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Shift AI Podcast: Setting AI guidelines at work, with City of Seattle interim CTO, Jim Loter

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Jim Loter, a longtime tech leader inside the city of Seattle, currently serves as interim chief technology officer. Everything from acquisitions and procurement to operational management to IT projects to application development is all done in our department. Conference of Mayors in Columbus, Ohio.

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How Trainline’s CTO stays on track with professional development

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Few would swap sunny San Francisco and the innovation of Silicon Valley for a train ticketing company serving disgruntled UK commuters, but try telling that to Trainline CTO, Milena Nikolic. Since joining a year ago, Nikolic has split teams into horizontal and vertical functions to support operational efficiency and product development.

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Funding news: Angel conference backs brain device startup, weapons detection company lands $15M

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The news: Five startups jostled for $200,000 in funding in the final round of the Seattle Angel Conference , with new medical device company BrainSpace rising to the top. The device has “continuous intracranial pressure monitoring supporting remote consults and new discoveries” according to the company’s website. (LinkedIn Photo).

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Serial entrepreneur Gaurav Oberoi strikes again: Lexion’s sale to Docusign shows methodical approach to building startups

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Lexion Photo) Six years later, the floor inside a conference room at the AI2 Incubator in Seattle still shows signs of Gaurav Oberoi’s dedication to solving customer problems. ” Diligent discernment From left: Lexion CTO and co-founder Emad Elwany; CEO and co-founder Gaurav Oberoi; and Chief Legal Officer Jessica Nguyen.

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Invincea Announces 54 New Enterprise Customers for Its Flagship Enterprise Solution, $8.1M in Advanced Research Contracts for Its Labs Division

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in Advanced Research Contracts For its Labs Division. Major Market Demand for Advanced Threat Protection Driving Rapid Platform Adoption and Expansion of Technology Ecosystem; Company Announces Integration With Palo Alto Networks’ Wildfire Platform. contract with the U.S. – bg. For more information, visit [link].

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Tech Moves: RealSelf appoints interim CEO; Hootsuite hires new CFO; Tune CEO lands at Roku

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Kizilbash is a recent hire at the Seattle-based company, joining in June as vice president of corporate development. Tune CEO Peter Hamilton at the company’s 2017 Postback conference. Ries was most recently general manager of demand generation at contract management startup Icertis. GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota).

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Athira Pharma extends Alzheimer’s clinical trial, adds new execs after CEO placed on leave

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It is in clinical-stage development of a compound for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease dementia. Romano has a background in commercial buildings and aerospace and is founder and CEO of BlueRipple Capital, LLC, a consultancy firm for global technology companies. The Bothell, Wash. Athira Photos).