TechFlash: OfferUp CEO on valuation; Ex-WaMu exec to rehab LendingClub's rep

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OfferUp CEO: Unicorns are about vanity. 'Valuation is not important to us' OfferUp is quite possibly the Seattle area's only "unicorn." It's a common term in Silicon Valley – home of Uber, Airbnb and Snapchat – and it's one co-founder and CEO Nick Huzar hopes you won't use to describe his company. Out-of-state tech giants driving revamp of downtown office space Facebook's lavish remodel of newly leased office space at Dexter Station in South Lake Union — which will cost about $300 a square foot — is the latest example, according to Pat Pendergast, managing director of JLL commercial real estate and owner of Washington Partners. LendingClub names former WaMu exec as its new finance chief, as bid to reassure investors continues With the hiring of Thomas Casey, it's clear that LendingClub is attempting to do everything it can to claw back investor confidence in its future. Talking to tech: Seattle startup sees future where all technology is voice-enabled Forget buttons and touch screens and typing on keyboard. Kitt.AI is developing ways to make voice-enabled interfaces easily accessible to developers and programmers. The comeback kids: 41 companies return to 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies List The Puget Sound Business Journal is revealing the 100 companies that made the 2016 list alphabetically. Today, we share companies that begin with F through L. Boeing to unveil new jet fighter trainer Tuesday ​Boeing Co. is slated to unveil its new advanced pilot training system being developed for the U.S. Air Force, called the T-X, on Tuesday in St. Louis. These 19 Puget Sound-area high schools ranked among the top 1,500 in the country U.S. News and World Report has ranked thousands of high schools based on a variety of factors, including graduation rate, rate of advanced placement testing and college readiness. Here are the schools that make the grade in the Puget Sound region. National Tech News Zenefits settles with five more states over broker licensing snafus Under Armour co-founder advises startups to differentiate their strategy Apple's iPhone 7 event reveals unusual ideas about diversity Google will deliver groceries to Kansas City doorsteps

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