Tom Alberg

Why Amazon is so secretive: Longtime board member explains the company’s mindset

by Dan Richman on January 3, 2017January 3, 2017 at 12:17 pm1 Comment

Amazon.com’s famously close-mouthed ways go back all the way to its IPO or further, says Tom Alberg, the online-retailing giant’s first investor and first board member. Alberg, a co-founder of Seattle’s… Read More

Seattle venture capitalist Tom Alberg wants to buy even more Impinj stock at IPO

by John Cook on July 18, 2016July 18, 2016 at 9:12 am 2 Comments

Madrona Venture Group was one of the earliest investors in Impinj, helping to jumpstart the Seattle maker of RFID technology when it was founded 16 years ago. That’s a lifetime… Read More

Grammy Award-winning musician Ryan Lewis on Snapchat, his love of MS-DOS and advice for 10-year-olds

by Taylor Soper on May 4, 2016May 4, 2016 at 2:36 pmComment

You don’t know what you’re passionate about until you have the chance to try. That was one insight from Grammy Award-winning artist Ryan Lewis, who joined Madrona Venture Group Managing… Read More

Q&A: Madrona’s Tom Alberg on the changing winds of venture capital, tech bubbles and bankrolling a young Jeff Bezos

by John Cook on October 18, 2015October 19, 2015 at 12:46 pmComment

Tom Alberg did not have grand ambitions when he co-founded Madrona Venture Group with a few high-powered business buddies 20 years ago. But he did have a love of a… Read More

Concur CEO Steve Singh: How a strong culture got us through the dark times

by John Cook on June 5, 2015June 5, 2015 at 4:08 pm1 Comment

At the end of the day, it’s all about culture. That was the message from Concur CEO Steve Singh, who spoke today at the Technology Alliance’s annual State of Technology Luncheon… Read More

Why George Gilder is right about the role entrepreneurs play in driving the economy

by Tom Alberg on September 18, 2013September 18, 2013 at 9:01 am 3 Comments

In his new book Knowledge and Power, futurist George Gilder challenges existing economic theories of both Keynesians and libertarians by placing creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship at the center of economic development. In… Read More

Newly-formed W Fund includes heavy hitters from Seattle venture capital

by John Cook on December 6, 2011December 6, 2011 at 3:38 pm 2 Comments

University of Washington vice provost of commercialization Linden Rhoads wants the state’s largest research institutions to spin-out more innovative technologies, creating new startups that fuel the economy and create jobs.… Read More

Demo Day: Advice from ‘The Godfathers’ of Seattle tech (Video)

by John Cook on November 4, 2011November 4, 2011 at 10:03 am1 Comment

A few weeks ago, Andy Sack and other members of TechStars made a plea to the entrepreneurial titans of Seattle to attend Demo Day, the investment pitch session in which 10… Read More