhone CEO Kush Parikh. Parikh has been a tech executive and “intrapreneur” for years, starting with his… Read More
Michel Feaster likes to build software and teams, and as the co-founder and CEO of the Seattle-based startup Usermind, she’s getting to do both. With more than 20 years experience… Read More
Seattle startup Usermind has released enhancements to its eponymous application- and data-integration service that let companies include their partners’ data as well. Usermind is software as a service, hosted by Amazon Web… Read More
— Dev9, a Kirkland, Wash.-based software development consulting firm, has named Brian Guy practice director of cloud services. As a consulting partner in the Amazon Web Services Partner Network (APN),… Read More
— Stack Overflow, the popular online community and Q&A site for programmers, has hired Adrianna Burrows, a former Microsoft general manager, as its new chief marketing officer. “The team and mission at… Read More
Building a startup from scratch is no easy task, but the Pacific Northwest has no shortage of entrepreneurial wunderkinds. The five finalists in the 2016 GeekWire Awards for Startup of the… Read More
Usermind is bringing on another top-tier investor as the Seattle startup continues to develop its enterprise business operations platform. The company today announced a $14.5 million round led by Menlo Ventures, the… Read More
The talent and tenacity of graduates and professors from the University of Washington was on full display Tuesday evening inside the Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science and Engineering.… Read More
Andreessen Horowitz Partner Scott Weiss was recently quoted in a Wall Street Journal article talking about his firm’s interest in enterprise software-related companies. So, it’s not all that surprising to learn… Read More
Doug Aley is jumping back into the online travel business, taking a new job as vice president of product development at hotel search engine Room 77. “Room 77 has established… Read More