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Employers are scrambling to put in places to breastfeed. This company wants to help

    By Pavithra Mohan As a music teacher, Charissa Duncanson was accustomed to traveling around the country, sharing lessons and ideas about music education with her peers. But after having a baby in 2021, she fretted about how she would stick to a pumping schedule while on the road.  Duncanson came to rely on … Continue reading Employers are scrambling to put in places to breastfeed. This company wants to help

This guy named Febreze, Blackberry, and Sonos. Now he wants to name your AI company

  By Zachary Petit In branding and design, as in music, there are indeed one-hit wonders. But then there’s this: Sonos; Subaru Outback; Febreze; Pentium; Swiffer; Impossible Foods; Adobe InDesign; Xbox Live; BlackBerry; Microsoft Azure; OnStar; Nissan Rogue; Scion; Freeform; Dasani; Gold Peak; Truvia; Humira; Embassy Suites; Homewood Suites; Afar . . . and the … Continue reading This guy named Febreze, Blackberry, and Sonos. Now he wants to name your AI company

Just 48% of U.S. employees believe their company cares about them

  By Jeri Hawthorne January 31, 2024 How we work, where we work, and when we work have been focal points of many employee satisfaction conversations for quite some time. Employers have been reimagining and reassessing work models. Employees have been taking a closer look at how their professional and personal lives intersect.  And now, … Continue reading Just 48% of U.S. employees believe their company cares about them

How one tech company is doing marketing without cookies

Sentry.io shares its story of what went right and wrong getting rid of cookies and how they’re now doing marketing. Constantine von Hoffman on January 30, 2024 How do you do digital marketing without third-party cookies? How will it impact your marketing and your marketing technology? Despite several years of warnings, half of marketing professionals … Continue reading How one tech company is doing marketing without cookies

Why Beautycounter founder Gregg Renfrew is back as CEO after selling her company for $1B

  By Elizabeth Segran January 17, 2024 For 10 years, Gregg Renfrew spent her days building Beautycounter, a clean beauty startup. Her mission was larger than creating nontoxic lipsticks and face creams. She had a broader goal of making the entire skincare industry safer for consumers. But in April 2021, she decided to sell her … Continue reading Why Beautycounter founder Gregg Renfrew is back as CEO after selling her company for $1B

Rent the Runway CEO on laying off 10% of the company: ‘This is a realignment around growth’

  By Elizabeth Segran January 10, 2024 Rent the Runway, the 14-year-old fashion rental company, is restructuring, cutting 10% of its corporate jobs, which is equivalent to 37 employees. And its chief operating officer and president, Anushka Salinas, will leave at the end of the month, after 11 years at the company. Jennifer Hyman, Rent … Continue reading Rent the Runway CEO on laying off 10% of the company: ‘This is a realignment around growth’

Elon Musk’s xAI wants to raise $1 billion. But can his AI company stand out?

  By Chris Stokel-Walker December 06, 2023 Investor interest in generative AI startups remains high, with more than $21 billion plowed into companies in the first nine months of this year, according to Pitchbook. And xAI, the AI company founded by Elon Musk, wants to add significantly to that total. xAI aims to raise up … Continue reading Elon Musk’s xAI wants to raise $1 billion. But can his AI company stand out?