Startup News

Silicon Valley wages have dropped for all except highest-paying jobs: report 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- November 19, 2018
Nine out of every 10 Silicon Valley jobs pays less now than when Netflix first launched in 1997, despite one of the nation’s strongest economic booms and a historically low unemployment rate that outpaces the national average. While tech workers have thrived, employees in the middle of Silicon Valley’s income ladder have been hit hardest as their…
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Plastiq raises $27M at 2X+ value to let you pay for anything on credit 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- November 19, 2018
“I wasn’t asking to pay in Bitcoin!” Plastiq CEO and co-founder Eliot Buchanan recalls with a laugh. “I went to pay part of my tuition at Harvard and I was told that they didn’t (and never would) accept credit card. It was inconvenient and seemed odd. Credit cards had been around for 50 years.” That…
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Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Season 3 Episode 9: Ride-Sharing, but With Teslas 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- November 19, 2018
It doesn’t matter how great your idea is if you can’t communicate it clearly.
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Editorial: Internet Bill of Rights deserves tech industry support 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- November 18, 2018
The tech industry should throw its full support behind Bay Area Congressman Ro Khanna’s Internet Bill of Rights proposal, which would end the United States’ distinction as the only major developed nation without fundamental online user protections. The beauty of Khanna’s proposal is that it walks the tightrope of protecting consumers’ basic rights without damaging the…
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Microsoft to shut down HockeyApp 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- November 18, 2018
Microsoft announced plans to shut down HockeyApp and replace it with Visual Studio App Center. The company acquired the startup behind HockeyApp back in 2014. And if you’re still using HockeyApp, the service will officially shut down on November 16, 2019. HockeyApp was a service that let you distribute beta versions of your app, get…
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This Co-Founder Used Her Corporate Maternity Leave to Assess Her Career Goals — Which Led Her to the Startup World 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- November 18, 2018
Launching something new was an irresistible opportunity for this COO.
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