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Jonathan Sposato

Baird Capital president offers startups a glimmer of hope: ‘The market’s coming your way’

It has been a rough couple of years for startup founders, emerging from the pandemic only to find themselves in… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: AI hype vs. reality, returning to the office, and a driving tour of Amazon HQ

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we’re coming to you from our mobile recording studio, aka my car, as my… Read More

‘Get back in there’: T-Mobile CEO exhorts tech industry leaders to return to the office

The Seattle area’s corporate leaders and their veteran employees need to get back to the office regularly for the sake… Read More

Seattle entrepreneur launches ‘JoySauce’ to spotlight American Asian talent

Seattle entrepreneur and tech veteran Jonathan Sposato is launching another media property with the arrival Wednesday of JoySauce Network, an… Read More

Tech veteran Jonathan Sposato buys Seattle magazine as a voice for the growing city

Seattle tech veteran Jonathan Sposato is acquiring Seattle magazine, announcing plans Monday to reinvigorate the 54-year-old publication as a voice… Read More

Tech Moves: REI CIO named CTO at Lululemon; PicMonkey CEO hands reins to new leader; and more

REI Chief Information Officer Julie Averill is leaving the company to join activewear retailer Lululemon as executive vice president and chief technology… Read More

Shouraboura and Branson

How to boost women in business? There ought to be a law, Richard Branson says

To boost women’s status in business, Virgin billionaire Richard Branson says the United States and other countries should follow Norway’s… Read More

Brian McAndrews

Ex-Pandora and aQuantive CEO Brian McAndrews joins board at PicMonkey

The evolving picture of Brian McAndrews’ tech career is taking a new turn as Seattle-based PicMonkey, the photo editing and… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Microsoft’s Satya Nadella looks ahead, a surprising study on screen time, and more

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: A new study by the University of Washington questions the effectiveness of the… Read More

This Seattle angel investor just declared that he’ll only back startups with at least one female founder

Seattle entrepreneur Jonathan Sposato has a time-tested rule in business, drawing from his experience of owning and operating bars. If… Read More

From Picnik to PicMonkey: How these entrepreneurs rebuilt one of Seattle’s hottest startups

When Google shut down the photo-editing site Picnik in early 2012, millions of users were left frustrated and angry. Some of Picnik’s original… Read More

Beyond stack rank: How Microsoft needs to change now

In the startup world, I’m prone to saying, “You can take the boy out of Microsoft, but not the Microsoft… Read More

5 things I learned while working on the original Xbox

[Editor’s Note: With Microsoft preparing to unveil the third generation of the Xbox on Tuesday, we asked GeekWire Chairman Jonathan… Read More

Startup Jedi: 3 phrases every VC or angel wants to hear during a pitch

[Editor’s note: Startup Jedi is a new column by GeekWire chairman, investor and serial entrepreneur Jonathan Sposato. Future columns will… Read More

Jonathan Sposato: ‘Everything I need to know about design I learned in a hotel’

Jonathan Sposato is a serial entrepreneur, the former CEO of photo editing site Picnik and the only person to have… Read More

Jonathan Sposato leaves Google as Picnik winds down

Google closed the lid on Picnik last Friday, shutting down the popular online photo editing service that it acquired two years… Read More

With Picnik set to shut down, former Picnik engineers scratch itch with PicMonkey

Google’s decision earlier this year to pull the plug on Picnik caught many by surprise, causing anger, frustration and sadness… Read More

Startup lessons from Jeremy Lin: 5 tips for improving your entrepreneurial game

I admit I happen to think Jeremy Lin is the Second Coming. We live in a great country at an… Read More

The Picnik is over: Google plans to shutter popular photo editing service, other products

Google is shutting down Picnik, the popular online photo editing service that it acquired nearly two years ago. The closure… Read More

Vizify scores $1.2M to turn your social networking chatter into beautiful visualizations

Maybe all of that incubation really does pay off. Vizify, a Portland startup that had the unique honor of participating… Read More

Seattle super angels make house call to Silicon Valley’s PokitDok

Many Seattle entrepreneurs head south to Silicon Valley when raising financing, tapping into the region’s ranks of well-connected angels. But… Read More

Jonathan Sposato: Why I’m on Team GeekWire

When you love the startup scene as much as I do, you want to breathe, eat, and sleep in that… Read More

Meet the other GeekWire partner: Jonathan Sposato

There’s another piece to the GeekWire story, and we’re excited to talk about it. When we launched this technology news… Read More

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