Technology
2018 Tech Impact Awards, Cloud: Heptio
The Seattle-based company now has 90 employees
This article appears in print in the October 2018 issue. See more about the winners of the 2018 Tech Impact Awards here. Click here for a free subscription. HeptioLocation: SeattleEmployees: 90 Craig McLuckie has a rare objective for this startup: to make the transformative chores his IT product performs turn dull. Infrastructure should be boring,…
2018 Tech Impact Awards, Emerging Companies: Shyft Technologies
Plus: Silver Award winners Xnor.ai and Blue Canoe Learning
This article appears in print in the October 2018 issue. See more about the winners of the 2018 Tech Impact Awards here. Click here for a free subscription. Shyft TechnologiesLocation: SeattleEmployees: 25 Brett Patrontasch wasnt a tech guy when he cofounded the company he now helms that makes a mobile service for scheduling shift-based employees….
2018 Tech Impact Awards, Analytics: Amperity
Plus: Silver Award winner Highspot
This article appears in print in the October 2018 issue. See more about the winners of the 2018 Tech Impact Awards here. Click here for a free subscription. AmperityLocation: SeattleEmployees: 100 Right hand, meet left hand. Simplified, its the internal introduction that Amperitys sophisticated platform offers enterprises by bringing together many disparate data sources about…
Self-Driving Vehicles May Be the Answer to Seattle-Area Traffic Problems
Autonomous vehicles are coming. And soon. The key to their ultimate impact may be how many people each one carries.
This article appears in print in the September 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. The sudden appearance of driverless cars, not long ago the stuff of science fiction, has some Puget Sound transportation managers a little spooked. We do not want the technology to decide what kind of city we will have, says…
Hadi Partovi and Trish Millines Dziko Are the 2018 Tech Impact Champions
Code.org and Technology Access Foundation founders will be honored at Tech Impact Awards event on September 25.
For tickets or more information on the 2018 Tech Impact Awards, click here. In advance of the annual Tech Impact Awards next month, Seattle Business magazine has named Hadi Partovi and Trish Millines Dziko its Tech Impact Champions for 2018. The awards recognize distinguished careers of work in the technology field. Partovi is CEO of…
Microsoft Renews Its Push For Inclusion
CEO Satya Nadella says raising a son with cerebral palsy helped him "better understand the journey of people with disabilities.
This story appears in the July 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. When Satya Nadella became CEO of Microsoft in 2014, he was hailed for the cloud-computing savvy that would help him engineer the companys turnaround. But he also brought another unique perspective to the table: Having raised a son with cerebral palsy,…
This Lightweight, Affordable E-Bike Was Created With Seattle in Mind
Propellas power-assisted bike targets the sweet spot between price and weight
This article appears in the June 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. Ben Tarassoli admits his Propella electric bicycle is neither the fastest nor the flashiest on the market. But he will put it up against all makers who seek that elusive sweet spot where function and form meet at the intersection of…
Blockchain in Action: A Case Study in Coffee
How one company is using blockchain to record every step of the process, from farmer to consumer.
This article appears in the June 2018 issue as part of a larger feature story on blockchain in Seattle. Click here for a free subscription. For many of its proponents, blockchain is all about efficiency and productivity. For Scott Tupper, who became aware of the shortcomings of government and NGO aid initiatives as an anthropologist…
Tableau’s Turnaround: Under New Leadership, the Seattle Software Company Is Trending Upward
Tableau's new CEO believes choosy customers will take it back to the top of the charts.
DOING HIS LEVEL BEST. Tableau Software chose Adam Selipsky as its new CEO in August 2016. At the time, Tableau cofounder and departing CEO Christian Chabot said, Adam is going to take Tableau to the next level. This article appears in the June 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. Analytics company Tableau Software…
Keeping Tabs: Optio3 Brings Organization to the Internet of Things
Optio3 helps monitor all your building's devices
This article appears in the May 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. Virtually every inhabited structure whether its an office, a hotel or a cruise ship contains thousands of connected devices that control everything from card readers and video cameras to lighting and temperature. These controllers offer potential for automation, but they also…
A Seattle Company Is Working to Get More Women Into Podcasting
Larj Media's new network will feature podcasts developed, produced and hosted by women.
This article appears in the May 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. Seattle-based Larj Media has launched the Larj Network to feature podcasts developed, produced and hosted by women. We want to create a platform for women of diverse backgrounds to have a distinct voice, says Tina Nole, Larj Medias founder and creative…
Redmonds Helion Energy Looks to Nuclear Fusion As the Next Big Thing in Power Generation
A Redmond firm believes its compact fusion technology is the right kind of nuclear energy.
HOT STUFF: An engineering drawing shows Helions truck-size 50-megawatt generator, which produces fusion energy, the same type of energy produced by the sun. This article appears in print in the April 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. As a fuel of the future, nuclear energy isnt doing too well these days. Between low…
New, Bellevue-Based App Teaches English Pronunciation Using AI
Blue Canoe Learning uses AI to teach English pronunciation.
This article appears in print in the April 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. It wont teach you a new language, but Blue Canoe Learnings new game app powered by machine learning promises to help people around the world communicate more effectively in English. Like many good ideas, Blue Canoe was born over…