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Microsoft and Facebook vet leads nonprofit making software to improve COVID-19 rapid tests

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A Seattle-based nonprofit launched to provide digital health solutions for poorer countries is applying its expertise to help with COVID-19 testing. Audere is building software for administering rapid result COVID tests that can be integrated into products being developed by U.S. Audere Photo).

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Meet the startups that just graduated from Creative Destruction Lab’s accelerator in Seattle

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CDL Photo) Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), a nonprofit that runs 13 startup accelerators across the world, just graduated another swath of early stage companies from its Seattle program. Back row, from left: Macey McGovern (Seattle), Dhwani Patel (Seattle), Emer Dooley (Seattle), Ramzy Huneidi (Seattle), Carter McDonald (Vancouver).

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Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft CVP joins Builder.ai as president; Moonbeam hires Seattle marketing vet

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Photo) — Vahé Torossian , a longtime former corporate vice president at Microsoft , joined software development startup Builder.ai with the same thrill and excitement to be part of something bigger than myself as I experienced when I joined Microsoft in 1992,” Torossian wrote on LinkedIn. . Vahé Torossian.

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Tech Moves: SoundCommerce vet launches startup; Microsoft Federal leader departs; and more

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(LinkedIn Photo) — Diena Lee Mann , former senior vice president at Seattle startup SoundCommerc e , launched a startup that aims to help business analysts work more effectively with platforms such as Tableau, Microsoft Power BI, Looker Studio, and others. Prior to his role at Microsoft, Wagner was president of IT services company ManTech.

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Ada Developers Academy: A no-cost career program that aims to diversify IT

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Mariya Burrows wanted to make a career change to software development after taking an introductory course on the topic, but the last thing she wanted to do was take out more student loans. Mariya Burrows, software engineer, RealSelf. Mariya Burrows. A no-cost academy with a mission. How the program works.

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What is a business analyst? A key role for business-IT efficiency

CIO Business Intelligence

BAs engage with business leaders and users to understand how data-driven changes to process, products, services, software, and hardware can improve efficiencies and add value. Depending on the role, a business analyst might work with data sets to improve products, hardware, tools, software, services, or process.

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Tech Moves: Accolade appoints execs; Vacasa adds board member ahead of SPAC deal; and more

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Stacey was most recently a VP at Microsoft and previously VP of global strategy and operations at SAP Concur. The former CEO of BoldIQ, Yarkoni was most recently an executive at Check Point Software and previously EVP of customer operations and strategy at Apptio. Accolade is based in Seattle and Philadelphia. Danielle Ishem.