By Clint Rainey August 24, 2022 Jamie Earl White grew up in a rural Texas town near Uvalde where there was a clear resources divide between “the ranching class and the non-ranching class.” As an MIT student, he took careful notes during Occupy Boston and helped lead the “Justice for Janitors” campaign—a lesson … Continue reading ‘We still have a lot to prove’: VC-backed union startup responds to skepticism around its model
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TikTok is cutting jobs around the world
Netflix lays off 300 more employees The company previously cut 150 jobs in May amid business woes. K. Holt @krisholt Justin Sullivan via Getty Images Netflix has laid off around 300 people in its latest round of job cuts. Most of the layoffs were in the US, according to Variety, and a number … Continue reading TikTok is cutting jobs around the world
Tech leaders: We don’t know what’s around the corner. Here are 3 strategies for moving forward
By Michelle Davey June 04, 2022 Over the last few weeks, I’ve taken a trip back to the early 2010s, watching Jared Leto, Amanda Seyfried, and Joseph Gordon Levitt bring some of the most infamous tech founders and their fall-from-grace-stories alive on the silver screen. I was an early employee at food … Continue reading Tech leaders: We don’t know what’s around the corner. Here are 3 strategies for moving forward
How to hire for talent who will stick around
By Julie Kim March 09, 2022 Hiring is a lot like sales: They’re both sheer numbers games. However, if you approach the process strategically, you can play the game smart. For the last four years, I’ve been the leader of talent acquisition at an advertising tech company, which has grown to nearly 150 employees … Continue reading How to hire for talent who will stick around
This Gen Z-founded period brand is building a community around sustainable, inclusive menstrual care
By Rachel Kim Raczka February 09, 2022 Nadya Okamoto wants to make your period better. Well, better for you, and better for the environment. On average, Global Citizen estimates that menstrual products can sit in landfills for 500 to 800 years before they fully decompose, to say nothing of the single-use plastic applicators. August, … Continue reading This Gen Z-founded period brand is building a community around sustainable, inclusive menstrual care
How to Turn Around a Dysfunctional Team
Freddy Muriuki October 21, 2021 An effective team comprises of people who are working towards achieving a common goal. They hold themselves accountable and complement each other’s skills. However, an effective team can easily become dysfunctional. Team members can suddenly become undervalued, competitive, and overwhelmed. It goes to show that there’s a problem somewhere. Distrust, … Continue reading How to Turn Around a Dysfunctional Team
How to Engage a Community Around Your SaaS
Natalie Luneva September 25, 2021 Do you believe in community-led growth? Even if you don’t, thousands of SaaS companies have already built their communities on different platforms and have reached a new level of relationship with their users. Private communities help lower ad expenses, build social proof, better serve your users, and the list goes … Continue reading How to Engage a Community Around Your SaaS
Spinning the Globe: Email Engagement Habits Around the Globe [Infographic]
Mary Dolan September 7, 2021 How do you check your email? By that, we mean: how often? When? Do you think your habits are the same as other people’s? Other countries? At Pathwire, we were really curious about global users’ email habits, so we decided to do some research on the topic. We surveyed users … Continue reading Spinning the Globe: Email Engagement Habits Around the Globe [Infographic]
Top 10 Profitable Business Ideas in 2021 and How to Make Money Around Them
Andrey Sergeenkov June 22, 2021 The post-covid era is gradually coming into action as vaccines continue to be rolled out globally. However, most businesses that took a hit from the pandemic are yet to recover or probably shut down completely. Currently, many people and companies are looking for alternative survival solutions as the world resumes … Continue reading Top 10 Profitable Business Ideas in 2021 and How to Make Money Around Them
Get Organized and Focused Around Your True TALENT
Whitney A. White March 30, 2021 Leveraging Your Talents to Drive Your Business There are a lot of talented people in the world, but to achieve success, talent is not enough. You need to know how to leverage your talent. I often coach on what I consider to be the four pillars of success, and … Continue reading Get Organized and Focused Around Your True TALENT