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GeekWire Podcast: Expedia’s lifeline; Bill Gates on life after lockdown; Pivoting in a pandemic

Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. “Picture restaurants that only seat people at every other… Read More

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Seattle tech’s extraordinary year: These are the stories we’ll remember in the business of innovation

From Amazon to Zillow, big successes to surprising failures, it was an extraordinary year for technology and innovation emerging from… Read More

Julep founder Jane Park takes wraps off another startup and shares what she’s learned along the way

Jane Park comes bearing gifts. After years of experience as the founder and CEO of Julep, the onetime Seattle cosmetics… Read More

What happened to Julep: How a high-profile online beauty brand went from acquisition to bankruptcy in 2 years

Julep was flying high. Founded in 2007 as a physical retail concept, the Seattle startup quickly grew into a multi-channel… Read More

Julep customers livid after new owner abruptly shuts down Maven cosmetics subscription program

Julep’s new owner is already making changes, and customers aren’t happy. It’s been a whirlwind past several months for Julep,… Read More

Online cosmetics retailer Julep lays off 102 employees as parent company files for bankruptcy

Seattle-based online cosmetics retailer Julep is laying off more than 100 employees after its parent company filed for bankruptcy last… Read More

Julep to be acquired in big roll-up of cosmetics brands by newly-formed Glansaol

You’ve probably never heard of the beauty brand Glansaol, but you may very well in the near future. The newly-formed… Read More

Julep CEO Jane Park blasts Washington State AG over characterization of lawsuit settlement, calls it ‘unethical’

Julep, the Seattle-based beauty products company, has settled a lawsuit with Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s office over deceptive… Read More

Microsoft, Hulu, Julep execs offer career advice to recent college grads

Ask the right questions, know your perspective, don’t obsess over fancy job perks, and have a plan but keep an open mind.… Read More

Seattle cosmetics startup Julep cuts 8% of staff

Julep, the heavily-funded Seattle cosmetics startup led by Jane Park, laid off eight percent of its staff or 17 employees… Read More

Getting physical: Warby Parker’s storefronts turn a profit

Warby Parker, the New York-based company that sells eyeglasses online starting at $95, says its eight brick-and-mortar stores are now collectively… Read More

GeekWork: Great jobs from EveryMove, Julep, Bonanza, Zillow and more

Two weeks ago, Seattle-based fitness startup EveryMove launched @Work, a version of its fitness tracking platform for businesses. The new… Read More

Beauty startup Julep receives ‘F’ rating from Better Business Bureau over subscription program

It appears Julep needs to polish up its customer service — at least according to the Better Business Bureau (BBB).… Read More

GeekWork: Great jobs at Bonneville Seattle, Vulcan, Julep, and more

Seattle sports teams seem to be on a prodigious upswing these days, keeping 710 ESPN Seattle pretty busy. Along with its… Read More

GeekWork: Great jobs at Julep, Zillow, FlowPlay, EveryMove and more

Earlier this month, Seattle-based beauty product startup Julep launched a new tool that helps women apply nail polish. Jane Park, the company’s CEO who… Read More

Birchbox for nail polish: Julep lets members customize monthly beauty boxes

In the past, Julep gave its Maven subscribers a special beauty box every month with nail-related products that were hand-picked… Read More

Julep raises $30M in oversubscribed round, looks to build big beauty brand

With revenues more than tripling last year and new beauty products in the works, Seattle cosmetics and e-commerce powerhouse Julep… Read More

Venture-backed beauty startup Julep is crowdfunding its new bendable nail-polishing tool

It’s not common for a company with more than $25 million in financial backing to run a crowdfunding campaign, but… Read More

Startup field trip: Seattle’s top female CEOs help 7th-grade girls learn about entrepreneurship

Inside the pink-laden walls of Julep’s office lobby, the high-pitched demands of seventh-grade girls fill the room. Julep CEO Jane… Read More

Here they are: GeekWire’s 2013 Newsmakers of the Year

It has been a giant year for news at many of the Seattle region’s technology companies — with successful IPOs,… Read More

Cosmetics upstart Julep returns to physical world with Manhattan pop-up store

Julep is bringing its successful online cosmetics store back to the physical world. The Seattle-based startup is launching its first… Read More

Julep looks to polish brand image with TV ad campaign

Zillow is doing it, and so is Zulily. Now, Julep — the Seattle-based online cosmetics company — is jumping into… Read More

Tech Moves: Don Mattrick is cleaning house at Zynga; Spencer Lee joins Julep as CFO; and more

—Social game maker Zynga has reportedly lost its COO, CTO and head of HR as a part of a restructuring… Read More

The Next Big Thing: Social Innovation with Julep’s Jane Park

[Editor’s Note: GeekWire is pleased to present the latest episode of The Next Big Thing, the popular podcast by Seattle… Read More

Top 5 reasons why startups are wasted on the young

Okay, I admit it. In my entire life, nothing has made me feel older than pitching to VCs on Sand… Read More

Cosmetics upstart Julep reels in another $5M from Maveron, Andreessen Horowitz

It usually doesn’t happen this way. But Julep, the fast-growing Seattle cosmetics upstart, has gotten bigger as its metrics have improved.… Read More

Score one for Seattle startup partnerships: Tatango, Julep team up for text-message campaign

As the Seattle startup scene continues to grow, so do opportunities to form partnerships with neighboring companies. And that’s exactly… Read More

Maveron to plant a seed each month, unveils plan to sprout early-stage consumer startups

Maveron struck gold a few years ago when it provided the initial seed funding to a young e-commerce startup by… Read More

Andreessen Horowitz, Jay-Z’s VC firm invest $10M in cosmetics startup Julep

Julep founder Jane Park pauses near the end of our interview, and just lays it out straight when it comes… Read More