What to hear how Rand Fishkin, CEO SparkToro has started two successful companies? Want to learn how Laura Malcolm recently sold her company GiveInKind? Hear their stories as well as learn the things they have learned along the way. This will be an amazing event for anyone that is starting, wants to start, or is operating a company that has realized some product market fit. Both of these founders have been through good and bad times. Best of all they are willing to share the mistakes they have made and the steps to success they have learned.
This will be the best Startup Grind event we have had in many many months. Bring your notepad and phone to take notes as you won't want to miss the nuggets of useful information.
See you on Feb 16th at 530pm in Seattle.
Rand Fishkin is cofounder and CEO of SparkToro, makers of fine audience research software. He’s dedicated his professional life to helping people do better marketing through his writing, videos, speaking, and his book, Lost and Founder. When Rand’s not working, he’s usually cooking a fancy meal for the love of his life, author Geraldine DeRuiter. If you bribe him with great pasta or fancy cocktails, he’ll pull back the curtain on big tech’s dark secrets.
Laura Malcolm is the Founder + President of Give InKind, a modern platform for coordinating support through major life events. After experiencing the loss of her first child, Laura took her Product Management background and created an easier way for friends, families and communities to offer help when it's needed most.
In 2016, Give InKind was launched, combining a Care Calendar, Wishlist, Crowdfunding and Updates into one aggregated support tool. Laura bootstrapped Give InKind for 3 years, taking her family across the world twice to save money and work with Give InKind's offshore development team. Give InKind went on to raise $3.3M from top investors in Seattle, including Madrona, Trilogy, Graham & Walker, SeaChange, Tacoma Venture Fund, Tapas Capital, Alliance of Angels, and more. In December, they were acquired by Pittsburgh-based gift card industry leader, Wolfe.com, where she'll continue to lead and grow Give InKind. She has two young sons at home and is a native of Tacoma, where Give InKind is based.
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