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There’s no lack of focus on gender diversity in today’s tech-dominated business environment. As ideas and initiatives flare up to address it, they all too frequently fizzle out. Making meaningful change will take a long-term commitment by people and institutions willing to evaluate trends and

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Monster.com announced today it has acquired San Francisco-based startup Jobr, a mobile app widely known as the Tinder for jobs. While specifics of the deal are private, Jobr raised $2 million in funding in 2014 from investors Tim Draper, Chris Sacca’s Lowercase Capital, and former LinkedIn

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After 15 years of talent management, music legend Troy Carter joined Spotify as its new Global Head of Creator Services. In his new role, Carter will help the company compete directly with Apple and Tidal for exclusive artist deals and the creation of original content. Spotify,

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San Francisco-based Recharge, a one-year-old startup whose app enables users to book short hotel visits for just $40 an hour, or $.67 a minute, has closed $2.3 million in seed funding. The round was led by Binary Capital, with participation from Floodgate, entrepreneur-investor Scott Bannister,

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From its modest beginnings in Steve Watts’ South African garage in the mid-’90s to its 2015 appearance on the television program Shark Tank,  Slyde Handboards has had as wild a ride as its products promise thrill-seeking customers. [caption id="attachment_3944" align="alignleft" width="300"] Credit: Slyde Handboards[/caption] The handboards, which were

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If ever there were a generation that demanded instant, healthy snacks, it’s today’s on-the-go, run-don’t-walk, Silicon Valley-influenced professional class. En masse, they represent an entirely new phenomenon: devoted to their work, working impossibly long hours, yet deeply informed about nutrition and determined to take excellent

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