— Scott Torrey stepped down as CEO of compensation data company Payscale. A SAP Concur veteran, Torrey took over as CEO from longtime leader Mike Metzger in 2019. The company’s… Read More
Dipping into what he called one of the juiciest bowls of guacamole he’d ever come across, Kyle Kesterson emailed from a cafe in Oaxaca, Mexico, days after ringing in the… Read More
In search of his next work challenge and life adventure, Kyle Kesterson has decided that there really should be no distinction between those two things. So when the former Seattle… Read More
Two Seattle entrepreneurs want to re-imagine the way parents read physical books to their children. Kyle Kesterson and David Wykes this week officially launched Campfire, a new app that uses… Read More
“When your world is really small, your problems are very big. When your world is really big, your problems are very small.” – David Cole, former CEO of Coinstar/Redbox Each… Read More
Freak’n Genius is moving south. The Seattle animation startup is re-locating to Las Vegas after receiving $350,000 in funding from the VegasTechFund, a seed stage investment group that includes partners… Read More
At the heart of Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood exists a unique juxtaposition. Inside a two-story brick building is the Impact Hub co-working space and business incubator, a place where entrepreneurs are busily working on… Read More
Just a few days after showing off photos of the new Kinect for Windows, Microsoft announced at its Build conference that the motion-tracking device will hit shelves sometime this summer.… Read More
Things are rolling for the folks over at Freak’n Genius. Not only is the startup representing Seattle at the big Consumer Electronics Show or creating viral Seahawks videos, but now… Read More
Adam Tratt’s first slide at yesterday’s Seattle Tech Meetup was simple: A picture of himself with the words “Don’t Be Like Me.” No, he wasn’t talking about the Adam Tratt of… Read More
From a retro-futuristic driving game to a healthy shopping and eating app, more than six months of stealth startup work going on at the Washington Interactive Network (WIN) accelerator was shown off… Read More
If you haven’t heard of Freak’n Genius, well, the past week at the company will tell you everything you need to know. The Seattle-based startup just debuted a extremely funny… Read More
The folks over at Seattle-based Freak’n Genius certainly know how to make us laugh, and their newest app is no exception. The latest LOL-inducing program is called YAKiT, a mobile app… Read More
We’ve collected hundreds of nominations and listened to the feedback of dozens of expert judges. Now, it’s your time to vote for the best and brightest in the Pacific Northwest… Read More
Freak’n Genius co-founder Kyle Kesterson is a creative guy. After quitting his job as a professional toy designer, he got a call from a friend inviting him to Startup Weekend.… Read More
Editor’s note: Team GeekWire participated in the Geeks on a Train voyage between Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, B.C. Tuesday night as part of the GROW conference, taking place this week… Read More
Kyle Kesterson may be known around Seattle as a talented designer, artist and active participant in the Startup Weekend hackathons. But did you know that the entrepreneur also was the… Read More
At Startup Weekend in Seattle earlier this month, Seattle artist and designer Kyle Kesterson and crew wowed the crowd with their new game for Kinect, Android and iOS called In… Read More
Kyle Kesterson made a name for himself as the creative force behind Giant Thinkwell, the Seattle celebrity gaming startup whose mascot is a lovable squid. But Kesterson, who left Giant… Read More
Kyle Kesterson, the co-founder and creative force behind Seattle startup Giant Thinkwell, is leaving the company in order to pursue new opportunities. What those are, Kesterson isn’t quite sure yet.… Read More
At a Startup Weekend event in Seattle four months ago, a group of geeks built a service called Shubz.tv that allowed groups of friends to watch video clips together. The… Read More