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Politics and personal time: Making room for both at work
Roxanne Petraeus Contributor Roxanne Petraeus is the CEO and co-founder of Ethena, a compliance training platform for modern teams, and is a former Army combat veteran. We have a monthly company book club at our company. It’s in the evening and our whole team attends (yes, we’re really into book…
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5 predictions for the future of e-commerce
Ethan Choi Contributor Ethan Choi is a partner at Accel, where he invests in SaaS companies that are redefining workflow and collaboration, enterprise automation and e-commerce infrastructure. He also focuses on consumer internet companies and online marketplaces. In 2016, more than 20 years after Amazon’s founding and 10 years since…
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Embedded finance will help fill the life insurance coverage gap
Melbourne O’Banion Contributor Melbourne O’Banion is co-founder and CEO of digital life insurance company Bestow. An estimated 41 million Americans say they need life insurance but have yet to purchase coverage. Despite this awareness among consumers, the Life Insurance Marketing and Research Association estimates a $12 trillion coverage gap, with…
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In the race for tech talent, the US should look to Mexico
Gustavo Parés Contributor Gustavo Parés is CEO of NDS Cognitive Labs, a leader in cognitive computing and AI business solutions. A professor at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), he’s partnered with Microsoft, IBM and Google to deliver digital transformation and cognitive technology services. More posts by…
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Restrictions on acquisitions would stifle the US startup ecosystem, not rein in big tech
Jeff Farrah Contributor More posts by this contributor Another day, another US company forced to divest of Chinese investors US rule changes could mean more startups would need government approval to hire immigrants Bipartisanship has long been out of fashion, but one common pursuit among Democrats and Republicans in Washington…
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Want to double your rate of return? Seek counsel from experienced executives
Rob Olson Contributor Rob Olson is a partner and head of data strategy at M13, a venture engine focused on investing in the core technologies that are going to drive and change consumer behavior over the next decade. Does it really take an average of seven to eight years for…
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