In this edition of 2025: Tomorrow/Today, we kick off a series of conversations with leading venture capitalists about the unconventional investment areas that interest them. 

Dan Li, a partner with Madrona Venture Group, joins hosts John Cook/Co-Founder of GeekWire, and Jordon Voss/Sr. VP Northern Trust to discuss the future of online communities ranging from Tik Tok to YouTub, Roblox to GitHub, including the investment opportunities and implications of their ever growing reach.

In this edition of 2025: Tomorrow/Today, we kick off a series of conversations with leading venture capitalists about the unconventional investment areas that interest them.&nbsp;
Dan Li, a partner with Madrona Venture Group, joins hosts John Cook/Co-Founder of GeekWire, and Jordon Voss/Sr. VP Northern Trust to discuss the future of online communities ranging from Tik Tok to YouTub, Roblox to GitHub, including the investment opportunities and implications of their ever growing reach.

Welcome to 2025: Tomorrow, Today from GeekWire Studios. This new podcast series features in-depth, thought-provoking conversations about the future of work, retail, living and more with top business experts. Join GeekWire co-founder John Cook and Jordon Voss, Sr. Vice President with wealth management firm Northern Trust, as we explore where and how we’ll work, shop and live in the not-too-distant future.

Welcome to 2025: Tomorrow, Today from GeekWire Studios. This new podcast series features in-depth, thought-provoking conversations about the future of work, retail, living and more with top business experts. Join GeekWire co-founder John Cook and Jordon Voss, Sr. Vice President with wealth management firm Northern Trust, as we explore where and how we&rsquo;ll work, shop and live in the not-too-distant future.

2025: Tomorrow, Today

Welcome to 2025: Tomorrow, Today, a new podcast from GeekWire Studios that features thought-provoking conversations about the future of work, shopping and more with top thinkers in business and technology. Join GeekWire co-founder John Cook and Northern Trust's Jordon Voss as we explore how we’ll work, shop and live in the not too distant future.

Welcome to&nbsp;2025: Tomorrow, Today,&nbsp;a new podcast from GeekWire Studios that features thought-provoking conversations about the future of work, shopping and more with top thinkers in business and technology. Join GeekWire co-founder John Cook and Northern Trust's Jordon Voss as we explore how we&rsquo;ll work, shop and live in the not too distant future.

The Future of Online Communities

A new space race is underway just above us, as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and others jockey to build new satellite internet constellations to bring broadband to the far reaches of the globe with Starlink, Project Kuiper and the like.

In this edition of 2025: Tomorrow, Today, Co-Hosts John Cook, Co-Founder of GeekWire, and Jordon Voss, Senior VP with Northern Trust, are joined by a panel of experts for a deep dive exploring the future of the internet in the sky including the technical, business and policy challenges and implications.   And we take a look back at Teledesic, the promising Seattle-area upstart that aimed to bring broadband to the world far ahead of its time.

Guests:

Rob Meyerson - Former President/Blue Origin; Founder, CEO/Delalune Space

Saadia Pekkanen - University of Washington Professor and Founding Co-Director, Space Policy and Research Center

David Patterson - VP, Chief Scientist/Avaliant, LLC; First employee of Teledesic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A new space race is underway just above us, as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and others jockey to build new satellite internet constellations to bring broadband to the far reaches of the globe with Starlink, Project Kuiper and the like.
In this edition of 2025: Tomorrow, Today, Co-Hosts John Cook, Co-Founder of GeekWire, and Jordon Voss, Senior VP with Northern Trust, are joined by a panel of experts for a deep dive exploring the future of the internet in the sky including the technical, business and policy challenges and implications.&nbsp; &nbsp;And we take a look back at Teledesic, the promising Seattle-area upstart that aimed to bring broadband to the world far ahead of its time.
Guests:
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robmeyerson/">Rob Meyerson</a> - Former President/Blue Origin; Founder, CEO/Delalune Space
<a href="https://jsis.washington.edu/people/saadia-pekkanen/">Saadia Pekkanen</a> - University of Washington Professor and Founding Co-Director, Space Policy and Research Center
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-patterson-09320/">David Patterson</a> - VP, Chief Scientist/Avaliant, LLC; First employee of Teledesic
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NFL star Bobby Wagner has established himself as one of the best in the game.  Now, the Seahawks linebacker is tackling a new challenge: venture capital.

In this edition of 2025: Tomorrow, Today, Wagner joins hosts John Cook/Co-Founder of GeekWire and Jordon Voss/Sr. VP at Northern Trust, for a wide ranging conversation about his evolution in business from angel investor to partner with Fuse Venture Partners.  

Wagner offers unique insights into his approach to business and football including how he negotiated his own contract without an agent and came away the highest paid linebacker in the game at the time.

Wagner also offers his perspectives on where he sees opportunities, and the other NFL players he'd love to partner with off the field in business.

 

NFL star Bobby Wagner has established himself as one of the best in the game.&nbsp; Now, the Seahawks linebacker is tackling a new challenge: venture capital.
In this edition of 2025: Tomorrow, Today, Wagner joins hosts John Cook/Co-Founder of GeekWire and Jordon Voss/Sr. VP at Northern Trust, for a wide ranging conversation about his evolution in business from angel investor to partner with <a href="https://fuse.vc/">Fuse Venture Partners.&nbsp; </a>
Wagner offers unique insights into his approach to business and football including how he negotiated his own contract without an agent and came away the highest paid linebacker in the game at the time.
Wagner also offers his perspectives on where he sees opportunities, and the other NFL players he'd love to partner with off the field in business.
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Gridiron Investing - NFL star Bobby Wagner tackles venture capital

Can a market predicted to top $60 billion this decade still be considered a niche? With over half the population born biologically female and women controlling 80% of all consumer spending, and spending 30% more on healthcare than men do, Femtech's time has come.

 In this edition of the podcast, Julie Sandler, Managing Partner at Pioneer Square Labs, joins hosts John Cook/GeekWire and Jordon Voss to detail the explosion of opportunities in Femtech and why it's such an area of interest for this leading investor.  And we discuss the opportunities and challenges for female business leaders despite all of the advances that have been made to improve diversity in recent years.

Can a market predicted to top $60 billion this decade still be considered a niche? With over half the population born biologically female and women controlling 80% of all consumer spending, and spending 30% more on healthcare than men do, Femtech's time has come.
&nbsp;In this edition of the podcast, <a href="https://www.psl.com/team/julie-sandler">Julie Sandler, Managing Partner at Pioneer Square Labs,</a> joins hosts John Cook/GeekWire and Jordon Voss to detail the explosion of opportunities in Femtech and why it's such an area of interest for this leading investor.&nbsp; And we discuss the opportunities and challenges for female business leaders despite all of the advances that have been made to improve diversity in recent years.

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