People should get paid for work they have done. It’s a pretty simple principle of capitalism, but a principle that seems increasingly violated in the modern economy. With semi-monthly paychecks, the work an employee does on the first day of the month won’t be paid until the end of the third week – a delay […]
View More Disrupting the paycheck, Gusto’s Flexible Pay allows employees to pick when they get paidCategory: talent
Beamery closes $28M Series B to stoke support for its ‘talent CRM’
Beamery, a London-based startup that offers self-styled “talent CRM”– aka ‘candidate relationship management’ — and recruitment marketing software targeted at fast-growing companies, has closed a $28M Series B funding round, led by EQT Ventures. Also participating in the round are M12, Microsoft’s venture fund, and existing investors Index Ventures, Edenred Capital Partners and Angelpad Fund. Beamery last […]
View More Beamery closes $28M Series B to stoke support for its ‘talent CRM’Ashton Kutcher and Effie Epstein to talk Sound Ventures at TC Disrupt SF
While many celebrities try to invest in the world of tech, very few do so successfully. And no one has proved their worth as celebrity-turned-VC more than Ashton Kutcher . That’s why we’re absolutely thrilled to host Ashton Kutcher and Sound Ventures partner Effie Epstein at TC Disrupt SF in September. Kutcher first got into […]
View More Ashton Kutcher and Effie Epstein to talk Sound Ventures at TC Disrupt SFWatchdogs ask Googlers to stop it favoring its own search results
A new coalition of activist groups led by Yelp and TripAdvisor are renewing the fight to get Google to give a fair opportunity to all sites instead of putting its Knowledge Cards atop the results for subjective search queries. The alliance that includes Fight For The Future and Consumer Watchdog.org has assembled tens of thousands […]
View More Watchdogs ask Googlers to stop it favoring its own search resultsFCTRY wants to be a new type of startup studio
Startup Studios are becoming more and more prevalent, with big name companies like Giphy and Girlboss coming from the studio model. The premise is strong: use venture on a small, concentrated number of ideas, fostered by experts and internal resources, to create strong businesses. But a new startup studio is prepping to launch in NYC […]
View More FCTRY wants to be a new type of startup studioInstacart names David Hahn as new Chief Product Officer
Instacart, the on-demand grocery delivery platform that finds itself at the center of ever-increasing competition, has today announced that David Hahn will be taking over as Instacart’s new Chief Product Officer. Hahn previously served as VP of Product at LinkedIn, after which time he went to Greylock to serve as an entrepreneur in residence, helping […]
View More Instacart names David Hahn as new Chief Product OfficerWith MIT launched, Learning Machine raises seed to replace paper with blockchain credentials
Transcripts, diplomas, resumes — simple documents with enormously important economic consequences for their holders. The right classes or GPA on a transcript can radically change the career prospects of a young graduate, and yet, the infrastructure that manages these critical documents still centers on mailing official paper to processing centers. Now, a startup called Learning […]
View More With MIT launched, Learning Machine raises seed to replace paper with blockchain credentialsHuge numbers of job postings in China specify ‘men only’ or dictate women’s appearance
Gender discrimination may be a hot-button issue here in the U.S., but we don’t have a monopoly on the practice by a long shot. A new report from Human Rights Watch highlights widespread and blatant discrimination in Chinese job descriptions, despite its ostensibly being illegal there. In fact, the highest incidence rates were found in […]
View More Huge numbers of job postings in China specify ‘men only’ or dictate women’s appearanceHere’s what you’ll learn at Atrium’s fundraising workshop
Justin Kan is qualified to teach you how to pitch, and isn’t shy about it. Having raised about $90 million for a few companies and sold his startup Twitch to Amazon for almost a billion dollars, not being shy is actually part of what Kan teaches. His legal services startup Atrium today officially launches Atrium […]
View More Here’s what you’ll learn at Atrium’s fundraising workshopBackground checks pay for Checkr, which just rang up $100 million in new funding
Criminal records, driving records, employment verifications. Companies that use on-demand employees need to know that all the boxes have been checked before they send workers into the world on their behalf, and they often need those boxes checked quickly. A growing number of them use Checkr, a San Francisco-based company that says it currently runs […]
View More Background checks pay for Checkr, which just rang up $100 million in new fundingThe real threat to Facebook is the Kool-Aid turning sour
These kinds of leaks didn’t happen when I started reporting on Facebook eight years ago. It was a tight-knit cult convinced of its mission to connect everyone, but with the discipline of a military unit where everyone knew loose lips sink ships. Motivational posters with bold corporate slogans dotted its offices, rallying the troops. Employees […]
View More The real threat to Facebook is the Kool-Aid turning sourSnap goes through second round of layoffs this month
Snap Inc is laying off around 100 employees within the advertising and sales department, according to Bloomberg. This is the second reported round of layoffs this month, with the company laying off around 100 people from the engineering department in early March. Chief Strategy Officer Imran Khan sent us the following statement: Over the past […]
View More Snap goes through second round of layoffs this month