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Editor's Notes

Happy Friday, Baltimore. As we head to the weekend, allow us to add one longread to your list:

 

This week, we published a deep dive from reporter Donte Kirby that looks at the city's 20-year history of using data in local government. The City of Baltimore pioneered tracking internal performance with CitiStat, and was early on releasing info to the public with open data. There were plenty of growing pains along the way that show people are just as important as stats.

 

And with an election underway that will bring a new mayor, the piece offers a reminder that a program's form and success is dependent on leadership. Read the full story here.

 

Kirby joined Technical.ly this year through Report for America, an initiative of The Groundtruth Project that pairs young journalists with local newsrooms. This position in Baltimore is supported by the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation.

 

—Stephen Babcock, Technical.ly Assistant Editor (stephen@technical.ly)

 

News

Data engineers are in demand. Here’s what they do

By Stephen BabcockThink of it as a back-end engineer for data. UMBC Training Centers' Tom Cain discusses the role and skills needed in this in-demand tech job.
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Under Armour is selling MyFitnessPal for $345M, shutting down Endomondo

By Stephen BabcockChief Experience Officer Paul Fipps is also leaving the company. With two of the three apps it acquired last decade out of its purview, the Baltimore apparel company is putting its connected fitness focus on MapMyFitness.
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This national org aims to grow the number of Black VCs. Now it has a Baltimore-DC chapter

By Stephen BabcockInvestors from around the region are launching BLCK VC to grow community and programming for folks looking to break into investing.
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Power Moves: DataTribe’s John Funge on his new managing director role and a key learning for startups

By Stephen BabcockPlus, CareFirst's Healthworx has a new director of innovation, and more leadership moves at Innovation Works, Catalio Capital Management and Baltimore Homecoming.
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McKeever Conwell launched a VC fund to address a gap for founders at the earliest stages

By Donte KirbyWith RareBreed Ventures, Conwell plans to invest in companies outside the biggest tech hubs at the pre-seed stage. He's applying experience investing with TEDCO and founding companies to build a pre-seed fund.
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