GeekWire Startup Day 2015 – GeekWire Special Coverage

Startup vet Rahul Sood’s advice for entrepreneurs: Stay in Seattle, find the right people, and marry rich

When Unikrn CEO Rahul Sood took the stage at GeekWire Startup Day, he opened with the time he told Michael… Read More

Koru CEO Kristen Hamilton on failure and the importance of company culture

In the past few months Kristen Hamilton’s startup Koru expanded its services to Boston, made GeekWire’s Seattle 10 list of innovative new… Read More

Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh on fears, leadership, and ‘the greatest lie that’s told to entrepreneurs’

Viral, shareable content is Ben Huh’s bread and butter. His business is predicated on the notion that when we see an… Read More

Scenes from GeekWire Startup Day 2015: The ultimate recap of our 6th annual startup bootcamp

It might be hard to believe, but Startup Day dates back more than six years. In fact, it began before GeekWire existed. Seattle… Read More

Startup Lessons: ‘Fearless Careers’ Podcast at GeekWire Startup Day

The message to entrepreneurs at GeekWire’s annual Startup Day was simple: listen and learn. It could be seen at the… Read More

CEO tough love: 11 tips from GeekWire Startup Day

Whether it’s football, startups, or even life, you really need to nail the fundamentals before you can succeed. GeekWire Startup… Read More

John Connors & EdRepublic at Startupday 2015

EdRepublic helps companies hire better developers, wins pitch contest at GeekWire Startup Day

It’s not easy for tech companies to lock down talented developers, but a new Seattle startup wants to help. A… Read More

Top Seattle VCs: Bootstrap first, then come to us

There are plenty of headlines these days about eye-popping rounds of venture funding for tech startups. But a group of… Read More

Startups say the darndest things: Top GeekWire Startup Day quotes

Ah, those wacky entrepreneurs and their enablers. Put them in front of an audience, give them a live microphone, and… Read More

Concur co-founder on $8.3B SAP acquisition: It was a ‘gut-wrenching’ decision

Back in September, Concur co-founders Mike Hilton and Raj Singh faced a difficult decision. They had stuck together for the… Read More

Former Microsoft Ventures head Rahul Sood: Seattle is ‘the best place’ to build a startup right now

According to Unikrn CEO and former Microsoft Ventures General Manager Rahul Sood, entrepreneurs building their companies in Seattle have a… Read More

Mayor Ed Murray explains why Seattle is perfect for startups, entrepreneurs

Seattle is already a world-renowned technology and innovation hub. But Mayor Ed Murray wants more. Murray opened up GeekWire Startup… Read More

Startup Day FAQ: What to know if you’re coming to Friday’s sold-out entrepreneurial bootcamp

We’ve got a huge crowd and a great lineup in store for the sixth annual Startup Day event, taking place… Read More

What if the Seahawks were a startup? Drafting an executive team from a lineup of football leaders

We’ve got startups and football on our minds this week — preparing for the sold-out GeekWire Startup Day on Friday in Seattle, and gearing… Read More

Chef Ethan Stowell; Mayor Ed Murray and startup vet Rahul Sood join a packed Startup Day lineup

GeekWire Startup Day is just nine days away. As our biggest entrepreneurial event of the year approaches, we’re excited to… Read More

GeekWire Startup Day: Two nationally-recognized ‘Entrepreneurs of the Year’ on-stage together

Porch CEO Matt Ehrlichman and Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price just were named “Entrepreneur of the Year” — Ehrlichman receiving… Read More

: Jonathan Sposato

: Mayor Ed Murray at GeekWire Startup Day 2015. (GeekWire Photo)

: GeekWire reporter Taylor Soper is leading a new tech sports channel for GeekWire

: Acumatica CEO Jon Roskill. (GeekWire File Photo)

: Mike Hilton (center) and Raj Singh at GeekWire Startup Day 2015.

: John Connors speaking at GeekWire Startup Day

: Kristen Hamilton at Startupday 2015

: Jason Stoffer.

: Unikrn co-founder Rahul Sood at GeekWire Startup Day.

: Top entrepreneurs get to pitch investors in the Demo Zone.

: Bill Bryant of DFJ at GeekWire Startup Day 2015. (GeekWire photo)

: Jordan Ritter at the 2015 GeekWire Startup Day.

: Porch CEO Matt Ehrlichman at GeekWire Startup Day.

: Dan Price at GeekWire’s Startup Day event.

Kristen Hamilton

CEO, Koru

Ben Huh

CEO, Cheezburger

Sarah Bryar

Former Rivet & Sway CEO; Former Amazon Manager

Rajeev Singh

Co-founder & President, Concur

Mike Hilton

Co-founder & Chief Product Officer, Concur

Jason Stoffer

Maveron Partner

John Connors

Managing Parter, Ignition; Former Microsoft CFO

William Bryant

Partner, DFJ

Jordan Ritter

Co-founder of Ivy Softworks, Napster and Cloudmark

Dan Price

CEO, Gravity Payments

Matt Ehrlichman

CEO, Porch

Forest Key

Co-founder and CEO, buuteeq

Jon Roskill

CEO, Acumatica; Former Microsoft Corporate VP

Ethan Stowell

Executive Chef & Owner, Ethan Stowell Restaurants

Edward B. Murray

Mayor of Seattle

Rahul Sood

CEO, Unikrn; Creator, Microsoft Ventures

Bryan Mistele

CEO, INRIX