When Unikrn CEO Rahul Sood took the stage at GeekWire Startup Day, he opened with the time he told Michael Dell to f**k off. It was 2005, many years after… Read More
In the past few months Kristen Hamilton’s startup Koru expanded its services to Boston, made GeekWire’s Seattle 10 list of innovative new companies, and closed an $8 million funding round. The company also boasts an… Read More
Viral, shareable content is Ben Huh’s bread and butter. His business is predicated on the notion that when we see an adorable kitten, a funny meme, or a GIF from our… Read More
It might be hard to believe, but Startup Day dates back more than six years. In fact, it began before GeekWire existed. Seattle 2.0 founder Marcelo Calbucci launched the event as a way of… Read More
The message to entrepreneurs at GeekWire’s annual Startup Day was simple: listen and learn. It could be seen at the “StartUp Demo Zone” where more than a dozen new companies… Read More
Whether it’s football, startups, or even life, you really need to nail the fundamentals before you can succeed. GeekWire Startup Day featured a slew of CEOs who’ve been there, done… Read More
It’s not easy for tech companies to lock down talented developers, but a new Seattle startup wants to help. A panel of venture capitalists picked EdRepublic as the winner of… Read More
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Back in September, Concur co-founders Mike Hilton and Raj Singh faced a difficult decision. They had stuck together for the past 22 years, building up a successful travel expense company… Read More
According to Unikrn CEO and former Microsoft Ventures General Manager Rahul Sood, entrepreneurs building their companies in Seattle have a great tool at their disposal: a powerful and loyal talent pool.… Read More
Seattle is already a world-renowned technology and innovation hub. But Mayor Ed Murray wants more. Murray opened up GeekWire Startup Day 2015 by talking about what separates his city from others… Read More
We’ve got a huge crowd and a great lineup in store for the sixth annual Startup Day event, taking place Friday Jan. 30 at the Showbox Sodo in Seattle from… Read More
We’ve got startups and football on our minds this week — preparing for the sold-out GeekWire Startup Day on Friday in Seattle, and gearing up for Super Bowl XLIX on Sunday, with our hometown Seattle Seahawks… Read More
GeekWire Startup Day is just nine days away. As our biggest entrepreneurial event of the year approaches, we’re excited to announce awesome new speakers who will be providing tips, lessons… Read More
Porch CEO Matt Ehrlichman and Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price just were named “Entrepreneur of the Year” — Ehrlichman receiving the honor from USA Today and Price picking up the… Read More
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Mayor Ed Murray at GeekWire Startup Day 2015. (GeekWire Photo)
GeekWire reporter Taylor Soper is leading a new tech sports channel for GeekWire
Acumatica CEO Jon Roskill. (GeekWire File Photo)
Mike Hilton (center) and Raj Singh at GeekWire Startup Day 2015.
John Connors speaking at GeekWire Startup Day
Kristen Hamilton at Startupday 2015
Jason Stoffer.
Unikrn co-founder Rahul Sood at GeekWire Startup Day.
Top entrepreneurs get to pitch investors in the Demo Zone.
Bill Bryant of DFJ at GeekWire Startup Day 2015. (GeekWire photo)
Jordan Ritter at the 2015 GeekWire Startup Day.
Porch CEO Matt Ehrlichman at GeekWire Startup Day.
Dan Price at GeekWire’s Startup Day event.
Kristen Hamilton
CEO, Koru
Ben Huh
CEO, Cheezburger
Sarah Bryar
Former Rivet & Sway CEO; Former Amazon Manager
Rajeev Singh
Co-founder & President, Concur
Mike Hilton
Co-founder & Chief Product Officer, Concur
Jason Stoffer
Maveron Partner
John Connors
Managing Parter, Ignition; Former Microsoft CFO
William Bryant
Partner, DFJ
Jordan Ritter
Co-founder of Ivy Softworks, Napster and Cloudmark