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GeekWire 200 rankings update: E-commerce, virtual event, fintech startups heat up

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After more than a year of lockdowns, states are reopening, travel is picking up, and employees are returning to the office. It recently hired longtime Amazon tech leader Dorothy Li as CTO. Notable mentions: virtual events startup Brandlive (No. The beginning of summer this year feels unlike any other. The biggest movers.

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Tech Moves: Top Blue Origin engineer joins SpaceX; Axon hires HTC Vive exec; Porch adds to board

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. — Law enforcement technology company Axon added former HTC Vive exec Chris Chin as vice president of immersive tech. In his new role, Chin will be responsible for Axon’s virtual reality and augmented reality training platforms. billion contract to return astronauts to the moon. He is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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How to leverage data to create a more intelligent organization

CIO Business Intelligence

Srinivasan will share Petco’s ongoing data journey at CIO’s Future of Data Summit , taking place virtually May 10-11. Focusing on creating the intelligent organization, the event will gather technology executives to discuss both strategy and concrete implementation tactics. It’s important to start scrappy and start seeing results.”.

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Oil changes for houses: Startup led by former Expedia director offers regular home maintenance

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Onder Photo) A group of travel and real estate tech vets recently launched a startup to help new homeowners stay up-to-date on maintenance issues by providing regular inspections. The company also offers a virtual agent for users to schedule a repair with a vendor. The 8-person company is led by former Expedia director David Krieger.

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Founders Unfound: How this podcast is using personal stories to circumvent racial bias in tech

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A recent interview with Cherae Robinson , CEO of Tastemakers Africa , a startup reconnecting Africa and its diaspora through travel, revealed a childhood shaped by strong, Black women; an ambitious, global career path that incorporated motherhood; and a need to engage deeply with Africa that led to winning a Nigeria-based startup contest. .”

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Top IT exec recuiters weigh in on talent trends today

CIO Business Intelligence

Banerji is the managing partner for the Data, Digital & Technology Leaders Practice at Caldwell, recruiting such roles as CIO, CTO, chief digital officer, chief data officer, CISO, and the related leadership suites. Do you want to travel? You’re going to travel around; you’re going to be busy.

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IT leaders rethink the people part of business continuity

CIO Business Intelligence

Wright’s IT department has four staffers in Russia, and he works with a consulting firm that supplies him with about 25 workers — half from Russia and half from Ukraine. Once the company confirmed people were safe, Orlandini says Insight went to work on getting them hotspots and setting up virtual desktop infrastructure so they could work.