Why this Seattle VC moved to a farm — and the startup lessons learned along the way

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Startups lessons from the farm: Aviel Ginzburg is a longtime Seattle tech leader who currently works as a general partner at Founders’ Co-op. But recently he's been splitting time between taking calls from startup founders and tending to his family's new 40-acre farm in Southern Oregon. In many ways, the lessons Ginzburg is learning planting crops and fixing tractors are transferable to the founders in his firm’s portfolio. Read the story.

REI helps founders of color forge path ahead: A year into its $30 million Path Ahead Ventures initiative, the Seattle retailer is learning from and guiding entrepreneurs in two accelerator programs designed to increase representation in the outdoor industry. Dan Kihanya, a Seattle tech vet leading Path Ahead Ventures, spoke to GeekWire about the program.

F5 cutting about 100 jobs: The Seattle-based application security and delivery giant cited the “current macroeconomic environment” for the elimination of a number of positions across the company this week. Read more.

Pacific Northwest game developers: Check out what the Pacific Northwest gaming scene has to offer, as seen from the PAX expo hall.

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