Tech Moves: Techstars Seattle adds director; Redfin’s head of industry relations departs; and more
July 23, 2021 at 4:34 pm
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Sarah Studer. (Techstars Photo) Former Impact Hub Seattle Managing Director Sarah Studer is joining Techstars Seattle as the director of platform. Studer was most recently assistant director at the University of Washington’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship.
Studer spent six years leading Impact Hub Seattle, one of the city’s first co-working spaces. After Studer’s departure the organization rebranded as Seattle Impact Hall and shut down last year.
Seattle startup founder lobbies for seat on SpaceX craft that will take civilian crew to orbit
February 13, 2021 at 2:06 am
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Austin Hirsh, founder of Seattle-based The 2050 Company, in his video promoting himself as a viable candidate for a civilian mission to space. (Twitter via @AustinHirsh)
The founder of a bootstrapped Seattle startup who launched his company on Kickstarter is looking to hitch a ride to space with a tech billionaire, and he’s using a video on Twitter to plead his case.