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Tech Moves: Graham & Walker exec joins Seattle Storm; Union Bay founder lands new role

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Titcomb, a Seattle native, began her career as part of a family-run apparel business that uses eco-friendly bamboo material. The longtime software engineer most recently was CTO at Fusebit, a Seattle-based startup he founded that helps developers with software integration capabilities. She’ll remain a venture partner at the firm.

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Melinda Gates’ Pivotal Ventures and Techstars unveil cohort for ‘Future of Longevity’ Accelerator

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Braze Mobility : Braze Mobility has developed the world’s first blind spot sensor system that can be attached to any motorized wheelchair, transforming it into a “smart” wheelchair. Naborforce : Naborforce connects a network of community members, “Nabors,” to older adults for assistance with basic tasks and social engagement.

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Clutter be gone: This startup will sell your stuff online for a $5.99 flat rate

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His approach relies on gig economy workers, which has become a more developed sector; targets a public comfortable with interacting with gig workers; doesn’t use centralized warehouses or receiving sites for processing and selling items; and is ramping up during supply chain shortages that are reducing the availability of new goods.

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Tech Moves: Madrona grows investment team; MicroVision, Axon add board members; and more

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Prior to Amazon, Sharma co-founded LifeLemon, a consumer apparel e-commerce startup, led marketing at Flipkart, and was a developer at Oracle. She previously held marketing and business development roles at Health Outcome Sciences, ChartLogic, and Remedy Informatics, which all offer technology solutions for the healthcare industry.

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Expat CIOs: IT leaders broaden horizons with global experiences

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Brian Ferris, chief data, analytics, and technology officer, Loyalty NZ Brian Ferris / Loyalty NZ Assumptions about technology development being at the same level in different countries, for example, often prove wrong. Similarly, CLP had a lot of custom development for its transmission and distribution business.

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3 certification tips for IT leaders looking to get ahead

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But certificates, even technical ones, can be an important part of any IT leader’s career journey, giving them hands-on experience, strategic insights into emerging technologies and methodologies, and the possibility to grow their peer network. As a result, they procure solutions off-the-shelf rather than developing them in-house.

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As Zulily promotes ‘going out of business sale,’ longtime employees reflect on retailer’s impact

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.” “The experiences I gained, the challenges I overcame, and the bonds I formed have profoundly influenced me over the last 12 years and I think they will for the rest of my life,” Sabeeka Dar, a former business development leader at Zulily, wrote on LinkedIn. For many years, she never ran into problems getting paid.

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