Lake Union Service Provider: RocketDog Communications!
Announcing your go-to Marketing/Digital service provider at thinkspace: RocketDog Communications! RocketDog is excited to bring award winning creative and branding experience to Thinkspace’s new location and business model. “One of our core values is “grit” and we love that it aligns perfectly with the Thinkspace team’s values as well!” said RocketDog’s own CEO Michael Elliott. Make […]
Technology meets Fitness: Katalyst Suit
Intense! Today I put on a Katalyst Suit, a compression textile with embedded electrodes that provides EMS (electromagnet shock) to 80% of the core muscle groups. It was set to a threshold level that felt like I was at mile 22 of full marathon. I was told that my 20 minute workout was equivalent to […]
Entrepreneurship is an all-in effort and we’re all-in with our new Lake Union location
I played poker with Martin Tobias for all the money that I had in my pocket. Take a guess how it ended up?! “Play for everything in your pocket every now and then. Just to remind yourself your are alive. And your pockets can get refilled” – Martin Tobias Like poker, entrepreneurship is an all-in […]
A new training ground for entrepreneurs, thinkspace in Lake Union!
All I wanted was to push the edge out. A little margin is what I wanted. Marathon after marathon I kept running head on into my shadows. All of these challenges that I continue to throw in front of me are mirrors of my deepest darkness. Facing everything that feels unsolvable, entrepreneurial endeavors, relationships, everything […]
Open Letter to Myself as Thinkspace Turns 9!
Nine years ago today on May 1, 2008, I started Thinkspace. As I reflect back on my nine-year journey of running thinkspace, there are things that I wish I knew then that I know now. So I’m about to step back and look at some of the mistakes made it feels a little bit painful […]
Grit and Resilience: Do You Have What it Takes?
If you’re looking to be an entrepreneur, take the Grit Test to see where you land on the Grit Scale. My whole life, I’ve recognized that I’m not the smartest person in the room. There are always people that are smarter than me. I’ve had to work twice as hard as the other person in […]
The Dark Side of Entrepreneurship: What No One Is Talking About
There are a lot of positives of being an entrepreneur, but, we’re going to get raw and talk about the dark side of entrepreneurship. Over the last couple years there’s been more transparency on the topic of what the “Darkness of Entrepreneurship” really is. Rand Fishkin, founder of Moz.com, describes what it can really look […]
The Intersection of Sports and Startups: Seattle Startup Week
Seattle Startup Week kicks off November 14th with an event focused on “The Intersection of Sports and Startups“. We have Jen Mueller, founder of Talk Sporty to Me and Seahawks Sideline Reporter moderating the event. Jen is also the author of the book “Talk Sporty to Me: Thinking Outside The Box Scores”. Here’s a little […]
Our Next New Location!
We’re hunting for our next new thinkspace location and we need your help. Rather than take the “build it, they will come” approach, we believe that we need to ask the Seattle area startup community where would you like to see a new thinkspace location? It’s super important for us to know what you think! […]
If you could work from anywhere, where would you go?
If you could work from anywhere, where would you go? Stay at home? Go outside? Coworking? Work and travel? Coffee shop or restaurant? The library? Whether you decide to stay at home in your pjs or get outside for a meeting, it can definitely be nice to get out of the office to get some work done. Last week, Peter and […]