Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Seattle.
Works at @redfin • Director, Partner Programs & Expansion
A few start-ups under my belt in sales/marketing/project management roles. B2B & B2C. Detroit Bred Hustler.
Worked at @VisibleTechnologies, @assistly (acq '11), @salesforce
DC/LA Superconnector @forbes @MoxieStrategy @StartupGrindDC @ADmapco Creative Strategist, Media2.0Sensei, Political Wonketeer, Entrepreneurial Techie, Neuro PhD
Worked at @onebox-com, @openwave-systems, @zimbra, @yahoo, @vmware • Studied at @bainbridge-graduate-institute, University of San Francisco, @simon-fraser-university
Founder @daptiv • Early Stage Advisor @box-com • Investor @double-robotics, @yourmechanic, @visually
Biz Dev @ AWS | ex-MSFT | C100 | Growlab | Advisor @ LX Ventures | Startup Advisor | Technology Evangelist | Corporate Venturing.
Seasoned marketing, operations and strategy-focused biz dev exec @publicis-groupe, Previously @switchcam & @mopix - @500-startups-2012
Seasoned IT and InfoSec pro. Worked on Cloud Services at Microsoft. Started company in 2012. Built Enterprise Security products for workflow and remediation.
Founder @order-mapper-1 • Worked at @microsoft,• Studied at University of Washington, @colorado-school-of-mines
Biz dev exec, 20 years experience in start ups. Co-founded web tools company, sold to Adobe. Worked at NeXT for 5 years. Joined 3 other early stage companies.
Works at @amazon
Business Operations Leader and handy-woman who helps startups get their sh*t organized, who manages acquisitions and supports growing pains for scalability.
Head of Product at Raise.com. Former Strategy consultant for fortune 50 then built a company of my own. Web and mobile background. University of Chicago grad.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/weclickd-social-network-things-wedding-110000224.html
Cofounder at TrustLeaf. Biz Dev. Growth Hacking. Experience in both soul-crushing & non-soul-crushing sales. International Econ. Standup comedy. Ice cream.
http://blog.trustleaf.com
Sr. Product Manager at Amazon Kindle. Worked at Google, AIESEC. Early stage start-up and investment experience. MBA and BSE from University of Michigan.
http://www.metromodemedia.com/blogs/posts/Google3056.aspx
Product strategy and visioning, building/expanding client base, business development, partnerships, talent development, media/market research.
Sr. Biz Dev @amazon; Co-founder of @amOrganics; Founder of @MastersRank; Board of Directors for @ccrcla; W.P. Carey (ASU) MBA.
Worked at @ooyala, @vmware • Studied at University of Washington
Former EIR & SVP business dev; CMO; VP strategic planning; angel investor; board observer, entrepreneur, teacher. Likes laughing and agile commerce.
Technical Advisor on Scalability, Data Science, Product and Funding
Worked at @kiva-systems, @amazon
Startup Operations guru. Tango Card | Whole Foods | Zipfizz | Phix | nuun | KingofCaffeine.com | consultant for several others.
CEO of Glooey, Founder Zazengo, CTO/Founder of NRG Group (IPO), General Manager Microsoft Developer Network, Lead PM Microsoft Visual C++
http://theartofwork.com/blog
http://about.me/JustinColeSmith
http://www.linkedin.com/in/smithjustin
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zw16glmzd22knyl/Justin%20Smith%20Resume%2005022014.pdf
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zw16glmzd22knyl/Justin%20Smith%20Resume%2005022014.pdf
Integrated Marketing & Content Solutions Executive at CAA (@creative-artists-agency). Featured in Wired, Fast Company and Banff Media Festival.
http://www.andrewsaunders.com
Avid Ideologist, Co-Founder of @meeteor.com Dual MBA/MA from Wharton and the Lauder Institute at UPenn
http://meeteor.posterous.com
Top Level Domain Expert (17+ years), comprehensive knowledge of Domain Industry, from registry to website. Co-Inventor of Domain and Instant Service technology.
Entrepreneur, manager, vegan, dad, designer & developer. Have ventures in oven, and we do consulting via www.blackantelope.com
Co-Founder @fanzo - Where fans rule. Background: AHL team/Calgary Flames, Qwest Center (Top 20 ticket selling arena) and CenturyLink (Seahawks' partnerships).
http://fanzogirl.tumblr.com/
Amazon employee of 5 years looking for next adventure
Brand Marketing @google. 8+ years CPG Intl @starbucks. Founding Team, Growth Hacker @Tatcha Beauty. Founder @airbrush-genie @Geminievents & @bittybcosmetics.
