Event ended
10
Jul
Thu
in-person
WHERE
RedmondWHEN
4:15 PM - 7:00 PMSPEAKER
Rich Barton
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Rich Barton
Co-founder of Zillow, Expedia and Glassdoor..
Rich is the co-founder and co-executive chairman of Zillow. Rich has been a member of Zillow’s Board since its inception in 2004 and served as chief executive officer and/or executive chairman ever since.
Before Zillow, Rich founded Expedia within Microsoft in 1994 and successfully spun the company out as a public company in 1999. He served as president, CEO, and board director of Expedia until 2003. He also co-founded and served as Chairman of Glassdoor from 2007 to 2018.
Rich was a venture partner at Benchmark Capital from 2005 until 2018. He’s served on several private and public company boards and continues to be a board director for Netflix, Qurate, Stanford Board of Trustees and Zillow Group. He earned a Bachelor of Science in General Engineering: Industrial Economics from Stanford University.
Program
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Arrive and Check In
Connect with fellow attendees before the event kicks off—arrive on time to make valuable connections and start building relationships that could accelerate your founder journey.
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker Session: Rich Barton and Court Lorenzini
Rich and Court have founded some of the most successful companies to come out of the Pacific Northwest in the last 20 years. As longtime friends, they'll have a comfortable chat about their respective journeys and lessons learned.
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Product Delivery
What product delivery issues are you facing now? Engineering, quality, maintenance, specifications, infrastructure, technical operations?
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Revenue Generation
What revenue generation issues are you facing now? Direct sales, channels, partners, marketing, bus dev, customer support?
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Operations
What operational issues are you facing now? Fundraising, personnel, Board, staffing, supply chain, logistics, purchasing, accounting, legal, IP?
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all founders,
not just ceo
People inclined to be Founders are a rare breed, and are hard to spot in society. We welcome ALL Founders, regardless of role, and generate proprietary profiles for every member so you can easily find your next team member or co-Founder.
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current founders
Regardless of where you are on your journey, Founders share a unique set of challenges. Hiring, leadership, managing investors, developing products, handling customer issues, external communications, etc. This community exists to amplify your success.
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TRANSITIONING FOUNDERS
So you’ve founded at least one company, and now you’re looking to refine your next great idea or find the perfect co-founder. Share and learn from a wide array of talented Founders in your area.
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CURIOUS FOUNDERS
Congratulations! You’ve found success as a Founder and are now getting curious about doing it again. Now you need to find the right idea and co-founder to excite you. Share your wisdom and passion while forming new bonds within the startup ecosystem in your area.
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