Ben Gilbert

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Acquired Podcast Co-Founder / Co-Host @ Acquired.FM
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Seattle, Washington, United States, United States
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About Ben Gilbert

Ben is the co-host and co-founder of the Acquired podcast. Acquired tells the stories and strategies of great companies in long-form, three-hour episodes. The show has over a million listeners and has been ranked the #1 Technology show on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Previously, Ben was a co-founder and a managing director at Pioneer Square Labs, a Seattle-based venture fund and startup studio, where he currently serves as a venture partner. Ben began his career as an entrepreneur and independent iPhone developer, with the productivity app "SeizeTheDay" being used by over a million people. He also has a background in product management from Microsoft where he shipped the first version of Office for iPad and ran The Garage, the company’s grassroots innovation program.Ben was named the 2017 Young Entrepreneur of the Year by GeekWire and 40 Under 40 by Puget Sound Business Journal. He is an Eagle Scout and holds a BS in Computer Science and Engineering from The Ohio State University.

Ben Gilbert's Current Company Details
Acquired.FM

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Ben Gilbert Work Experience Details
  • Acquired.Fm
    Co-Founder / Co-Host
    Acquired.Fm Sep 2015 - Present
    Seattle, Wa, Us
    Acquired tells the stories and strategies of great companies.
  • Pioneer Square Labs
    Venture Partner
    Pioneer Square Labs Jan 2024 - Present
    Seattle, Wa, Us
  • Pioneer Square Labs
    General Partner + Managing Director, Psl Ventures
    Pioneer Square Labs Mar 2021 - Dec 2023
    Seattle, Wa, Us
    Pioneer Square Labs is a startup studio (PSL Studio) and $100m early-stage venture capital fund (PSL Ventures). We partner with entrepreneurs to co-found, build, and invest in market-defining technology companies based in the Pacific Northwest.
  • Pioneer Square Labs
    Co-Founder
    Pioneer Square Labs Sep 2015 - Mar 2021
    Seattle, Wa, Us
  • Taunt
    Board Of Directors
    Taunt Jul 2017 - Jul 2020
    Seattle, Wa, Us
  • Taunt
    Interim Ceo
    Taunt Jul 2017 - Apr 2018
    Seattle, Wa, Us
    Taunt was a startup launched by PSL as a meta-game you play with your friends while watching esports and streamers. Taunt was used by millions of viewers and thousands of streamers around the world.
  • Madrona Venture Group
    Co-Founder, Madrona Venture Labs
    Madrona Venture Group Apr 2014 - Sep 2015
    Seattle, Wa, Us
    A startup studio within Madrona Venture Group. I worked on finding new ideas, initial customer development to gain traction, and doing the engineering work for iOS apps (Objective-C) and web apps (Ruby on Rails).Companies launched: Mighty Ai (acq. Uber), ReplyYes (acq. Nordstrom).
  • Microsoft
    Head Of The Garage
    Microsoft Apr 2013 - Apr 2014
    Redmond, Washington, Us
    The Garage is the place for grassroots innovation at Microsoft. It is where a community of over 35,000 hackers and makers come together to work on side projects, prototype new ideas, and build with others across the company. The program hosts hackathons, Garage Weeks, Science Fairs, Stay Late and Code events weekly, and has local chapters across 20 locations worldwide. I was responsible for leading and growing the program.
  • Microsoft
    Program Manager, Office For Ipad
    Microsoft Mar 2012 - Apr 2013
    Redmond, Washington, Us
    I was the Program Manager on the user experience team, shipping version 1.0 of Office for iPad. I was responsible for designing and delivering a variety of features, including:- Search Experience- Ribbon and Galleries- "Create New" Experience- Product Activation & First Run Experience- Text Selection UX- Word Ruler
  • Red Ride
    Co-Founder
    Red Ride Jun 2013 - Nov 2013
    Red Ride was an early attempt to be the Kayak of ride sharing, aggregating ride sharing services such as Uber, Sidecar, Car2go, and other options into one app. I was specifically responsible for creating the iPhone app.
  • Functional Delights
    Co-Founder
    Functional Delights Sep 2009 - Dec 2011
    Products: SeizeTheDay, Zero. Both were iPhone productivity apps.SeizeTheDay was released in July of 2010 and was downloaded over a million times. It was featured by Apple as "New and Noteworthy" and was Time.com's "App of the week". I designed the app, and co-developed the iPhone client.Zero was released in July of 2011, and was downloaded over 200,000 times. It was featured by Apple as "New and Noteworthy" as well as "What's Hot". I developed the Python cloud syncing service based on an open source CalDAV implementation, and worked with a designer to design the app.
  • Microsoft
    Program Manager Intern - Office Web Apps
    Microsoft Jun 2011 - Sep 2011
    Redmond, Washington, Us
    I worked with developers, testers, and members from teams across the organization to design and spec functionality for the Microsoft Word Web App.
  • Exacttarget
    Solutions Designer – Cotweet
    Exacttarget Sep 2010 - Jun 2011
    Indianapolis, In, Us
    Business development, Javascript hacking, design, lead qualification, and project management.
  • Cisco
    Telepresence Exchange Test Engineer
    Cisco Jun 2009 - Sep 2009
    San Jose, Ca, Us
    I worked as a software design engineer with an emphasis on testing automation. I gained experience in test case management working with agile tools such as Rally. I developed testing frameworks and automated test cases using Java, and Selenium RC to ensure functionality of scheduling web interfaces for Telepresence Exchange. I also conceptualized, designed, and implemented an automated Linux build deployment and testing infrastructure using Python, Maven, JBoss, and SVN.
  • Cisco Systems
    Web Development Engineer
    Cisco Systems Jun 2008 - Sep 2008
    San Jose, Ca, Us
    My responsibilities included the following projects:• Developing the framework and plug-ins for a customizable web portal to replace the department’s internal homepage.• Researching and implementing a system to create a modular documentation system using wikis, xml, and creating a web interface.• Writing software tools for server maintenance and ensuring uptime. The main focus of the internship was developing software that encouraged collaboration and modularization.
  • Codonics, Inc.
    Product Test Engineer
    Codonics, Inc. Jun 2003 - Dec 2007
    Cleveland, Ohio, Us
    My responsibilities included testing new software for medical imagers and developing software-based test tools. I used Java, Visual Basic, and Python.

Ben Gilbert Education Details

  • The Ohio State University
    The Ohio State University
    Entrepreneurship

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