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GeekWire Awards 2020 revealed: Big winners, celebrities and surprises power virtual event

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We couldn’t get together in person, but we still found a way to celebrate the best in Pacific Northwest tech on Thursday as the GeekWire Awards went virtual. Other finalists are: Adaptive Biotechnologies prices IPO at $20 per share; Assurance acquired by Prudential for $2.35 See this post for more background on this category.

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Tech Moves: The Riveter’s Amy Nelson to lead new SaksWorks venture; Funko’s leadership transition

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A former loyalty marketing director for Starwood Resorts, Myers was most recently a marketing and social media strategy consultant. Nelson and her husband have been disputing the FBI’s seizure of their bank accounts in an ongoing Amazon Web Services lawsuit. It’s the latest leadership change at Amazon Web Services.

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Top Stories of ’21: Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, COVID, and what’s next for tech in Seattle and beyond

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Amazon’s “remarkable year,” including its ability to scale up in response to COVID, the leadership transition to new CEO Andy Jassy, new leadership principles and the continued success of Amazon Web Services. And there’s so much at that interface.”

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