#SeattleStartup
Rebecca Lovell from Startup Seattle shared some great lessons and insights during her webinar on how Seattle has gone “all in” on the technology startup sector of their economy. Attendees learned how Rebecca has worked to engage high school students, minorities and women in the technology startup scene. She’s also acted as a matchmaker, coach and therapist for entrepreneurs in the city, giving her a unique perspective on what those people are looking for from their city government.
Watch the Startup Seattle Webinar
Ms. Lovell has been kind enough to share her PowerPoint and several links to her youth engagement efforts below. If you have any questions or would like to continue the conversation started in the webinar you can email Rebecca at rebecca.lovell@seattle.gov.
PowerPoint – Startup Seattle Webinar
Startup Seattle’s Youth Engagement Efforts:
- Tech Tour: Umoja Peace Center interns meet Moz
- Tech Tour: Rhapsody and rock
- Tech Tour: DawgBytes reunion at Zillow!
- Hack the CD: History-making hackathon and neighborhood jam session!
- Hack the CD Coding Bootcamp
- Ahoy, Raspberry Pyrates: Coding camp for girls
- Let it code: Mayor Murray visits Garfield High School for Hour of Code
Word on the Street
Excited to learn from @StartupSeattle on today’s #SeattleStartup @ELGL50 webinar! #ecdev #localgov #creativesolutions pic.twitter.com/vusvThUYo7
— Kirsten Wyatt (@kowyatt) February 17, 2015
“Startup Advocate” is a new @CityofSeattle position. @rebeccalovelll is no stranger to #ecdev, though. #SeattleStartup @StartupSeattle
— ELGL (@ELGL50) February 17, 2015
There are three prongs to @StartupSeattle‘s approach to helping tech startups #SeattleStartup pic.twitter.com/PfwHTnuEIv
— Southeast ELGL (@SEELGL) February 17, 2015
“We want to build a robust talent pipeline. Because that’ll help with recruitment.” – @lovelletters of @StartupSeattle #SeattleStartup
— Northwest ELGL (@NWELGL) February 17, 2015
.@StartupSeattle listens to startups & connects them w/ resources! Only 13% of cities do that! #SeattleStartup pic.twitter.com/fTI1aR5bom
— Northwest ELGL (@NWELGL) February 17, 2015
This is what keeps entrepreneurs up a night #scary @StartupSeattle #SeattleStartup pic.twitter.com/rYxYmzlXnZ
— Southeast ELGL (@SEELGL) February 17, 2015
Super cool: first project for @startupseattle was to bring young women and students of color to #StartupWeekend #SeattleStartup
— ELGL (@ELGL50) February 17, 2015
A lesson for #localgov? @StartupSeattle makes an effort to expose youth to career paths & workplaces! #SeattleStartup
— Ben McCready (@BenMcCready1) February 17, 2015
I love this: @StartupSeattle is working with @CityofSeattle to “Hack the Commute” #SeattleStartup pic.twitter.com/xCGttJyi6L
— Ben Kittelson (@benkittelson56) February 17, 2015
Office hours with entrepreneurs in each sector is a lesson the @CityofSeattle Ec Dev Dept took from @StartupSeattle #SeattleStartup
— Northwest ELGL (@NWELGL) February 17, 2015
Maintaining the pipeline of talent; transit; affordable housing are key civic topics for #SeattleStartup entrepreneurs. #ecdev
— ELGL (@ELGL50) February 17, 2015
The whole @StartupSeattle budget is $150,000 – they are doing a lot with a little! #SeattleStartup
— Northwest ELGL (@NWELGL) February 17, 2015
Any follow up questions on #SeattleStartup? Email @lovelletters at rebecca.lovell@seattle.gov She’s a #localgov #rockstar! @StartupSeattle
— ELGL (@ELGL50) February 17, 2015