Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Sept. 3, 2023.
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Slalom Consulting lays off 7% of workforce; CEO cites ‘significant shifts within our industry’
Seattle-based business and technology firm Slalom Consulting laid off about 900 employees in a workforce reduction. … Read More
Former Amazon exec Dave Clark abruptly resigns as Flexport CEO a year after joining logistics company
Dave Clark, the former longtime Amazon executive, has resigned as CEO of Flexport, the San Francisco-based logistics company he joined a year ago. … Read More
Employees report a rare round of layoffs at Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture
Several employees at Kent, Wash.-based Blue Origin are reporting that they’ve been laid off, marking a rare turnabout in the rapid growth of Jeff Bezos’ space venture. … Read More
‘Convoy Mafia’: Alumni from trucking marketplace company take the wheel at their own startups
The Convoy Mafia is growing in Seattle. A vast alumni network from the trucking marketplace company is fueling entrepreneurial activity in Seattle, where at least 25 startups are now led by former employees of Convoy. … Read More
Seattle-based Breakers, a new fund led by Annie Luchsinger, eyes early-stage startups
Breakers is breaking into the venture capital scene. … Read More
Tech Moves: Flexport execs depart; Rover adds board member; longtime T-Mobile leader to retire
— Dave Clark isn’t the only former Amazon exec out at Flexport. … Read More
Inside BrickCon 2023, where serious LEGO geeks have been building for this moment
If you build it, they will come. Especially if you build a train, roller coaster, coral reef, space station, warship, castle, hot rod, battle scene or countless other things out of LEGO at BrickCon 2023. … Read More
Tech entrepreneur Robbie Cape brings a taste of startup life to Mt. Joy, his new Seattle chicken joint
The joy was on the face of Robbie Cape. And the Mt. … Read More
RideWithGPS, a Portland startup that makes bicycle route planning tools, lands $3M
RideWithGPS, a 16-year-old company that sells GPS-powered route-planning tools for bicyclists, landed $3 million from an undisclosed strategic investor. … Read More
Mars Society unveils its plan to establish technology institute, perhaps in Seattle
The nonprofit Mars Society is getting set to take the next giant leap in its mission to support Red Planet exploration and settlement, by establishing a Mars Technology Institute to develop the tools and processes those settlers will need. … Read More
