Code Fellows pledges $5M to new Tech Opportunity Fund, with shout-out from VP Biden

Monica Nicklesburg | GeekWire | 9 September 2016

“Code Fellows, a coding bootcamp headquartered in Seattle, is pledging $5 million to help women and minorities learn tech skills over the next five years.

The scholarships are part of the Tech Opportunity Fund, a partnership between Code Fellows, The Iron Yard, and Operation Hope designed to improve diversity in tech and fill the thousands of technology jobs currently open across the U.S.”

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Former Clearwire, King Digital CFO offers hiring tips for Seattle executives

Casey Coombs | Puget Sound Business Journal | 9 September 2016

“…Cochran, whose career has been defined by managing companies experiencing explosive growth and change, has witnessed a variety of hiring styles – both good and bad. One particularly bad approach, she said, involved requiring six interviewers to reach a unanimous decision on each candidate.”

“It was not effective,” she said. “We lost candidates because the process took too long because we couldn’t get all six people in one shot.”

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How Seattle millennials can network — in real life

Maggie Mertens | The Seattle Times | 9 September 2016

“Most millennials are already adept at networking — online, at least. Between Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram, those born from the 1980s to the late 1990s might seem to be already connected enough to deem old-school networking passé.

But as it turns out, this digitally plugged-in generation has plenty of need, and opportunity, for face-to-face professional networking, especially here in the Seattle area.”

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‘Connecting people to opportunity:’ PSBJ to sponsor Seattle Startup Week

Ashley Stewart | Puget Sound Business Journal | 8 September 2016

“Successful innovation hubs rely on encounters between entrepreneurs. That’s why the Puget Sound Business Journal signed on as the media sponsor for the 2016 Seattle Startup Week, which connects entrepreneurs across the region with resources and with each other.”

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Bellevue’s OfferUp raises hefty $119 million, hits ‘unicorn’ value

Rachel Lerman | The Seattle Times | 8 September 2016

“Mobile marketplace OfferUp cemented its status as one of the region’s largest tech startups Thursday by snaring another massive round of funding.

The Bellevue buy-sell company raised $119 million from private equity firm Warburg Pincus and existing investors, bringing its total amount raised to $210 million over its five-year life.”

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