Power To The People And Thinking Big With Rich Barton April 25, 2012

Who could be better than Rich Barton to discuss how to build hugely successful businesses by giving power to the people?

Come join us as Neil Patel interviews Rich Barton and they discuss:
1. Biggest professional mistakes Rich has made and recovered from.
2. Thinking big when you're starting small. Why it's so critical to have a Big Hairy Audacious Goal?
3. Power to the people. How the internet is a platform for revolutions, in a long line of revolutions such as automobile, telephone, PC, and the mobile phone. Giving power to the little guy is a safe bet that has paid off and will pay off.
4. People. Who should you choose to work with for what purpose?
5. The Seattle area tech eco-system versus that of the Bay Area. What are the similarities and what are the differences? Which one is better for what purposes?
6. What are the critical differences in building a company for the long haul versus one predominantly for the short term?

Rich started Expedia inside of Microsoft in the mid-90’s then spun it out into EXPE in 1999 and was CEO until 2003. After living in Italy for a year, he co-founded Zillow with a friend from Expedia, Lloyd Frink. Zillow is an indispensible tool if you are interested in real estate or mortgages and is the market leader online and on iPhone, Android, and iPad. Rich also co-founded Glassdoor in 2007 with another pair of Expedia alums, Bob Hohman and Tim Besse. Glassdoor gives you an inside view of what it’s like to work for a company, allows you to understand salary specifics, and is the best way to search for a job. In 2010, Rich co-founded a mobile discovery app called Trover with his friend and brother-in-law, Jason Karas, and a small team of creative folks in Seattle. For some wackiness go visit King of the Web, which he co-founded with a group of friends in Seattle. Rich also sit on the boards of Netflix, Avvo (lawyer and doctor ratings and Q&A,) and Realself (ratings and reviews of “aesthetic” procedures and products). Finally, Rich is a venture partner at Benchmark Capital, an early stage venture capital firm in Menlo Park.

Neil Patel is the co-founder of 2 Internet companies: Crazy Egg and KISSmetrics. Through his entrepreneurial career he has helped large corporations such as Amazon, AOL, GM, HP and Viacom make more money from the web. By the age of 21 not only was he named one of the top influencers on the web according to the Wall Street Journal, but he was also named one of the top entrepreneurs in the nation by Entrepreneur magazine. Neil has also received Congressional Recognition from the U.S. House of Representatives for his work in the nonprofit sector.

Date and Time: Wednesday April 25th, 6pm to 9pm
Bellevue City Hall
Location: 450 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004 - free parking!
Price: $30 Members, $45 Non-Members, $0 Charter Members. Delicious dinner included.

Sponsors: Christensen O’Connor Johnson Kindness (Contact Pam Jacobson)

For more information, please contact:
Haresh Sangani
Chair Software and Internet SIG at TiE Seattle
haresh [at] tieseattle [dot] org
(206)660-8450

Official Website: http://seattle.tie.org/article/48/power-people-and-thinking-big-rich-barton