Articles about Adam Tratt

Shift AI Podcast: How AI is shaking up the worlds of media, marketing, and startups

How is artificial intelligence making marketers more productive? How are journalists approaching the ethical dilemmas inherent to AI content creation?… Read More

Couple puts out a call for used laptops and other devices to donate to Seattle students in need

In his day job as the director of learning programs for Minecraft Education, Adam Tratt is out to inspire students… Read More

Tech Moves: RealSelf marketing exec departs; Haiku Deck founder joins Microsoft Minecraft team

— Jani Strand is out at RealSelf, just nine months after joining the cosmetic review site as chief brand and… Read More

After roller coaster startup journey, presentation app Haiku Deck sold to edtech company BookRags

Haiku Deck’s roller coaster startup journey — which included a mobile game featuring Sir Mix-A-Lot and an award-winning presentation app… Read More

Haiku Deck releases native iPhone version of app as more users seek to create ‘anytime, anywhere’

Seattle-based Haiku Deck, the app designed for creating beautiful presentations, presented some exciting news of its own Thursday with the release… Read More

Haiku Deck reaches 1M downloads, CEO says ‘we’re just at the start of something huge’

Things are rolling at Haiku Deck in the form of a new iPhone app and an impressive milestone. The Seattle-based… Read More

Haiku Deck rolls out Web-based service to take on PowerPoint’s stronghold, tops 800,000 downloads

Haiku Deck is one of Seattle’s hottest startup companies. But up until today, I (and millions of other consumers) couldn’t… Read More

Startup advice from Haiku Deck CEO: It’s not about the product — it’s how you make people feel

Adam Tratt’s first slide at yesterday’s Seattle Tech Meetup was simple: A picture of himself with the words “Don’t Be Like… Read More

After series of pivots, Haiku Deck scores $3 million to make presentation tools fun

Haiku Deck has reeled in $3 million in fresh funding, money that the Seattle startup will use to continue to… Read More

Haiku Deck’s Adam Tratt: ‘Startup storytelling for the win’

Tech industry veteran Adam Tratt has told a story or two in his day, but more than that, he has… Read More

A next-gen PowerPoint? Haiku Deck looks to help people make beautiful presentations

There are startup pivots. And then there are massive reboots. Haiku Deck, which today is taking the covers off its… Read More

Our startup’s pivot: Three important lessons we learned

More than any other word, pivot has come to define startup life. Without the pivot, YouTube would have been a… Read More

Done eating squid for now, Kyle Kesterson charts new course after Giant Thinkwell

Kyle Kesterson, the co-founder and creative force behind Seattle startup Giant Thinkwell, is leaving the company in order to pursue… Read More