French I can pronounce/spell Entrepreneur properly. Startups @salesforce ☁ @startupweekend fan & xMSFT - Gastro-aholic, gadget-junkie & ski bum.
Chief Business Officer at @geekwire
Co-Founder - previously launched coffee kiosk business for redbox/coinstar, founded crepe restaurant chain Mobatta, & worked at Qliance
Founder Mustang Software, @eventmingle. Past President of Starbase, @web-associates, @alchemy-solutions. InvestMentor at @venturebox.
http://jimharrer.com/index.php/jim-harrer-ceo-blog/latest?format=feed&type=rss
12+ years working with early-stage companies, 5 years VC and 10 years Seed/Angel. 13 companies, 5 exits (so far).
Strategic Partnerships, Passion for Start-Ups, Disruptive Tech, Traveling and Networking; Help me help you
I start new businesses, expand businesses or expanded to new markets. I establish & deliver on strategic direction & operational excellence.
Looking for Co-founders. Worked at @google, @microsoft • Studied at @massachusetts-institute-of-technology, @columbia-university
http://kevinchiu.org
CEO of Wisemuv, VC-backed startup guy, growing companies, B2B and B2C channel experience, Goldman Sachs, Harvard, University of Chicago
Founder Swagga Suits • Studied at @university-of-washington
Entrepreneur at heart, fan of Customer Driven Development. 11+ years of Product Management and Marketing in the tech industry. MBA, Masters in Computer Science
JD/MBA- @university-of-california-berkeley Grad-Startup Development @crowdclock Founder @amendment-m @punchkeeper Biz Dev, Marketing, Partnerships & Investment
Director of Business Development at Knotis. Co-founder of Seconds, Callin'it and Founders RAW. Strong in sales, BizDev, marketing and product.
Co-Founder of Qlovi.com; University of Michigan Ross School of Business MBA; I went from startup to Microsoft, now looking to go back to startup.
A serial entrepreneur; I have started/sold 4 companies in the mobile technology space. I invest in Seattle area through the Angel fund Monition Partners.
http://www.anthonyjdavis.com
Founder @startup-recroot, startup growth investor • Studied at @university-of-toronto
CEO of @dealer-ignition and Dealy, Strong sales and Marketing, Product Development and Architecture. Work @ford-motor-company, Toyota, Mercedes-Benz.
http://saasceo.me
Currently founding @zamplebox. Creative leader with passion for bringing together biz dev, technology, and design to solve real problems.
Bachelor’s in Finance from BYU, graduating cum laude. Passion for entrepreneurship is rooted in his desire to create meaning, opportunities, jobs, and wealth.
20+ years startup/VC experience in USA, EU and Australia: co-founder; biz dev, advisor, angel, Boards and legal counsel. Duke J.D., M.A.; Univ of Washington
http://www.termsheetbattle.com
Co-Founder of @started.in - Started.in is a global showcase of local startups.
Founder at ThisStartup. Strong ed-tech skills (Google, Amazon), CMU Master of Entertainment Technology, SXSW 2012 Scholar.
Entrepreneur/Technologist/Futurist/Event Innovator/Philanthropist
Chief Medical Officer at Mobisante, Active Mentor at Highway1, Speaker on mHealth and Medical Devices, Studied at UCLA, and USUHS.
VP Business Development @ A6 Corporation; prior experience heading up BD, product marketing, product management for major AdTech and Software businesses.
Founder of preferling been apart of 3 other start-ups advisor to few I love the art of closing a sale.
Founder @indiahq-solutions-inc, @ci2i-services-inc • Worked at @microsoft, @sybase • Studied at @bentley-university University, @indian-institute-of-management-lucknow
Start-up guru with four exits under my belt, looking for my next opportunity to work with a remarkable team on a remarkable problem that needs to be solved
MBA Student at @columbia-university Business School
Founder @flatline-guitars • Worked at @asqee-spc, @clocktower-media • Studied at @fordham-university, @central-washington-university
Emergency Response Director - @nethope by day. Advisor to startups, VCs, investors, companies, and governments around the world at other times.
http://blog.disasterexpert.org
U.S. diplomat transitioning to strategy and business development • Worked at @u-s-department-of-state, @harvard-university • Studied at @harvard-university
Co-founder of Algal Scientific. Fifth employee at Sakti3 (Khosla Ventures). Michigan MBA.
Product Management leader at @research-in-motion; redefined mobile email, brought @livemocha to 10M users • MASc in Systems Design at @university-of-waterloo
http://socialgraphpaper.blogspot.com
Sales and marketing leader in digital signage. Former President of Digital Signage Group, and EVP of Activelight a $120M technology distributor.
