Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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This week on the show: Conversations with finalists and special guests at the annual GeekWire Awards (geekwire.com/2026/2026-geekwire-awards-revealed-big-winners-and-big-love-for-seattle-at-annual-tech-celebration/) about AI, innovation, startups, and the forces reshaping their industries, plus a special trivia challenge marking GeekWire's 15th year hosting the event. Guests include:


• Luis Poggi, CEO of HouseWhisper AI (housewhisper.ai/) , winner of CEO of the Year

• Tracy Drinkwater, founder of the Seattle Universal Math Museum (seattlemathmuseum.org/) , STEM Educator of the Year honoree

• Ryan James, CEO of Dopl Technologies (dopltechnologies.com/) , finalist for Startup of the Year

• Laura Ruderman, CEO of the Technology Alliance (technology-alliance.com/)

• Ross Finman, CEO of Augmodo (augmodo.com/) , finalist for Hardware/Robotics/Physical AI of the Year

• Mohammad Rastegari, CEO of ElastixAI (elastix.ai/) , finalist for Startup of the Year


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• Photos: Inside the 2026 GeekWire Awards (geekwire.com/2026/photos-inside-the-2026-geekwire-awards/)


With GeekWire co-founders John Cook and Todd Bishop


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