Seattle Startup Week Schedule
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I Hate Process, But, Now We Are Creating a Playbook
I attended an event last week where ironman Jack Daly was the speaker talking about his journey as an entrepreneur. There are two things that stuck out to me when he spoke. Firstly, if the Seahawks drafted a player and they said “that’s nice you have a playbook, but, I’m not going to follow that […]
5 Ways to Clear Your Head to Increase Concentration
We all have times when we feel very unproductive and have a hard time focusing on our tasks. Finding inspiration can turn into a major problem if you don’t fuel and rest your brain from time to time. But–to the rescue!–there are some easy ways to “unstick” your brain: 1. Take a pause If you […]
Sites for Free Stock Photos That Are Perfect For Start-ups
As the Marketing Manager of a start-up for start-ups I need a lot of stock photos for our website, social channels and print collateral. I have a set budget for marketing and I don’t want to waste it on getting cheesy stock photos. I think that aligns pretty well with the challenges start-ups face when […]
thinkspace BADASS Award
Who doesn’t want to be called a badass?! Batman is a badass, Elon Musk is a badass, and I think Michael Brown, CEO of Affirma and Dan Price, CEO of Gravity Payments are both pretty badass too. In the spirit of being a badass, we launched the thinkspace BADASS Award, an employee recognition award. Throughout my career I’ve seen a […]
3 Reasons You Should Pick Up A Copy Of Do the KIND Thing
Last month, our team received a very thoughtful gift from KINDSnacks. In addition to the many delicious (and healthy!) goodies, the box also included a few copies of KINDSnacks’ CEO Daniel Lubetzky’s new book, Do the KIND Thing. I read Lubetzky’s book, and I’m here to tell you why you should, too. It will teach you that […]
What do you like most about working at thinkspace?
It’s easy to get so caught up in the grind that you forget to stop and thank the people around you. In the spirit of Gratitude (our newest company core value), we chose to share the following story. thinkspace participates in a weekly TINYpulse exercise. TINYpulse provides insights into company culture, prompting anonymous responses to […]
Meet Our New Community Host, Gabe!
Help us in welcoming our new community host Gabe Herbert! Get to know Gabe a little better. He is pretty new to the Fremont area, so please suggest some great places for him to explore! What do you do and where can we find out more? Professionally, I’m a web developer, primarily using WordPress. I […]
"Can I have one of everything?" | New Tech Eastside, April 14
“Live from Kirkland… It’s Tuesday Night!” Sit down and let me tell you a tale of a place like no other. Where the beer flows like high speed internet, where the wine flows like beer, and where no two business cards are the same. Sounds like a dream right? Wrong. This is New Tech Eastside […]
How to Deliver a Compelling Pitch for Angel Investment
Last night Rachel Azaroff of Alliance of Angels stopped by our Seattle space to help some of our members prepare for successful angel investing pitches. She pointed out it’s a different animal pitching to an angel investor vs. pitching to a venture capitalist, so it’s important to be prepared. Angel investors aren’t professional investors representing a […]