AI teammates, a fully remote unicorn, and the new world of work
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🗓️ 26 April 2025
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
On this week’s GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft sees a future where humans manage fleets of AI agents — promising to fundamentally change the way companies are run and work gets done. Plus, we dive into the story of Chainguard, the $3.5 billion cybersecurity startup proving that a fully remote company can scale fast without a physical office. And we explore how AI is reshaping everyday life, from travel planning to home repairs.
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Chainguard doesn’t have an office. Here’s how the $3.5B cybersecurity startup makes remote work: A look at how Chainguard successfully operates as a fully remote company, including intentional communication and periodic in-person gatherings.
With GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop and editor Taylor Soper. Edited by Curt Milton.
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| 0:00.0 | This Geekwire podcast is brought to you by BECU. Stay tuned to the break as Brian Westbrook |
| 0:06.0 | interviews BECU's Stacey Black for today's money hack about financial strategies for navigating |
| 0:12.5 | unexpected career change. For more money hacks, check out geekwire.com slash BECU. |
| 0:25.1 | What do you get when you build a $3.5 billion startup without an office? |
| 0:30.2 | We'll look at how chain guard is redefining remote work and what other startups can learn from its approach. |
| 0:33.5 | You don't like my AI intros? |
| 0:35.8 | It sounded nice. |
| 0:38.5 | Is it obvious that ChatGPT wrote that? |
| 0:45.3 | Hi, and welcome to Geekwire. |
| 0:47.5 | From geekwire.com, I'm Todd Bishop. |
| 0:48.6 | And I'm Taylor Sober. |
| 0:59.1 | We are coming to you from Seattle, where we get to report each day on what's happening around us in business, technology, and innovation. What happens here matters everywhere and every week on this show. We get to talk about some of the most interesting and important stories and trends in the news. Hey, before we jump in, |
| 1:04.0 | this week, Taylor, I wanted to mention the Geekwire Awards are coming up next week, April 30th, |
| 1:10.3 | here in Seattle. This is our chance to recognize the top |
| 1:13.5 | startups, the top innovators, the top leaders in Pacific Northwest Tech. This is something that you |
| 1:19.3 | and the rest of the news team and I work on quite a bit over the course of a few months, helping |
| 1:24.5 | to highlight and feature the different nominees. |
| 1:28.0 | This is always a fun event. |
| 1:29.6 | A lot of big categories. |
| 1:30.8 | Startup of the year. |
| 1:32.6 | CEO of the year. |
| 1:34.3 | Let's see who's best in Pacific Northwest Tech. |
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