remote work
From remote work to magnetic keyboard switches, we have your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups.
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Working from home isn’t going away, even if some CEOs wish it would
During the pandemic, many workers discovered they liked working from home, but CEOs want them in the office, and it’s created tension.
RemotePass, which helps companies onboard, manage, pay and retain remote workers, raises $5.5M
As remote work becomes increasingly prevalent, organizations globally are adapting, especially regarding onboarding procedures for new employees and navigating cross-border payment complexities. This new age of work has led to a…
Launched in 2020, SocialCrowd is a SaaS platform that provides performance management software.
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6 work from home gifts for remote workers in 2023
According to WFHResearch, 40% of US employees work remotely at least one day a week. This means the chances you know someone who could use a boost to their work from home setup is high. While working from home has its pros and cons, like being able to drink coffee…
While working at GitLab, Job van der Voort hired remote workers in about 70 countries. The process was such a challenge that with co-founder Marcelo Lebre, he decided to found…
As the world returns to “normal,” what does the future of work look like from where we are today? To find out, we spoke with 6 founders in relevant sectors.
The startups that actually make remote work better are focused on communication and collaboration.
Remote working means this startup can use brains in emerging markets to disrupt management consultants
The global management consulting industry is worth billions of dollars, but to this day it’s been tough to disrupt with technology. Traditional consulting firms provide high-quality services, but they cost…
Mark Zuckerberg says engineers who joined Meta in-person perform better than those who joined remotely
Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder and CEO of Facebook parent Meta, has pointed to internal data analysis that suggests engineers who initially joined the company in an in-person capacity performed better than…
If your startup doesn’t have a well-defined business model — and a backup in case the first one fails — it’s unlikely to get funded.
Any organization hoping to scale can create rituals that engage people in their work and inspire them to be their best selves.
There’s a lot to celebrate in Gable’s deck, and it does a good job walking through the company’s challenges. But it isn’t perfect.
Remote working options and workplace flexibility can be a bit of a head-scratcher for employees and employers alike, but Gable, which has just raised $12 million in Series A funding…
Canon has a long and deep history of being a hardware manufacturer. Most consumers know it best as a camera manufacturer, but the company has a long, deep and illustrious…
Honda is pulling away from a design practice that’s (literally) shaped auto making since the ’30s. The $43 billion company still depends on life-size clay models to evaluate its designs,…
How Chargifi pivoted to Kadence, a platform to enable hybrid co-working, then pulled in $10M
Coordinating people, projects and their various locations has become a headache for companies in the post-pandemic world of remote and hybrid working. There is expensive office space to maintain and…
This time two years ago, I changed up my annual gift guide feature’s focus from travel to working from home. After all, very few of us were doing much traveling…
In his first emails to Twitter staff, Musk talks about ending remote work and battling verified spam
More than 10 days after taking over Twitter, Elon Musk addressed the company’s employees for the first time in a series of emails. He talked about ending remote work and…
Here’s how we helped establish a positive remote culture that helps our engineers be productive and accountable.
Roam, which bills itself as a “cloud HQ” for distributed, remote companies, today emerged from stealth with $30 million in Series A funding led by IVP with participation from undisclosed…
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How to effectively manage a remote team during wartime
When the Russo-Ukrainian War began on February 24, all Ukrainian businesses faced a crisis. I’ll use our example to explain how we dealt with it.
At this year’s TechCrunch Disrupt, three panelists talked about the challenges and opportunities of managing staff in a remote work world.
At this year’s TechCrunch Disrupt, three investors shared tips on how startup founders can fundraise outside of major tech hubs.
Meet Easop, a new software-as-a-service startup that helps companies manage equity incentives for employees across multiple countries. Easop works particularly well with startups that want…
In March 2020, Sami Bouremoum and Michael Ginzo, two tech entrepreneurs with a background in consulting (Bouremoum worked for Bain & Company) and software development (Ginzo led product at hiring…
DORA metrics supply a reference point for future product development and unite remote team members under a common goal.
Over the past decade, startups migrated north from Silicon Valley to make San Francisco the country’s hottest tech hub. The streets of the city were bustling as throngs of —…
We just raised a $20 million Series A, and we need to hire more engineers to fully develop our product. We’re excited about being decentralized — which immigration options are…
Given the recent economic downturn, some companies are skeptical that the pandemic-led move to remote and hybrid work will have staying power. According to an April survey by Good Hire,…