CEO at ClipCopia, Inc.,
Successful Entrepreneur, Full stack generalist; spoke at TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield NYC, Worked at Procter & Gamble and the Kroger Corporation
http://www.pablojr.co
Entreprenuer and general manager. To-date, have started-up and managed 8 different companies in technology, services and retail in the US and Latin America
Engineer | Entrepreneur | People Connector
http://www.AdrianChu.com
Worked at @openmarket • Studied at @university-of-warwick
Management, business development, product management
Co-founder @printdash • Biz Dev @flattr Deal Maker Not Heart Breaker
Business Development Professional with Extensive Product Management Experience, Networker and Technical enough to be dangerous.
Positive and ready to do something different and truly new. Personable with a strong sales background. Worked at @microsoft, @docusign-4 • Studied at @washington-state-university
Owner @aupportunities, Co-Owner @arc-reactor
http://www.readyforclarity.com/
Seattle based Waterloo grad with startup experience and 10 years at Microsoft. Focus areas: Channel, Go-to-market, sales, positioning, scale
Physics BA, full-stack developer (primarily Ruby) with start-up experience in nearly every department.
5 years in BD/MKT roles for startups (one acquired by Amazon.com). Looking to join a new team and help grow customers & revenue to profitability.
Sales, Business Development Leader. 4-time Founder (2 successful exits, 2 not). Former AMZN, RNWK, Angel Fund, Startup Accelerator. Sales Strategy Advisor.
Founder @urbankind, @black-white • Worked at @microsoft, @at-t • Studied at @weber-state-university, @seattle-pacific-university
I seek a business leadership role in a consumer centric company that is in a start-up or emerging phase in which I can significantly grow the business.
Studied at @university-of-washington, @wharton-school
Co-Founder OuterEscape - digital marketing for outdoor gear manufacturers and community and content for outdoor sports enthusiasts.
Partner Relationship Manager for TeamOn Systems (purchased by RIM), an early SaaS provider of collaboration tools.
Instrum
Founder Jamaica Labs • Worked at @children-s-hospital-boston • Studied at @harvard-university, @mit-sloan-school-of-management
Social Media worker... like a social worker, but with *media.* Sr. Inbound Marketing Manager for @AllStarSchools. Magical dad. Lotta bon mot tweets.
Supply Chain Sustainability and Business Development Specialist with experience creating and leading ventures in the US, China, Middle East, and Africa.
PM @ MSFT, 5 yrs sales + contract negotiation, 4+ yrs marketing / PM / Strategy. Worked / advised 3 startups, pitched to KPCB, Berkeley Undergrad, Duke MBA.
Early hire @LivingSocial--led home, retail, and content teams. Worked @national Geographic. Just back from a big trip (zinkyear.com) and looking for work!
Founder @goodnights-1 . Full stack & business. Spearfisher. SCUBA Instructor
Founder @allberta-com, Customerge • Worked at @intercell, @venturesource • Studied at @university-of-victoria
Strong business background (Y!, MSFT) in mobile, cloud, Web, software, GTM via direct or partner. Outcome oriented, adept problem solver, good communicator.
Founder @Mzines Digital. Worked at @amazon • Studied at @chicago booth.
http://www.mzines.com
Founder @eseniorcity I Co-Founder of @pin-citi
B2B/B2C hosted multi channel (e.g. eCommerce, contact center, retail PoS, mobile, etc.) demand management expert enabling a more complete customer view. UW MBA
Advisor to start-ups on business development, marketing strategy, international expansion. Former AWS senior manager and sports media producer.
Global Supply Manager; Magnetics at @apple Inc.
Carnegie Mellon Engineering undergrad and MBA. Business management generalist with a bent toward strategy and development.
Worked at @lehman-brothers, @motricity • Studied at @wharton-school School, University of Pennsylvania
Interested in exploring ideas focused on the enterprise space. TCS, Wipro, IIT, IIM, @harvard-business-school.
Princeton, Wharton MBA. Multilingual - primary competency in East Asia. Public relations and operational experience in military.
@myunfold Co-Founder. Past: Wunderman, Experiment.com, and Microsoft Xbox. Coolhunter, gadget bro, & proud geek. Speak softly and hustle hard; that's my motto.
http://OptimusDiaz.com
Currently @ Google, drove operations readiness for Google eBooks launch in US, currently drive top-tier partner engagement & cross-functional communication
Business Development @ Amazon.com @mtv-networks @clearchannel
VP Sales Consultant at LIFFFT. Worked at Credit Suisse, PitchBook Data and ran my own quantitative trading search firm for 3 years.
