Study ranks Washington as biggest abuser of jargon in job ads; startup CEO tells us why words matter

Study ranks Washington as biggest abuser of jargon in job ads; startup CEO tells us why words matter

The technical terms with the highest above-average usage in job advertisements in each state. (Canva graphic) A new study of the use of technical jargon in job advertisements has identified the worst culprits in the United States. And we would like to speak to Washington State. According to an analysis by Canva, maker of online … Read more

Venture Out expands to help more people validate their startup ideas while still working at a day job

Venture Out expands to help more people validate their startup ideas while still working at a day job

Venture Out executives Sean Sternbach (left) and Ken Horenstein. (Venture out photo) Venture Out expanded: The Seattle-based organization that aims to help technicians quit businesses and create their own startups has added a new program called Moonlighter Lab. What it does: The lab charges $ 1,499 for an 8-week program of validating startup ideas from … Read more

Amazon’s diversity and inclusion leader, Elizabeth Nieto, leaving for job at Spotify in New York

Amazon’s diversity and inclusion leader, Elizabeth Nieto, leaving for job at Spotify in New York

Elizabeth Nieto at Amazon’s Global Diversity Equity and Inclusion Summit in January 2020 (Amazon Photo) Elizabeth Nieto, head of Amazon’s global diversity, justice and inclusion team, is leaving the Seattle tech giant after less than two years to get a new job at Spotify, and points out a desire to be closer to her family … Read more