Outerwall CEO’s email details how $1.6B deal will impact staff

Puget Sound Business Journal | Ashley Stewart | July 27

“Since Outerwall (Nasdaq: OUTR) earlier this week announced plans to be acquired by New York-based investment firm Apollo Global Management, neither company has revealed much about what the deal means for the Redbox-owner’s Bellevue employees.
An email Outerwall CEO Erik Prusch sent to employees, however, provides a look at the company’s internal communications about the acquisition.” Read more.

3 ways to motivate high performers

Puget Sound Business Journal | Katie Loehrke | July 27

“The coaching, the never-ending cycle of training and retraining, and the discipline when the first two don’t seem to help … working with untalented or unmotivated people can seem exhausting.
High-performing workers … well, that’s a different story.” Read more.

BioMed Realty opening new biotech startup space in lab-starved Seattle

Geekwire | Nat Levy | July 27

“Startup, co-working and incubator spaces are proliferating throughout the Puget Sound region. But Seattle isn’t just a tech town, it’s also a thriving biotech hub, and those companies need space to get off the ground too.” Read more.

Report: Android OS-maker Cyanogen cuts ‘significant’ amount of employees

Geekwire | Taylor Soper | July 22

“Android operating system developer Cyanogen is laying off a “significant portion” of its staff today, according to an AndroidPolice report.

“The Seattle-based company, which has raised more than $110 million to date, cut around 20 percent of its 136-person workforce today, reported AndroidPolice.” Read more.

How this Seattle startup is using Pokémon Go to recruit tech employees

Geekwire | Kurt Schlosser | July 21

“If you’re out to catch ’em all, you may just land yourself a new job in the process.

“Avvo, the Seattle-based online legal services startup, is using Pokémon Go “lures” to attract players during lunch hour today in Seattle’s Denny Park. Once there, those players will be able to connect with recruiters to learn about job openings and what it’s like to work for the growing tech company.” Read more.