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Remote First: Why Isn’t Every Company Boundaryless

ReadWriteStart

In my two previous installments, I talked about the changing dynamics in many tech-centric cities. Today, especially in tech hubs like Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, New York, or Seattle, none of these facts hold. Real estate costs in tech hubs have skyrocketed. In terms of technical expertise.

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Rare event in Palo Alto today: fireside chat with Lifograph and Microsoft

The Startup Magazine

Mendlen flew into Silicon Valley from Seattle specifically for this event to chat with the “Wiki of People” CEO. She is also an Angel Investor at the Wharton Alumni Angels and Tech Angels, her investment interest being in consumer, mobile and SaaS startups.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Syndio

Austin Startup

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 23, 2020 Seattle-based Syndio has a bold ambition: to eradicate unlawful pay disparities in the workplace. This SaaS company, one of 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , enables global organizations to analyze and resolve pay gaps due to gender or race and stay in compliance over time.

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10 Best Cities in the United States for Startups and Entrepreneurs (2018)

crowdSPRING Blog

There are now many metro areas with growing infrastructure and increasingly skilled workforces that can support tech startups. . That’s exceptional startup growth that other cities will find tough to match. In 2010, the city had six times more high-tech startups per capita than the nation’s average. Los Angeles, CA.

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Nine Companies That Got Brand Right

YoungUpstarts

Plus, there are more options than ever, and online retailers have made it easy to pick the lowest price (with decent reviews) and be done with it. By inventing and patenting the technology for their fabric in 1969, they claimed the gold standard in waterproof fibers. Lindsay lives in Seattle with her husband and two children.

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10 Companies Want To Show You The Money

YoungUpstarts

Drivers are matched with passengers who request rides through the Lyft iPhone or Android app. Paul, San Francisco, LA, San Diego, Seattle, Chicago, Boston, and Washington, DC. Pabla Ayala is the cofounder of pFunk Media , a communications strategy company focused on tech startups. An on-demand ride sharing service.

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Why Your Startup Can’t Afford To Hire a CTO

konamoxt.com

January 18, 2009 Why Your Startup Can’t Afford To Hire a CTO Before Founding Konamoxt, my last gig was the Chief Technology Officer for a local Seattle Startup. I’m on the Board of Advisers of several other startup companies in the Seattle area. Sometimes, this “gut reaction&# is correct.