Gentry Underwood

  • Gentry Underwood closes Big Omaha with the story of Mailbox

    Gentry Underwood is trying to redefine the way smartphone users interact with their email. “We want to build the best email experience in the world for as many people as we can,” he said. Since the Mailbox founder spoke at Thinc Iowa last October, he says the last seven months have been “an absolute whirlwind.”…

  • Mailbox co-founder calls past seven months “an absolute whirlwind”

    Last October, Gentry Underwood took the stage at Thinc Iowa to discuss why approaching problems like a designer is crucial for entrepreneurs. He touched on tolerating uncertainty, the importance of focus, and identifying the “why” of your product. Plus, he teased his new iOS-based email client, Mailbox. A lot can happen in seven months. Since…

  • Watch the Mailbox founder share his affection for Dropbox in 2012 (Video)

    With today’s news that Dropbox acquired Mailbox—check out the Wall Street Journal for the full story—we’re re-releasing our video of the San Francisco startup’s co-founder, Gentry Underwood, speaking at our Des Moines event this past October. “I think one of the best examples out there right now of a startup that focuses is Dropbox,” …

  • Take a trip “inside the startup studio” with Thinc Iowa Q&A (Video)

    At the conclusion of the opening day of Thinc Iowa 2012, attendees took a trip “inside the startup studio.” Or so the discussion was dubbed by Antonio Neves, the THINQACTION founder and Thinc Iowa emcee, who moderated the 40-minute question-and answer session on Oct. 10. Neves was joined on stage by a quartet of entrepreneurs:…

  • Gentry Underwood takes a designer’s approach to startup problems (Video)

    With the ascent of Apple, the notion that an emphasis on design can drive business success has become more commonplace in recent years, Gentry Underwood says. But Underwood, the co-founder and CEO of Orchestra, doesn’t need to look toward Cupertino to see the impact that a design-centric approach can have on a company. After all,…