Current MIT Sloan Fellow focused on logistics & operations. Expertise in vendor management, demand planning & process development. Analytical and data driven
http://golden-tone.blogspot.com
Sr. Dir of Business Dev @ MSFT. Strong biz dev & sales background w/ world's top partners. Co-founder of 3 startups.
Bitcoin and trading enthusiast with experience working a variety of business development and operations type roles in start-up companies
Seasoned Business Development and product Exec, Mobile, Software, Infrastructure, Prof. Services, Product Dev. 4 startups, 0-$20M. Previously raised funding
Marketing & Sales at Microsoft for 10 years, MBA & MS in Electrical Engineering. HBS Exec Ed.
MBA @ INSEAD, MSc @ Dartmouth College, PharmD. Strong background in pharma, R&D, and retail.
International Sales Executive
Worked at @sg2, @west-monroe-partners • Studied at @university-of-chicago, @pennsylvania-state-university
Founder @DeepThought, Inc. @Social Media Chimps. Bootstrapped 2 startups to 6-7 figures in yearly revenue. Strong biz dev, marketing & PM skills. Studied @UW.
Experienced Global Business Project Manager w/ passion & skills to drive on-time and on-budget delivery in launching new products, organizations or businesses.
Investment Banking at Wells Fargo covering consumer tech. Strong business background with analytical, project management, and strategic skills. MBA @wharton-school 2010
Founder @briefcase • Worked at @tubemogul, @adknowledge, A ton of really cool clients as well
Worked at PitchBook Data, Studied at University of Washington. Motivated, looking to make immediate impact in sales role
General Manager Clear Channel Airport
International Technology Sales Executive
VP Strategy @aplaceformom (@warburgpincus portfolio company). Previously @olympics 2010 @mckinsey @INSEAD MBA. Advisor to great leaders & companies.
A senior account director with a decade of eCommerce and online sales, management, marketing and business development experience. Able to recognize executive opportunities and corporate agendas as they are applicable. First-class analytical, design and
Executive - Sales, Marketing, and Product Management - Cloud Computing, Big Data Analytics
Broad system engineering, professional services and product marketing experience in data storage industry • Worked at @quantum, @Dow • Studied @indian-institute-of-technology-delhi, @university-of-washington
http://andirog.blogspot.com
Recent Graduate. @thinkspace Marketing/PR Admin @university-of-washington Research Assistant.
Cornell MBA. Technology Evangelist. eCommerce business professional. Worked at Amazon, Google, IBM. Entrepreneur.
Co-Founder & CMO @saltbox. Inbound marketing & sales. Worked at @t-mobile. @university-of-washington Physics, published research.
http://blog.saltbox.com
Rocket Scientist turned marketing and sales leader (UW Technology MBA)
Worked at @ibm, @accenture
Founder @book512 & @bedj • ECE undergrad @university-of-texas-at-austin-1 • Student Entrepreneur • Passion for learning, building and technology
Advisor and mentor with yrs of experience in building teams and selling products to the global market. Expertise in Cloud, Big Data and Large scale operations
Biz Dev & Strategy at Microsoft Xbox (Mobile, PC, Console). Former PE Investor and M&A banker. UPenn Wharton MBA 2012.
MBA with Engineering Degree, Manager, Business Development, Strategy and Design Experience, Worked at Boeing.
Founder @givingtrax • Worked at @ibm, @onyx-software • Studied at @university-of-washington
Studied at @university-of-california-los-angeles, @university-of-washington
Founder swop • Studied at @brigham-young-university, @brigham-young-university-hawaii
Worked at @likewise-software, @gamehouse
University of Washington B.A. in Biochem;
Worked at Yuanfen~Flow (tinktank industry)
Strong science and business background
Bilingual and Biculture experience
Worked at @robert-bosch-gmbh • Studied at @university-of-washington, @indian-institute-of-technology-kanpur, @iim
Strong engineering background spanning from physical product to software (Fluke and Genie Industries). UW MBA, OSU BS Ind & Mfg Engineering. Founder of Rex
2 Successful Start-ups and 2 Successful Spinoffs from large corporations.
Dalhousie Double Major graduate, young sales and marketing professional with a proven track record
Duke MBA, Background in music/education/start-ups, Experienced in marketing, decision sciences, strategy, and accounting
Shooters the name..Marketings my game.. #SocialMedia #Tech
http://[email protected]
Experienced manager with background in strategy, marketing, finance; Tuck (Dartmouth) MBA (2008); designed jet engines in a previous life
Results oriented marketing executive.
