August 2016 Archives - 425 Business

Turning it Loose on the Trombone

The trombone is Keith James’ creative and social outlet Keith James’ project-management skills are in high demand in the tech industry. Since graduating from Arizona State University in 1991, the…

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Public Relations for Startups

Should you hire a PR firm to help you launch? Nailing down the company’s message is an important yet often overlooked aspect of entrepreneurship. Potential customers have to know what…

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Product Marketing in a Web-Based World

Companies may be focusing on digital to drive their advertising campaigns, but offline options can be just as viable or even more so, experts say. Assuming you’re old enough, think…

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Back to School: 6 Options for Continuing Education

Continuing-education programs offer the chance to improve your acumen, bolster your skills, and learn something new. Looking for new skills to help you advance in your career? Want to finish…

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Clarisonic invented its skin-cleansing brush in 2004, and has since sold over 15 million devices. The company claims its handheld instrument cleans six times better than hands alone. The award-winning…

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A Coding Reboot

Trade school Coding Dojo claims it can turn anybody into an entry-level programmer in 14 weeks. Is the Bellevue-based company sparking economic reform at the same time? Growing up in…

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Linking Bellevue College with the Workforce

Al Lewis’ varied career prepared him well for his job as Bellevue College’s vice president of economic development. His new task? Creating tomorrow’s workforce. There’s a strong likelihood that Bellevue College will…

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On the Books

60 Seconds & You’re Hired! Robin Ryan, Penguin Books, $15 paperback Robin Ryan’s classic 1994 book 60 Seconds & You’re Hired! is all about the interview, which is the key…

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Inside Threat

Easy access to information means employees can jeopardize a company’s security In 2006, computer forensics expert Kris Haworth was sent to Pakistan to investigate possible cybercrime. The stakes were high:…

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Lessons from a CEO: BitTitan’s Geeman Yip

After 10 years of bootstrapping, Kirkland darling BitTitan closed a $15 million Series A in June. And, when the first wire transfer from that round was transferred into BitTitan’s account,…

Turning it Loose on the Trombone

Public Relations for Startups

Product Marketing in a Web-Based World

Back to School: 6 Options for Continuing Education

Office Envy: Clarisonic

A Coding Reboot

Linking Bellevue College with the Workforce

On the Books

Inside Threat

Lessons from a CEO: BitTitan’s Geeman Yip