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Inside the GeekWire Awards: What's next for AI, the economy, and startups

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Technology, Tech News, News

4.4116 Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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This week, we go inside the GeekWire Awards, our annual recognition of the top people, companies and innovations in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest, which drew a sold-out crowd to the Showbox Sodo on Thursday May 9 in Seattle. We talk with finalists about AI, the economy and key trends in their industries, and we hear from some of the winners on stage during the program.

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0:00.0

You and your team at Lexion just sold your company to Docusine. What are you going to do next?

0:06.0

I'm going to the GeekWire, I'm GeekWire, I'm GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop.

0:19.1

This week we go inside the GeekWire Awards, our annual recognition of the top people, companies, and innovations

0:26.6

in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest, which drew a sold-out crowd to the Showbox Soto on Thursday, May 9th in Seattle.

0:34.6

We talk with finalists about artificial intelligence, the economy, and key trends in their

0:39.7

industries, and we hear from some of the winners on stage during the program, which started with a musical

0:46.0

shout out to the technology of yesteryear from Rob McPherson, aka the Drunken Tenor.

0:52.3

Check that once had its day, but now it's pass a.

0:56.2

Furby would talk to me.

0:58.2

Tennis on Nintendo wheat.

0:59.8

Galaxy Note 7s exploding in the flames. See the show notes for a link to the full video of that performance by

1:06.3

Rob McPherson, the Drunken tenor at this week's GeekWire Awards, along with a

1:11.0

full list of winners and highlights from the event.

1:14.0

We'll have more highlights from the stage later on in the program.

1:18.0

One of the finalists in attendance was Garov Oberoi,

1:22.0

the CEO of Lexion. It's an AI-powered contract management

1:25.7

software company that three days earlier announced an agreement to be acquired by DocuSign

1:31.6

for $165 million.

1:34.4

You've just had a pretty big week here for people who haven't seen the coverage yet.

1:38.4

You and your colleagues sold Lexion to DocuSign,

1:42.4

the agreement is in place a $165 million deal.

1:46.2

What's your week been like and what do the weeks ahead look like for you?

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