Product Manager @ Windows (Microsoft) • Chicago Booth MBA ' 15.
Marketing Strategy, Product Management & Marketing for innovative new products. MBA.
High-energy business development veteran with a talent for building relationships and expanding revenue streams in a variety of B2B markets.
http://blog.geedra.com
Get Things Done Guy -Biz Dev - Partnerships - Go-to-Market- Marketing - Product Management - Microsoft - Yale -University of Texas - Startup experience
Works at @myunfold. Former @u-s-army Employee • Studied at @yonsei-university, @university-of-maryland-university-college,
http://Semproa.tumblr.com
Experinced product management and strategy professional, MScEng, MBA
Licensed attorney, with 2+ years of legal and business development experience. Effective project management, and focused adaptability are strengths.
Technical Recruiting, Sourcing, Networking, Sales, New Business Development
Innovation @sonos. Past @factorymade-ventures-wme @the-walt-disney-company @nbc-universal Founder @levitech , @badoonga
http://iamcpramirez.tumblr.com
Serial Entrepreneur
Founder @appstyr , @seenuu • Worked at @navex-global • Studied at @university-of-oregon
Enjoy delivering discovery & distribution of great services people love. #UWMCDM Grad. Founder OvaHere.com. Worked at Urbanspoon, HC startup.
http://www.kung-foolery.com
Leader, Entrepreneur, Innovator, Self-Starter, Team-Builder, Workhorse, Cold Caller, Closer: Launched a successful venture; Self-taught web developer
Entrepreneur and Consultant; University of Illinois Alumni; former Co-Founder and COO of two startups.
Marketing, strategic partnerships and biz dev professional. MBA. Broad experience in public, private, non-profit and government organizations.
Griffin has spent the past three years in the tea industry working with startups, focusing heavily on business development, processes consulting, and marketing.
http://griffinkelton.com
Experienced management consultant with cross-functional (IT, Marketing, Strategy) and cross-industry expertise, two-time entreprenuer, NYU MBA
Founder of @cobaltpm
http://cobaltpm.com/blog
Degree in Psychology; Passionate writer and editor; Excellence in communication; Certificate of Completion from the prestigious Joanne Baron D.W. Brown Studio; Fierce, creative, outgoing, genuine; Lover of people and life.
http://sweetlysurprised.com
Software technology professional, technical consultant, research professional, developer, adventurer
http://www.2w2c.com
Business Development professional. Most effective in early stage ventures, where team members need to have a high level of energy and broad set of skills, from management to hands-on tasks.
Passionate about helping businesses grow...Looking to combine my experience as outsourced in-house counsel / small biz counsel in a hybrid biz dev/legal role
A multi-talented PhD protein chemist. I've launched a commercial product and helped Pharma companies succeed in their most difficult projects.
Product Creator and Manager, Startup founder, Studied @rensselaer-polytechnic-institute
Delivery Head (Accenture-Amazon engagement), Cornell Johnson MBA, Strong business background across various industries, Strong negotiation skills
M.S. Geo/Chem from Univ. of Washington; One year boutique strategic consulting for top hedge fund and high profile clients; 2.5 yrs Gov. Rel. and Higher ed Exp.
I work with talented engineering teams to interpret sophisticated technology and translate it into high-impact consumer go-to-market strategies. Best Buy,MBA,BA
Successful sales track record in technology, advertising, and consumer products. Currently studying business development at UW. Award winning homebrewer.
Tech savvy entrepreneurial leader with start-up skills and experience, strong business background and skills for strategy development and execution.
http://ellenishappy.tumblr.com/
Strategic leader with 3 highly successful turnarounds under my belt. I plan and lead for sustained growth and profitability. MBA from Seattle University 2014.
Brings structure to chaos with a focus on customer satisfaction. Business Development and Marketing @microsoft.
Product Manager, business developer and Ruby hacker paying my dues in the start-up trenches.
Sales & Business Development Executive with Experience in the Mobile, Consumer Electronics and Enterprise Software.
Accelerator, Hedge Fund, VC, and Startup Experience (Razoo.com, Ability Dynamics). 3rd Place Washington Post BBQ Sauce Competition. MBA from Thunderbird 2014.
Leading the team responsible for planning and managing the expansion of AWS datacenter portfolio in Existing Regions (EMEA, US and Japan).
Tech marketer with physics degree, international, multiple languages. Generalist with broad competence. Microsoft, HP and 3 startups in enterprise software.
Founder of BlueCosmo Satellite Communications, strong business & startup background.
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