My Mental Time Travel Trip Landed Me in Austin
As an entrepreneur it's important to be forward thinking. One of my main goals was to do mental time travel for the future of thinkspace. That's hard to do when you're constantly working inside the business, knee deep in day-to-day activities, and can't see the forest for the trees. Get out
Seattle Startup Week | Angel investor Andy Liu illustrates the importance of building rhythms
By 1:00 pm on October 23, the day of his Seattle Startup Week presentation, Andy Liu, local dream investor and CEO of BuddyTV, had already been in contact with four prospective customers. According to Andy, his number one job is to sell. “You know what? As CEO, sales is actually my number
Seattle Startup Week | Russell Benaroya talks night runs and how to ease the loneliness of entrepreneurship
Last week, thinkspace and Seattle Startup Week, with help from Russell Benaroya (co-founder and CEO of EveryMove) and Andy Liu (angel investor and CEO of BuddyTV), took over the incredible space that Graham & Dunn occupies on the Seattle downtown waterfront. For twenty three minutes, we had the opportunity to bounce around inside Russell's
Seattle Startup Week | Matt Heinz explains why you have to fail in order to succeed
The dust surrounding Seattle Startup Week is settling, but on Wednesday morning, in the midst of the hustle and bustle, we hosted a Startup Week event in our Redmond location. Matt Heinz, president of Heinz Marketing, joined us for breakfast and told us how we could scale our sales and
Seattle Startup Week | Kicking off with Aviel Ginzburg of Simply Measured
Yesterday, we spent the afternoon kicking off Seattle Startup Week with Aviel Ginzburg of Simply Measured, which recently raised $20M in venture capital funding. Aviel joined us in our Fremont location to talk about what a high growth startup really means. During his presentation, he mentioned Simply Measured's first incarnation,
Seattle Startup Week | Scaling, and funding, and cupcakes! Oh my!
We are excited to be sponsors for Seattle Startup Week! With over 40 events hosted over five days, this is a celebration of entrepreneurship in Seattle. thinkspace is hosting the "Scale Up" track, which will feature four events with EO-sponsored speakers, each with a focus on scaling up. Check out our events below, and
Emerge from Corporate to Startup: Approaching Sales With Empathy
Five years ago when taking an HR survey, PR and marketing executive Shauna Causey discovered that she was in the 100th percentile for empathy. And it freaked her out. But five years later, Shauna, along with Don Gerould of Cogent Equity, Sandeep Phadke of Airlift, and senior technology exec Brad Carpenter, was a
Questions To Ask Before Quitting Your Job To Work At A Startup
Twice in my career I have left corporate jobs for startups. The first time I left was because I wanted to be in an innovative work environment where we would be inventing and creating technology that never existed. I tasted what it was like to work in a fast moving amazing technology company. I
The big 'fat' launch
Entrepreneurs know what it’s like to be in an environment that changes everyday, and sometimes every minute. To launch a product or service within your budget and on time can feel daunting. Then again, when has a daunting task deterred an entrepreneur? What to Expect During a Launch: Change is the only
There Are No LEGO Instructions For Your Startup
I just saw LEGO The Movie. This movie successfully transported me back to my childhood but it also tossed me about in the now and future. It had a modern day nostalgic feel to it. For me, it did a great job showing life in a big company as well