Mike McMurray

CEO of @chatitive | Love thinking & talking tech, media, food, family, @Seahawks, @UW_Football, impactful life |

[martin_casado @martin_casado]

1/ My experience is that most pitches go sideways because the investor is lead to believe there is more maturity in a company than their is. And then they leave unsatisfied because there wasn't sufficient focus on the important metrics for the assumed stage.

[StanceGrounded @_SJPeace_]

HERO

His name is Beto O’Rourke. Watch him brilliantly explain why NFL players kneeling during the National anthem is not disrespectful.

HE IS TAKING ON TED CRUZ

RETWEET THIS!

[Suhail @Suhail]

1/ Let's talk about fundraising: In 2009, Y Combinator only gave us $15K, half our YC batch died after demo day, 11 firms told us no, 2 firms wanted to find us a CEO, 1 VC told me, point blank, we would fail, we were a week away from death but luckily raised $500K @ 2M pre.

[Mike Fridgen @mfridgen]

Nordstrom acquires @MessageYesInc with, as @davecotter stated, a shared "vision for how to deliver personalized customer experiences across every customer interaction" @MadronaVL wishes Dave and team all the best @Nordstrom https://t.co/W8xbEfE1bA

[Madrona @MadronaVentures]

Definitely not taking on WeWork. But building a bigger innovation center? Yes!
https://t.co/Uu9uz7l5Co

[Mike Fridgen @mfridgen]

Can't wait to share more later this year on what @MadronaVentures's 20,000 more square feet of space means for the growth of Seattle's startup community and @MadronaVL spinouts and founding teams. https://t.co/Gw2HhEmldh

[Mike McMurray @mikedmcmurray]

@Gachatz @ericriveracooks @troveseattle @7BeefSeattle @barmelusine

[@mikko @mikko]

SMS turns 25 today. The first text message was sent on the 3rd of December, 1992.

Also, GSM SMS MSG is a palindrome.

[Andy Slavitt @ASlavitt]

Trump decided not to inform people of ACA open enrollment in order to sink it.

That's not the only option. RT here if you will help spread.

[Mike McMurray @mikedmcmurray]

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[Mike McMurray @mikedmcmurray]

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[Mike McMurray @mikedmcmurray]

@juliesandler @psl Congrats @juliesandler!!

[Adam Scott @mradamscott]

As fate would have it, my pizza-making class in Italy goes awry, so the chef saves me by turning it into a calzone.

[Vice President Kamala Harris Archived @VP46Archive]

Retweet if you:

Have a right to know what’s in Congressional Republicans' health care plan.

(This is everyone.)

[Glenn Thrush @GlennThrush]

Any debate about civility in politics begins with Trump. No one has degraded discourse more, while embracing the fringe. Fact, not opinion.

[Mike McMurray @mikedmcmurray]

Key is to not be all automated, yet. Hybrid auto/human approach is optimal https://t.co/1fzQ1xUKJO

[Mike McMurray @mikedmcmurray]

@BenedictEvans TV/movies shared vs. personal experiences for music/books. video scales images, characters, stories across language, geo - unique value

[Mike McMurray @mikedmcmurray]

Chris Cornell and Eddie Vedder - Hunger Strike (Lollapalooza, September 8, 1992) #RIPChrisCornell https://t.co/i1bJAFgKW0

[Mike McMurray @mikedmcmurray]

Mobile runtime = gatekeepers and decisions for marketers and ecomm https://t.co/cme2PxVOcQ @BenedictEvans

[J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling]

In - Free - Countries - Anyone - Can - Talk - About - Politics.

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