Businesses are bustling around Amazon HQ, one year after RTO mandate

Seattle founders need to dream bigger | Viome launches personalized toothpaste ADVERTISEMENT [GeekWire]( SPONSOR MESSAGE: Washington state’s second-largest city is the hub of an ambitious regional tech community seeking to leverage new realities to achieve its longstanding goals: [Read more.]( TODAY'S TOP STORIES It’s been a little over a year since Amazon started enforcing a new policy requiring employees to be back in the office at least three days per week, and businesses around the tech giant’s Seattle headquarters are noticing the effects. - During GeekWire’s visit to the South Lake Union and Denny Triangle neighborhoods, restaurants and cafes were bustling, lines snaked down blocks where numerous food trucks were parked, and foot traffic in general seemed more robust. - Amazon said there’s more “energy, connection, and collaboration” in and around its offices. - Business owners and workers said Tuesday through Thursday are the busiest days, and some wished for Amazon employees to return five days a week. [Read more.]( Seattle needs more founders trying to hit home runs. That’s the word from Kyle Lui, a longtime Silicon Valley venture capitalist who recently moved to Seattle and is a general partner at Bling Capital. [Read more](. Seattle-area wellness startup Viome is targeting oral health with a line of personalized toothpaste and gel products formulated from microbiome data in the mouth. [Read more.]( Hot Links: - The FTC is asking Amazon for more details related to its hiring of executives from San Francisco startup Adept. ([Reuters]( - Seattle healthcare startup CalmWave inked a key deal for its tech that addresses ICU alarm fatigue. ([LinkedIn]( - Vanport Studio is a new startup studio out of Portland, Ore., that aims to help entrepreneurs accelerate their businesses. ([Silicon Florist]( - Seattle venture capitalist Martina Welkhoff launched a new project called Matriarchal Capitalism. ([LinkedIn]( - Amazon MGM Studios scored 62 Emmy nominations, but Netflix led all contenders with 107 and the FX series “Shogun” was tops with 25 nods. ([The New York Times]( - Verizon is leasing office space from rival T-Mobile in Bellevue, Wash. ([Puget Sound Business Journal]( Thanks for subscribing to the GeekWire newsletter, and have a great day. — GeekWire editor Taylor Soper, taylor@geekwire.com; and GeekWire reporter Kurt Schlosser, kurt@geekwire.com. SPONSOR MESSAGE [GeekWire on the Road: Spokane]( Washington state’s second-largest city is the hub of an ambitious regional tech community seeking to leverage new realities to achieve its longstanding goals, as GeekWire reports in this special series. [Read more.]( LATEST HEADLINES [Businesses around Amazon HQ are bustling, a year after tech giant’s return-to-office mandate]( [Longtime Silicon Valley investor on the biggest challenge for Seattle’s startup ecosystem]( [Wellness startup Viome targets oral health with toothpaste and gel formulated via microbiome data]( [NASA awards $348,000 to Interlune to test technology for processing moon soil]( [Environmental groups target Amazon’s climate efforts with Prime Day protest at Seattle HQ]( GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [BRINC: Senior/Principal Backend & Platform Software Engineer]( - [INRIX: Corporate Controller]( - [BRINC: Senior/Principal Full-Stack Software Engineer]( - [INRIX: Software Development Engineer]( - [BRINC: Content Writer]( - [Pioneer Square Labs: Principal]( - [INRIX: Senior Technical Program Manager]( - [INRIX: Senior Accountant]( - [INRIX: Chief Marketing Officer]( [FIND MORE JOBS ON GEEKWORK]( [HIRING? BUY A FEATURED LISTING TO APPEAR HERE]( [About GeekWire]( [Contact Us]( [Advertise]( Copyright © 2024 GeekWire LLC, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted to receive emails from GeekWire LLC.  Our mailing address is: GeekWire LLC 123 NW 36th St, Suite 203 Seattle, WA 98107  [change email frequency or address]( | [unsubscribe](