Community Events

Twitch has turned the live streaming experience upside down, now they’re partnering with AWS and challenging you to elevate the streaming experience with Twitch Extensions powered by AWS tools. Extensions are apps that can interact with live streams as a panel on a channel or a video overlay, making a fully interactive experience between content creators and their viewers. What Extensions can you create to make community interaction and engagement even better (for a chance to win some awesome prizes)?

Twitch AWS Extensions Challenge
Build Twitch Extensions for viewers, broadcasters, or both. Extensions can be in any category and any theme, as long as it uses integrates at least one AWS service.
– Prizes: Up to $26,500 in cash and prizes
– Deadline: February 26, 2019
– Learn more and register at http://bit.ly/2Cwqxzn

We have an exciting Microsoft hackathon for cybersecurity gurus! We need your help solving one of the biggest challenges facing security professionals today – connecting this diverse ecosystem of security solutions to improve the speed and accuracy of cyber defenses. Below are the basic details of what it’s all about:

Microsoft Graph Security Hackathon
Build or update a functioning Microsoft Graph-powered solution that leverages the Microsoft Graph Security API. (Note: Please review the complete requirements on the website)
– Prizes: Up to $15,000 in cash, promotion and a speaking opportunity at Build Day 2019
– Deadline: March 1, 2019
– Learn more and register at http://bit.ly/2Ae784O

Come hear two experienced angels speak about getting started investing in technology start-ups. They will cover:

1. How to think about the different stages of start-ups and build a portfolio.
2. How many deals you need to be in, liquidity of your investments, timing, and deal flow.
3. Due diligence: the basics of evaluating start-ups.
4. How deals are structured and legal basics.

Whether you are ready to start now or planning for the future this interactive session is designed to provide a framework for thinking about angel investing, how to make your first deal, and how to engage as an ongoing investor. The discussion will be targeted at those wanting to actively invest, but is useful for passive investors in seed funds who wish to understand more about this asset class.

Sarah Imbach is an active angel investor. She currently serves on seven boards and advises several other start-ups. Her focus is software, consumer and enterprise, marketplaces, and other consumer goods. Before locating to the PNW, Sarah was an early, pre-IPO, senior executive at three industry defining startups: COO at 23andME, Chief of Staff and VP of Revenue & Operations at LinkedIn, and SVP Customer Service Operations & Fraud at PayPal.

Serena Glover is an independent angel investor and board advisor to consumer and enterprise focused mobile, cloud service, and VR/AR companies. In 2004 she co-founded Twango, a consumer media sharing service, and negotiated its acquisition by Nokia in 2007. Prior to Twango, Serena spent 9 years at Microsoft, and was part of a research team at the University of Michigan that built some of the first database and graphic design tools.

How does your startup set a good foundation, so that as you move into fundraising, you have the key pieces in place. We will discuss how to properly set up your startup to be ready to take on VC and angel investments. This would include discussing the various documents regarding incorporation (vs. forming an LLC), board and stockholder consents, founder stock issuances, employees/contractors, IP, customer contracts, terms of services and privacy policy, etc.

We will also look at a due diligence request list for a typical early stage financing. This will help to frame the foundations that need to be built for your startup.

Daniel Neuman focuses on advising start-ups and emerging companies as well as venture capital funds on the challenges of entity formation, securities, corporate finance, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property and general corporate counseling. Daniel is experienced in representing companies in a vibrant range of industries from software, virtual and augmented reality, e-commerce, life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, real estate and restaurants. Daniel represents clients in all phases of a business’ growth and life cycles. In particular, he has broad experience in negotiating angel and venture capital financings.

If you’ve ever been to a New Tech Northwest event and experienced our vibrant community, then you already know that this is going to be a great job fair. Grab an early ticket!

You’ll benefit from meeting companies of all sizes hiring IT professionals, UX + UI designers, data scientists, front end developers, back end developers, graphic designers, database administrators, product managers, project managers, full stack engineers, mobile developers, Python programmers, JavaScript programmers, Ruby programmers, Java programmers, social media professionals, sales professionals, marketing professionals, and more.

There has never been a better time to Power [Up] in the tech industry! Join the Foster School of Business for a night of networking, learning, and encouragement as we celebrate the value of women in tech.

Hear how to be bold, intentional, and memorable in what you do, from our community of tech executives featuring:

Julie Averill, EVP & CTO, lululemon
Sue Taylor, CIO, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Lily Ley, VP & CIO, PACCAR Inc.
Charu Jain, VP & CIO, Alaska Airlines
Margaret Hopkins, VP & CIO, Puget Sound Energy
Bob Bruns, CIO & CISO, Avanade