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Lessons from a startup shutdown: Round CEO on building community, and the risks of raising VC

GeekWire

Its community-based platform that helped tech leaders connect with one another was growing quickly, and the fresh capital would supercharge the business. Round quickly hit $1 million in annual recurring revenue after launching in 2021 with its software that connected senior leaders working at technology companies.

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New report shows increased tech access in Seattle, but digital divide remains for some residents

GeekWire

The Technology Access and Adoption Study was released Monday by the Seattle Information Technology Department, as part of the City’s Digital Equity program. The report collected input from more than 4,600 residents through a citywide general population survey — conducted in eight languages — as well as 40 focus groups.

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How CIOs Can Build Human Networks

The Accidental Successful CIO

The challenge of making connections when you can’t meet face to face Image Credit: Dean Shareski. Although we like to think of the CIO job as being a technology job where we spend our time trying to communicate the importance of information technology, there is a lot of human contact required.

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Amazon doesn’t rock, artists and others say, in call to reject palm-scanning tech at Red Rocks venue

GeekWire

An illustration on the website of a group calling for Red Rocks Amphitheater near Denver to cancel use of Amazon palm-scanning technology. But musicians and human rights groups do care and are speaking up about hands being waved over Amazon’s palm-scanning technology at a famed venue in Colorado.

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14 organizations that support LGBTQ+ tech workers

CIO Business Intelligence

The organization aims to connect LGBTQ+ tech workers and to create more visibility for queer, female, trans, GNC, and POC leaders in the industry. Lesbians Who Tech also offers the Edie Windsor Coding scholarship, which grants scholarships to LGBTQ+ women and nonbinary tech workers to help kickstart their technology careers.

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How technology is reshaping the college student experience

CIO Business Intelligence

Interestingly, the group with the highest satisfaction rate is online learners. Over 75% are thriving and believe their tuition paid is a worthwhile investment, proving a clear link between student satisfaction in higher learning and technology. Addressing the needs of historically marginalized groups of students.

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IT leaders turn to HBCUs for future IT talent

CIO Business Intelligence

Officials at the North Carolina Department of Information Technology found themselves in a position familiar to most IT organizations: aware of the need to do more to attract IT workers given that they — like most employers — faced fierce competition for talent. In this role, he is working to bring internship opportunities to his alma mater.