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Giant Thinkwell

Startup advice from Haiku Deck CEO: It’s not about the product — it’s how you make people feel

Adam Tratt’s first slide at yesterday’s Seattle Tech Meetup was simple: A picture of himself with the words “Don’t Be Like… Read More

Here’s a way to attract developers: Give away puppies

Seattle startups have been pretty dang creative with how they hire talented developers. Two years ago, Cheezburger stood outside of an… Read More

Haiku Deck’s Adam Tratt: ‘Startup storytelling for the win’

Tech industry veteran Adam Tratt has told a story or two in his day, but more than that, he has… Read More

Adam Tratt
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Q&A: How this Seattle startup could take a bite out of Microsoft PowerPoint

Giant Thinkwell’s latest product, Haiku Deck, has been getting quite a bit of attention over the last few weeks.  We… Read More

Adam Tratt
Podcast

Podcast: Haiku Deck basking in the App Store’s spotlight

Right before going into the studio to record this week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast, I noticed one of our… Read More

Our startup’s pivot: Three important lessons we learned

More than any other word, pivot has come to define startup life. Without the pivot, YouTube would have been a… Read More

Kyle Kesterson’s wacky tapeworm game wins top honors at Startup Weekend

Kyle Kesterson made a name for himself as the creative force behind Giant Thinkwell, the Seattle celebrity gaming startup whose… Read More

Where are they now? Update on the TechStars Class of 2010

Some have gone out of business. Several have changed course. And most are still hanging their shingle in Seattle’s South… Read More

Done eating squid for now, Kyle Kesterson charts new course after Giant Thinkwell

Kyle Kesterson, the co-founder and creative force behind Seattle startup Giant Thinkwell, is leaving the company in order to pursue… Read More

The 14 hottest startups in Seattle (at least in the view of Business Insider)

We’ve been talking a lot about the lack of investment dollars flowing to entrepreneurial ventures in the Seattle area. But… Read More

Video: Sir Mix-A-Lot makes the greatest PR pitch ever

Technology reporters and bloggers get countless appeals for coverage every day — so much that it’s tough sometimes to sort… Read More

A creative explosion set for Tuesday: Sir Mix-A-Lot meets Giant Thinkwell

This is going to be fun to watch. The creative forces of Sir Mix-A-Lot and Giant Thinkwell are set to collide… Read More

A night at the Seattle 2.0 Awards: Watch the speeches of the 10 winners

Seattle’s startup community partied Thursday night at the annual Seattle 2.0 Awards, a celebration of the region’s top tinkerers, geeks,… Read More

Podcast

Rewind: Can these 3 funny guys build a viable startup?

There’s no question that the guys at Seattle startup Giant Thinkwell are funny, as evidenced by their April Fool’s Day… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: Allen vs. Gates, Amazon Cloud Drive, Giant Thinkwell +1

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we recap a strange week in tech news, including our first glimpse of Paul… Read More

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