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Tech Moves: Former AMD named Kymeta CEO; GitHub exec joins Twilio; DocuSign security vet joins Proof; Fred Hutch adds VP

GeekWire

Kymeta Photo) Rick Bergman , former executive vice president at semiconductor giant AMD, joined Seattle-area mobile connectivity company Kymeta as its new CEO, effective April 1. Basinga joined the Seattle-based nonprofit 12 years ago and was most recently its global director, program advocacy and communication. Rick Bergman.

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Luni Libes’ Fledge accelerator takes flight as socially conscious investing keeps growing

GeekWire

When his Seattle-based mobile analytics company Ground Truth underwent a merger in 2011 , he decided to try something else. ” So in 2012, Libes launched Fledge , a startup accelerator that focuses on socially conscious, mission-driven, for-profit companies. Michael “Luni” Libes did not want to launch another company.

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Your car is about to go open source

Galido

“Today, automakers are having a hard time getting their customers to buy informatics systems because they only can do 10% of what a mobile phone can do,” said Rudi Streif, who leads the Automotive Grade Linux workgroup for the Linux Foundation. Tizen’s SDK allows developers to use HTML5 to write applications for an IVI.

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First job lessons: Seattle tech startup CEOs on what they learned from car washing, delivery, and more

GeekWire

This kind of work needs developers to be very precise in development work and to write code that is very optimized since any sloppiness in performance here affects all applications on Windows. ” Remitly background: Its mobile technology lets people send and receive money across national borders. Bill Richter , Qumulo.

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BYOD required for retention? Bollocks!!! - A Screw's Loose

A Screw's Loose

by Brian Katz on May 30, 2012 · 6 comments. There have to be certain parameters around security and usability that need to be met, but that does not preclude the two major mobile device OS’s currently on the market. Realize that this strategy doesn’t stop at mobile devices. Nonprofit HR. Going Mobile.

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The next generation of startups is remote

The Verge

Literally all you have to do is fill out an application that’s kind of like a college application or a job application, which most people have done. I did YC in 2007, and then again in 2012. So we basically built a common application that allows anyone to apply to all YC companies at the same time.

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Bias, disrespect, and demotions: Black employees say Amazon has a race problem

Vox

Former VP at General Motors, Alicia Boler-Davis, far right, attends President Obama’s State of the Union address in 2012. Mimi Fox Melton, Senior Director of Community Mobilization, says that according to research by the Kapor Center, on average people of color leave the tech industry within 3 years of entering.