TechFlash: Madrona vs. Ignition; WeWork makes it official; Fast-rising rents

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Madrona vs. Ignition: Take an inside look at two very different venture strategies Madrona may have backed some of the region's biggest recent success stories, but Ignition Partners has also had an impact on the region — by drawing Silicon Valley companies to Seattle. WeWork makes it official: co-working giant to open big Bellevue space The company says it will occupy 80,000 square feet in the new 31-story Lincoln Square office tower. Zillow says Seattle will still have fastest rising rents in nation next year Portland will come in No. 2 in terms of apartment rental growth. Boeing worker brings diversity to emojis, creates iDiversicons Katrina Parrott's daughter wanted emojis that looked like she did. Katrina ran out of money trying to turn the idea into a business, but that didn't stop her. Democracy Live launches voting app to view election ballots on smartphones LiveBallot can show every U.S. voter sample ballots, candidate bios, endorsements, news articles, candidate funding, local and state initiatives and polling place information. Is Qatar Airways warning Airbus or bluffing with Boeing 737 Max announcement? One aerospace expert says the airline's letter of intent for 60 Boeing 737s is a threat to Airbus, while a second says Qatar Airways can't back up its bluff. National Tech News Apple-Samsung patent lawsuit heads to the U.S. Supreme Court Google says no to shipping its robotic arms On Facebook and Twitter, Sunday's debate was mostly about Trump

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