Tech Moves: Blake Cahill departs Banyan Branch; Red Russak joins Apptentive; and more

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Blake Cahill has stepped down as president of Seattle social media agency Banyan Branch to take a new job at Royal Philips. Cahill is relocating to the Netherlands where Royal Philips is based. In the new role as global head of digital and social marketing, Cahill will lead digital and social initiatives across the company. He previously served as… Read More…

Eleven startup pitches in eleven minutes: What’s your favorite?

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It was speed pitching on steroids Wednesday night as a group of die-hard startup junkies packed into the basement of the TechStars headquarters for the Lean Startup Seattle meetup. A mind-numbing array of thirty startup companies pitched their wares, but at the end of the day only one could be champ. The event started with… Read More…

How do we make the Seattle startup ecosystem stronger?

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Leaders from the Seattle technology community gathered in the basement of TechStars on Tuesday night to discuss ways to strengthen the startup ecosystem and make it easier for entrepreneurs to build their companies here. Organized by Startup Weekend’s Jennifer Cabala, the brainstorming session was one of the first steps in an effort backed by the… Read More…