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Ring founder Jamie Siminoff on failure, reinvention, and his second act at Amazon

Ring founder Jamie Siminoff joins the GeekWire Podcast to discuss his journey from Shark Tank rejection to a billion-dollar Amazon acquisition, and how he’s reinventing himself and the business in the age of AI. Read More

‘Too dumb to fail’: Ring founder Jamie Siminoff promises gritty startup lessons in upcoming book

Ring founder Jamie Siminoff is sharing the unfiltered story of his startup journey — from Shark Tank rejection to Amazon’s $1 billion acquisition — in an upcoming book promising lessons on grit, failure, and persistence. Read More

Birdhouse maker with an eye for Apple design ready to take flight with appearance on ‘Shark Tank’

Flock around the television next week — a smart birdhouse created in Seattle is going to be featured on an episode… Read More

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Shark Tank’s billion-dollar blunder: How startup Ring went from TV rejection to Amazon acquisition

Back in 2013, Jamie Siminoff was the founder and chief inventor of a struggling video doorbell company who was pinning… Read More

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Numbers Geek meets ‘Shark Tank’: Why this startup founder turned down Mark Cuban’s $30M deal

Thirty-million dollars. That number will forever be associated with our guest on this week’s Numbers Geek podcast, Arum Kang, co-founder… Read More

Amazon launches new ‘As Seen on Shark Tank’ online store for 70+ shark-backed products

Amazon has opened an online store specifically for products backed by investors from the CNBC show “Shark Tank,” through its… Read More

Secure in his Amazon success, Ring CEO returns to ‘Shark Tank’ and rejects pitch for a package lock

Jamie Siminoff swam with the sharks who rejected him five years ago, and in his return to “Shark Tank” for… Read More

Watch: Ring CEO on how he kept going after ‘Shark Tank’ rejection and how he feels returning to show

“The drive home sucked,” Jamie Siminoff said rather matter of factly this week when asked what he was thinking five… Read More

TLDR: GeekWire Summit Highlights — Gates Foundation, Redfin, Ring

Today’s featured stories Gates Foundation announces $15M commitment to map neighborhoods that help kids out of poverty Philanthropy advice from… Read More

TLDR: Amazon opens store selling highest-rated items

Today’s featured stories Amazon unveils new brick and mortar concept — Amazon 4-star — featuring highly rated items After getting… Read More

After getting $1B from Amazon, Ring founder Jamie Siminoff gets another knock from ‘Shark Tank’

“Shark Tank” investors didn’t bite five years ago when Ring founder Jamie Siminoff pitched his video doorbell on the popular… Read More

Disruptrs: A new traveling Shark Tank-like web series that helps startups meet investors

Two Seattle-based entrepreneurs want to help bridge the gap between startups and investors with a new Shark Tank-like web series. Chaya… Read More

Amazon Exclusives launches Mark Cuban Collection — spot your ‘Shark Tank’ favorites

Amazon has teamed with billionaire investor and entrepreneur Mark Cuban to offer a collection of products and up-and-coming brands through the company’s… Read More

‘Shark Tank’ vendors to take over Zulily this weekend

Zulily has featured products backed by Shark Tank‘s Mark Cuban, but this weekend marks a new first for the online retailer.… Read More

Mark Cuban says his ‘Shark Tank’ investments are mostly winners

If you’ve ever wondered how startups on Shark Tank work out, Mark Cuban offered an insider’s perspective on his ability… Read More

See how the Sharks invest: Angel investor crunches the numbers on ‘Shark Tank’

How do the sharks on Shark Tank tend to invest? Thanks to one angel investor and VC firm co-founder, we… Read More

Maker of 3D-printed action figures lands $100,000 investment from Mark Cuban on ‘Shark Tank’

Dive into the shark tank, and you might just emerge with $100,000 and Mark Cuban as your new best friend.… Read More

Zulily features ‘Shark Tank’s’ Mark Cuban and his vendors now through Saturday

Everything seems to be coming up Shark Tank today. Despite some less-than-stellar news on Zulily’s earnings this week, as we… Read More

You Kick Ass, the company that turns you into a superhero, dives into ‘Shark Tank’

The Seattle company that lets anyone turn themselves into a superhero is about to dive into shark-infested waters this Friday.… Read More

Video: Watch teen entrepreneur Brooke Martin pitch iCPooch on ‘Shark Tank’

15-year-old tech entrepreneur Brooke Martin of Spokane, Wash., made her debut on Shark Tank last night — pitching her invention,… Read More

15-year-old entrepreneur Brooke Martin on her ‘nerve-wracking’ Shark Tank appearance this week

Appearing on Shark Tank — ABC’s Emmy-award-winning reality TV show — can rattle even the most experienced entrepreneurs. So, imagine… Read More

Amazon taps into Shark Tank’s treasure chest of products for new ‘exclusives’ store

Amazon said it is teaming up with ABC’s hit reality TV show Shark Tank to find obscure products for a new storefront it… Read More

What this entrepreneur learned after being lambasted on Shark Tank

Ryan Naylor may have walked away from the Shark Tank set without a dime of funding and a scoff from… Read More

Here are the six startups that pitched at Seattle’s own ‘Shark Tank’ hosted by Tom Douglas

Entrepreneurs weren’t turning down $30 million investments, and ABC wasn’t on hand broadcasting the action to millions around the world. But… Read More

Coffee Meets Bagel doesn’t bite on Mark Cuban’s record $30M ‘Shark Tank’ offer

In what is being billed as the “largest offer in the history” of “Shark Tank,” three sisters from San Francisco… Read More

Celebrity chef Tom Douglas hosting Shark Tank-style forum to find the next great startup

If you’ve got a great startup idea in Seattle, Tom Douglas wants to know about it. The famous restauranteur is helping host… Read More

Calling all entrepreneurs: Startup reality show Shark Tank coming to Seattle

If you have a great startup idea, need some national exposure and would like to meet Mark Cuban — well,… Read More

Mark Cuban thinks “dumbass patents are crushing small businesses”

Mark Cuban is never one to shy away from his beliefs. Now, to show his disdain for patents, he’s created… Read More