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Our CEO Varun Puri spoke at @seattlefloworg's Startup Day 2026 last week 🎤 The core message: listening deeply, not just to what people ask for, but to the underlying problems they're trying to solve, is how you build something that actually matters. A huge thank you to @calbucci and @ShaunaCausey for organizing an incredible event and for bringing together such an inspiring community of founders and builders. 🔥 👉 Learn more at lnkd.in/gs7CSCmY

We'll be at @seattlefloworg Startup Day 2026 on May 15th, demoing @PredictableCode at the Startup Fair. Come see what it looks like to formally verify AI-generated code. Not "passes review," actually proven correct. 👌 Tickets 👉 seattleflow.org/startupday

We're proud to be a Gold Sponsor of the @seattlefloworg Startup Day 2026. On May 15, partner Craig Sherman will join industry experts, founders, and investors in the Advisory Room to give attendees personalized advice through 1:1 meetings. Learn more: wsgr.com/en/events/seattle-f…

Come hear Rand at Startup Day 2026.

What if I made 300 introductions and coordinated 300 coffee meetings in a day? That's what I'm doing on May 15. Matching founders and future founders with experts, investors, and seasoned founders. In 2009, I was making so many introductions between folks in the startup world that it was a no-brainer during the first Startup Day to create the Advisory Room. A place where dozens of “advisors” make themselves available for 1:1 meetings with founders. It's the human version of an operating system that optimally allocates resources to each application. This system works well for several reasons: 1) Coffee meetings are disruptive because they break the day, but if you allocate a day for that, there will be less context switching. 2) It's hard to get a cold intro or even a warm intro. It's a time-consuming and frustrating dance of seeing if there is interest from both sides, coordinating schedules and locations (or Zoom), etc. 3) People want to meet other professionals, but without a filter (purpose, goal, values) in place, it leads to a lot of wasted energy. Tomorrow, April 30, we'll start rolling out the bookings for the Advisory Room. We have over 30 advisors for people to book time with during the @seattlefloworg Startup Day conference. If history rhymes, this is one of the most successful aspects of Startup Day for both sides of the table. If you're a founder or future founder, get your ticket before prices go up next week. Earlier tickets get first pick of advisors.

Scott Case (Recurrent Auto) on hiring his early team during the pandemic: The shortcut to early recruiting is hiring people you’ve already worked with. You don’t have to guess what they’re like under pressure. You already know. What made that easier here: Seattle’s connections. People show up. They follow through. They’re committed. That’s a quiet edge in the early days of a startup. Scott speaks at Startup Day on May 15 with other great founders such as @chetkittleson (Tin Can), @escgreene (@ItsClearlyAI), and @ianwong_ (@_summation). Prices go up after Friday.

@randfish is one of the founders I admire the most. He spent 14 years building Moz from an SEO agency into a tech-driven SaaS success. He has seen all sides of entrepreneurship. After not much of a break, he co-founded, and he's the CEO of @sparktoro and @alertmouse. Rand will be a speaker at @seattlefloworg Startup Day 2026. Get your ticket to hear Rand speak, and if you are one of the luck ones, you can book 1:1 time with him in the Advisory Room.

If you work at Microsoft, and you're a tech person or innovator, consider the other possibilities out there.

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Varun Puri founded @yoodli, raised over $84M for the communication coach platform after his experience coaching execs on how to speak at Google. At Google X, he was hand-picked by Sergey Brin to run special projects. He's speaking at Startup Day 2026.

Looking forward to being an advisor at @seattlefloworg's Startup Day 2026 on May 15! I'll be in the Advisory Room for 1:1 sessions with founders #StartupDay2026

We just released the tickets for the Startup Fair @ Startup Day 2026. It's free! Limited availability. If you are a tech professional (engineer, product, designer, manager/exec) or a student (CS, AI/ML, MBA), this is for you! Join us on May 15 @ 1:30pm.

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Emily is a superstar founder!

Too much advice is how founders pivot their way into nothing. @ambikasi, founder of Armoire: take it all in, listen most to your team, stay steady like water, then decide. She’s at @seattlefloworg Startup Day 2026 on when to pivot and when to persist.

Join us on May 15 in Seattle!

Seattle has a quietly powerful startup community and @seattlefloworg on May 15th is proof. Engaged speakers, real advisors, investors who show up. @everybanking will be there. This one is worth your time. #startup

Come listen to Varun at Startup Day 2026 -> seattleflow.org/startupday

Goodbye non-competes. geekwire.com/2026/non-compet…

Most founders pick their co-founder wrong. Nikesh Parekh has seen it from every seat: big tech, VC, multiple startups, years of advising. He's speaking at Startup Day May 15 on how to get this decision right. Quick look at his new thing, Provn.