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Darrell Cavens

Zulily has seen better days: Co-founder Mark Vadon shares startup lessons from the online retailer

It’s been a wild past several days for Zulily. As we’ve reported, the online retailer is shutting down three offices,… Read More

Vouched, an identity verification startup backed by Zulily co-founders, raises $6.3M

Vouched, a Seattle startup that helps companies verify identity, raised $6.3 million. The funding round was led by BHG VC… Read More

Zulily lays off employees as part of restructuring; CEO says business is at ‘critical inflection point’

Online retailer Zulily has let go of an undisclosed number of employees as part of broader structural changes within the… Read More

Stripe for ID verification: Investors bet on new Madrona Venture Labs accelerator startup Vouched

Vouched, a Seattle startup using AI to verify people’s identities online, has joined the Madrona Venture Labs accelerator. The 3-month… Read More

Darrell Cavens and Mark Vadon of Zulily and Blue Nile fame invest in Seattle startup Rad Power Bikes

Darrell Cavens and Mark Vadon know what it takes to build a successful consumer company. The entrepreneurs helped grow not… Read More

Zulily co-founder Darrell Cavens departing as Seattle e-commerce company embarks on new era

Zulily co-founder and former CEO Darrell Cavens is stepping away from the e-commerce company that he jokingly refers to as… Read More

Tech Moves: F5 hires information security executive; DomainTools hires to expand globally; and more

Seattle-based security technology company F5 Networks hired Mary Gardner, a veteran information security executive, to be its new chief information… Read More

Zulily CEO Darrell Cavens joins OfferUp board, sees big things ahead for the Craigslist rival

As it continues to grow, OfferUp will have another guiding voice in its corner with experience building a fast-growing retail operation… Read More

Working Geek: Zulily chief merchant Lori Twomey helped build a $1.4B business

As Zulily’s chief merchant, Lori Twomey oversees a merchandising team of 500 people. But that wasn’t always the case. She… Read More

Zulily assures employees that QVC sale is about growth, not layoffs or cost savings

Zulily is attempting to quickly allay the fears of its 3,000 employees, whose futures are now a little less certain thanks to a surprise $2.4… Read More

Mark Vadon

Zulily founders to take home nearly half of the $2.4B from blockbuster sale to QVC

Zulily co-founders Mark Vadon and Darrell Cavens are poised to reap a huge windfall after the online retailer they started… Read More

After Zulily reports disappointing earnings, one analyst worries the ‘lily is wilting’

The day after Zulily reported disappointing first-quarter results and slashed its outlook for the year, investment banks are questioning whether the Seattle e-commerce company can… Read More

Zulily speeds up delivery times to compete in an Amazon-defined world

It’s never been Zulily’s goal to ship products to customers as quickly as Amazon. In response to a question about shipping times at… Read More

Women aren’t pregnant forever: Zulily grapples with slow shipping times

In today’s world of instant gratification and rapid shipping, Zulily orders can practically take an eternity to show up at your… Read More

Zulily cranks up marketing machine to draw in customers for non-kid categories

Wall Street didn’t like that Zulily reported a wider loss than expected, so they probably won’t like hearing this: The Seattle retailer… Read More

Photo of the day: 5-year-old son of Darrell Cavens introduces Zulily to Wall Street

Shares of Zulily are to begin trading this morning after the Seattle-based daily deals site priced its IPO at $22… Read More

Report: Zulily hires investment bankers to explore possible IPO

Another of the Seattle region’s tech titans appears to be headed down the path toward an initial public offering. Zulily,… Read More

Meet the man behind Seattle’s newest $1B startup: ‘We are still in the early days’

Not many startup companies boast a $1 billion valuation — especially after just three short years in business. But that’s… Read More

Daily deal site Zulily raises $85 million from Andreessen Horowitz, tops 10M members

Fast-growing daily deal site Zulily has pulled in an additional $85 million in venture capital financing, cash that the Seattle… Read More

Zulily’s Darrell Cavens on developing a clear focus

Darrell Cavens is the CEO of Zulily, the Seattle-based daily deals site for moms, but his history in the online… Read More

Introducing Startup Day: Top entrepreneurs provide a roadmap for success

We love telling the stories of startups here at GeekWire, chronicling the ups and downs of the entrepreneurial voyage. Heck,… Read More

Startup advice from Zulily CEO Darrell Cavens: Move fast, because speed matters

For the past few years, Keith Vernon of Bristlecone Advisors has taken the stage at the University of Washington’s annual… Read More

Here are 5 tech companies from Seattle that could take the IPO plunge in 2012

The world may be waiting on a Facebook IPO. And while there’s some chatter about whether the $5 billion public… Read More

Newsmakers 2011: Zulily CEO Darrell Cavens leads daily deal site to meteoric growth

Zulily CEO Darrell Cavens likes to move fast, tackling opportunities before the moment passes. And no one, and I mean… Read More

Daily deal site Zulily raises $43 million at huge valuation of more than $700 million

Plopped in the middle of Zulily’s Seattle office is a colorful cardboard rocket ship marking the entrance to the company’s… Read More

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