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2014 Analyst Forum: Data Analytics and Ancestry.com

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ancestry CTO Scott Sorensen says [link] 's business is all about data and telling stories from that data #DataAnalytics. — Trajectory Magazine (@TrajectoryMag) July 30, 2014. "Making "Making your data widely available is a great way to recruitand hire data scientists" Via Sorensen, @ancestry CTO #dataanalytics.

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Seattle startup Yardstick launches app for structured job interviews, better hiring decisions

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The company, Yardstick , is making its debut today with a browser-based app that leads companies and hiring managers through the process of structured job interviews. The goal is to make better hiring decisions using consistent questions and processes, while incorporating culture and competencies in a way that can persist as a company grows.

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Tech Moves: Xbox hires Seattle gaming vet Kim Swift; Frontdoor adds Amazon Fashion leader; more

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Tony Bacos , former vice president and CTO of Amazon Fashion, has been hired at Frontdoor as the company’s first senior vice president and chief digital officer. The advisory council currently has 14 members including Microsoft Tech for Social Impact CTO Erik Arnold ; Vulcan CEO Bill Hilf; and King County CIO Tanya Hannah.

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Zoox CTO on the Amazon acquisition, and the environmental promise of self-driving taxis

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Jesse Levinson, co-founder and CTO of Zoox, the self-driving taxi company acquired by Amazon last year. A veteran in the world of autonomous vehicles, Levinson is the co-founder and CTO of Zoox, a Foster City, Calif., So that was our vision back in 2014. Behind him is the company’s autonomous electric vehicle. Zoox Photo).

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Tech Moves: Amazon’s director of Alexa Trust; BECU adds CIO; Lockstep, Fabric exit stealth mode

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Amazon hired Anne Toth as director of Alexa Trust, a team focused on the privacy, security, accessibility, ethics and biases of Amazon’s voice platform. Toth was previously VP of people and policy at Slack and head of privacy and policy for Google social products including Google+. Amazon Photo). million seed round. Nick Nelson.

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Tech Moves: Smartsheet CFO joins Auth0 board; Outreach opens NYC office; Concure Oncology adds CEO; and more

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office in Seattle and hired Microsoft alum Benjamin Gauthey as VP of global strategy and business development. The Seattle office will initially hire 10 employees. We are looking forward to hiring from this impressive pool of talent and growing our global presence,” said Gauthey. Warren Barkley.

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eSentire Secures $19.5 Million to Expand its Elite Cybersecurity Services

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In 2015, eSentire opened its European headquarters and a second Security Operations Center in Cork Ireland and committed to hiring 100 new employees in Europe over the next five years. eSentire has received multiple accolades for exceptional service, which includes HFM (Hedge Fund Manager) Service Provider awards (2013, 2014, 2015).

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