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Scott Porad

Tech Moves: Former Rover CTO joins moving startup Dolly; Egencia’s CFO to depart; and more

— Former Rover CTO Scott Porad joined peer-to-peer moving service Dolly as its first-ever chief technology officer. The Seattle startup… Read More

Tech Moves: Expedia and F5 Networks add board members; Madrona principal departs; and more

— Expedia Group appointed Equifax President of Global Consumer Solutions Beverly Anderson as its newest board member. Prior to Equifax,… Read More

Working Geek: Rover CTO Scott Porad gets his best ideas when walking his dog, naturally

Scott Porad leads the technology team at Rover, a Seattle startup that connects dog owners with boarders and walkers. So… 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

GeekWire Awards: Vote for Hire of the Year

We’re back for another round of voting in the GeekWire Awards. And today’s category — Hire of the Year —… Read More

The cat’s out of the bag: Former Cheezburger CTO Scott Porad joins dog sitting service Rover.com

In his previous life, Scott Porad ran the technical operations for one of the world’s largest cat blogs: I Can… Read More

Cheezburger’s tech whiz Scott Porad to depart the company

Cheezburger Chief Technology Officer Scott Porad is stepping down from the online comedy network after five years on the job,… Read More

Cheezburger’s ‘Luddite’ CTO Scott Porad on why his job beats laying railroad ties

Scott Porad is the CTO at Cheezburger, a company that specializes in “making the world happy for five minutes a… Read More

The new Cheezburger redesign: Faster, funnier and fewer trolls

Cheezburger’s rise to the top of the Internet charts has certainly been impressive to watch, leaving some investors kicking themselves… Read More

Have it your way on Cheezburger with new personalized Web pages

The folks over at Cheezburger are masters of user-generated content — obtaining and showcasing funny photos and videos from the… Read More

Like Turntable.fm for video, FlickMob gathers friends to watch YouTube clips

At a Startup Weekend event in Seattle four months ago, a group of geeks built a service called Shubz.tv that… Read More

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