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Tom Alberg is co-founder of Madrona Venture Group and actively works in support of Madrona and its portfolio companies. Tom has served on the boards of numerous public and private companies and was on the Amazon's board from 1997 to 2019.

Book excerpt: How tech and government can spin the flywheels of equitable prosperity together

Two worthy books trace the history of tech through Silicon Valley, leaving Seattle’s story still to be told
Quantum computing is coming: Here’s why Seattle needs to get our computer science workforce ready
Obituary: Former ATL Ultrasound CEO Gordon Kuenster helped spark the NW tech industry

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Book excerpt: How tech and government can spin the flywheels of equitable prosperity together

by Tom Alberg on November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 at 6:21 am

“Flywheels: How Cities are Creating Their Own Futures,” is a new book by Tom Alberg, former Amazon board member, and managing director of Madrona Venture Group in Seattle, published by… Read More

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Former Amazon board member Tom Alberg reviews the new book, ‘Working Backwards’

by Tom Alberg on February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 at 11:24 am

[Editor’s Note: Tom Alberg, managing director at Seattle-based venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group, was an Amazon investor who served on the company’s board of directors from 1996 to 2019.… Read More

Two worthy books trace the history of tech through Silicon Valley, leaving Seattle’s story still to be told

by Tom Alberg on August 17, 2019August 17, 2019 at 6:21 am

Editor’s Note: In this guest post, Tom Alberg, Madrona Venture Group managing director, reviews The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America by Margaret O’Mara; and VC: An American… Read More

Quantum computing is coming: Here’s why Seattle needs to get our computer science workforce ready

by Tom Alberg on March 22, 2019March 22, 2019 at 10:06 am

Editor’s note: Tom Alberg is a co-founder and managing director at Seattle-based venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group. He is a member of Challenge Seattle and sits on the Amazon… Read More

Bard Richmond, 1950-2017: Former Active Voice CEO was a pioneer in voice messaging software and early advocate for homeless issues

by Ken Myer & Tom Alberg on January 10, 2018January 10, 2018 at 5:34 pm

Seattle tech entrepreneur and philanthropist Bard Richmond — a pioneer in the telecom industry who founded Active Voice Corp. in the early 1980s and served as its CEO until its… Read More

Obituary: Former ATL Ultrasound CEO Gordon Kuenster helped spark the NW tech industry

by Tom Alberg on May 11, 2014May 17, 2014 at 9:48 am

Gordon Kuenster, one of the first successful tech entrepreneurs in the Seattle area, died recently at the age of 80. His story is worth telling because of his importance in… Read More

Why George Gilder is right about the role entrepreneurs play in driving the economy

by Tom Alberg on September 18, 2013September 18, 2013 at 9:01 am

In his new book Knowledge and Power, futurist George Gilder challenges existing economic theories of both Keynesians and libertarians by placing creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship at the center of economic development. In… Read More

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