Amazon created the initial technical scaffolding for Alexa quickly, jumping out to an early lead in the market for smart speakers and voice assistants in the home. But nearly a… Read More
Plenty of well-known tech leaders have jumped from Microsoft to Amazon over the years. So what does it say about the evolution of the companies that one of Amazon’s most… Read More
— Seattle startup Qumulo named Janine Corey as its cloud chief technology officer. Corey spent the past five years at Amazon Web Services, most recently leading the transformation team for… Read More
Nat Parker, CEO of transportation software firm Moovel North America, is stepping down to rejoin the startup world. Former chief strategy officer and general counsel Jose Valera is taking over… Read More
Smart home devices are everywhere, but getting them to work together smoothly remains a headache to even the most tech-savvy of homeowners. That’s a problem that Salt Lake City-based Control4,… Read More
Charlie Kindel, founder of Amazon’s Alexa Smart Home division, has found his next gig, and he ended up there in part thanks to frustrations smartening up his own home. Kindel… Read More
After five years at Amazon, Charlie Kindel is ready for a break. The founder of Amazon’s Alexa Smart Home division left the company on Friday, writing in an email to colleagues… Read More
Setting up meetings via email isn’t always efficient. You tell someone your availability, and they respond with their own. After a back-and-forth, you finally decide on a time. But then… Read More
We’re back for another round of voting in the GeekWire Awards. And today’s category — Hire of the Year — is a critical one as companies engage in an all-out… Read More
Charlie Kindel spent more than two decades at Microsoft, working on everything from Windows Phone to Windows Home Server. Now, after that long career, the 46-year-old tech vet has partnered… Read More
Changing jobs can be scary and confusing. Everybody has things that are important to them at a particular point in their career. Thinking clearly about what is important to you… Read More
Charlie Kindel, who left his general manager job on the Windows Phone team last August, is finding plenty of stuff to occupy his time in a post-Microsoft world. He continues… Read More
Charlie Kindel, a Seattle angel investor and former general manager of Microsoft’s Windows Phone unit, has joined the advisory board of Seattle mobile app management startup Buddy Platform. Kindel stepped… Read More