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November 08, 2025

Ring founder Jamie Siminoff on failure, reinvention, and his second act at Amazon

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Ring founder Jamie Siminoff joins the GeekWire Podcast to discuss his journey from Shark Tank rejection to a billion-dollar Amazon acquisition, and how he’s reinventing himself and the business in the age of AI. A serial inventor and entrepreneur, Siminoff’s new book is "Ding Dong: How Ring Went from Shark Tank Reject to Everyone’s Front Door" (out Nov. 10) — sharing the messy, high-stakes, and ultimately inspiring story behind the company.

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From startup CEO to film producer, Seattle entrepreneur Anne Weiler found surprising parallels between founding a company and making a movie: risk, resilience, and the power of a great team. Read more.

After years at Microsoft, Adrienne Chan felt pulled toward something more personal — and more analog. She recently opened Bellevue Classical Ballet, blending her tech-honed skills with her lifelong passion for dance. Read more.

Nobel Laureate David Baker’s lab at the University of Washington has achieved another breakthrough: designing antibodies from scratch using AI. Read more.

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