Questions tagged [business]
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Did Uber, in its early startup days, hire engineers just by asking newly hired engineers "Who are the best engineers you've worked with"?
In a 2016 article, Blitzscaling, Reid Hoffman claims:
In hiring, for instance, you may need to get as many warm bodies through the door as possible, as quickly as you can—while hiring quality ...
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Are two thirds of CEOs in Silicon Valley from South Asia or Asia?
Steve Bannon, Donald Trump’s chief strategist, said last year that people from Asia or South Asia are heavily represented in CEOs in Silicon Valley:
When asked if he agreed, Bannon responded: “When ...
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Does the tipping function on Instacart pay the company instead of the shopper?
A local news story reports the following:
Workers behind Instacart, the grocery delivery company and app, say they’re getting punished for getting a tip.
People who shop and deliver for the app say ...
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Do small businesses that are on the Internet grow twice as fast?
Google claims in their Project Loon video (1:07) that (transcription mine):
And because small businesses that are on the internet grow twice as fast, everyone could create new opportunities for ...
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Do the post offices worldwide offer the service of pursuing the addressee over the world? Did they in the past?
There is a poem named "Post" by Samuil Marshak, written in 1927. The poem tells a story of a letter being sent from Rostov to Leningrad. The addressee, Boris Zhitkov (another writer) was not ...
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Does having passwords cost $200 (£150) per employee, not including the lost productivity?
A BBC News article attributes a claim to Jason Tooley, chief revenue officer at Veridium:
Not only would getting rid of passwords improve security, it would also mean IT departments would not have to ...
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Did the Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team lose $40 million dollars in the 2015-2016 NBA season?
There are several sources online that claim that the Cavaliers lost $40 million dollars for the 2015-2016 NBA season:
The Cavs lost $40 million last season despite winning their first NBA ...
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