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Shift AI Podcast: How AI is shaking up the worlds of media, marketing, and startups

by Boaz Ashkenazy on June 19, 2024June 19, 2024 at 10:05 am

How is artificial intelligence making marketers more productive? How are journalists approaching the ethical dilemmas inherent to AI content creation? And how can scrappy startups hope to compete with well-funded… Read More

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Couple puts out a call for used laptops and other devices to donate to Seattle students in need

by Kurt Schlosser on April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 at 2:47 pm

In his day job as the director of learning programs for Minecraft Education, Adam Tratt is out to inspire students and make sure they have the online tools to become… Read More

Tech Moves: RealSelf marketing exec departs; Haiku Deck founder joins Microsoft Minecraft team

by Taylor Soper on August 16, 2019August 15, 2019 at 10:37 pm

— Jani Strand is out at RealSelf, just nine months after joining the cosmetic review site as chief brand and communications officer. “RealSelf has a ton of potential and I… Read More

After roller coaster startup journey, presentation app Haiku Deck sold to edtech company BookRags

by Taylor Soper on December 18, 2018December 18, 2018 at 4:22 pm

Haiku Deck’s roller coaster startup journey — which included a mobile game featuring Sir Mix-A-Lot and an award-winning presentation app — came to an end on Tuesday as the Seattle… Read More

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Haiku Deck releases native iPhone version of app as more users seek to create ‘anytime, anywhere’

by Kurt Schlosser on April 28, 2016April 28, 2016 at 1:29 pm

Seattle-based Haiku Deck, the app designed for creating beautiful presentations, presented some exciting news of its own Thursday with the release of an updated version that is truly native to iPhone. Haiku… Read More

Haiku Deck reaches 1M downloads, CEO says ‘we’re just at the start of something huge’

by Taylor Soper on February 17, 2014February 17, 2014 at 5:54 pm

Things are rolling at Haiku Deck in the form of a new iPhone app and an impressive milestone. The Seattle-based presentation app maker just crossed the one million download mark,… Read More

Haiku Deck rolls out Web-based service to take on PowerPoint’s stronghold, tops 800,000 downloads

by John Cook on November 21, 2013November 21, 2013 at 7:56 am

Haiku Deck is one of Seattle’s hottest startup companies. But up until today, I (and millions of other consumers) couldn’t use it. That’s because Haiku Deck — a PowerPoint rival… Read More

Startup advice from Haiku Deck CEO: It’s not about the product — it’s how you make people feel

by Taylor Soper on June 19, 2013June 19, 2013 at 10:13 am

Adam Tratt’s first slide at yesterday’s Seattle Tech Meetup was simple: A picture of himself with the words “Don’t Be Like Me.” No, he wasn’t talking about the Adam Tratt of… Read More

After series of pivots, Haiku Deck scores $3 million to make presentation tools fun

by John Cook on April 3, 2013April 3, 2013 at 7:38 am

Haiku Deck has reeled in $3 million in fresh funding, money that the Seattle startup will use to continue to build out its easy-to-use presentation tools. Trilogy Partnership led the… Read More

Haiku Deck’s Adam Tratt: ‘Startup storytelling for the win’

by Todd Bishop on October 10, 2012October 10, 2012 at 5:18 pm

Tech industry veteran Adam Tratt has told a story or two in his day, but more than that, he has experienced first-hand the value of “entrepreneurial storytelling” — the ability… Read More

A next-gen PowerPoint? Haiku Deck looks to help people make beautiful presentations

by John Cook on August 15, 2012August 15, 2012 at 10:39 am

There are startup pivots. And then there are massive reboots. Haiku Deck, which today is taking the covers off its new iPad app, is certainly in the latter category. You… Read More

Our startup’s pivot: Three important lessons we learned

by Adam Tratt on July 19, 2012July 19, 2012 at 9:00 am

More than any other word, pivot has come to define startup life. Without the pivot, YouTube would have been a dating site, Groupon an app for staging protests, and Instagram… Read More

Done eating squid for now, Kyle Kesterson charts new course after Giant Thinkwell

by John Cook on October 21, 2011October 21, 2011 at 1:36 am

Kyle Kesterson, the co-founder and creative force behind Seattle startup Giant Thinkwell, is leaving the company in order to pursue new opportunities. What those are, Kesterson isn’t quite sure yet.… Read More

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