Category Archives: Personnel

Torch & Everwise merge into affordable exec coaching for all

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While companies might pay for a CEO coach, lower level employees often get stuck with lame skill-building worksheets or no mentorship at all. Not only does that limit their potential productivity, but it also makes them feel stagnated and undervalued, leading them to jump ship. Therapy…err…executive coaching is finally becoming destigmatized as entrepreneurs and their […] Continue reading Torch & Everwise merge into affordable exec coaching for all→

What to consider when employees need to start working remotely

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Traditional ways of working may be faced with upheaval in coming months, so if you want your business to continue operating, start working on these issues now. Continue reading What to consider when employees need to start working remotely→

$75M legal startup Atrium shuts down, lays off 100

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Justin Kan’s hybrid legal software and law firm startup Atrium is shutting down today after failing to figure out how to deliver better efficiency than a traditional law firm, the CEO tells TechCrunch exclusively. The startup has now laid off all its employees, which totaled just over 100. It will return some of its $75.5 […] Continue reading $75M legal startup Atrium shuts down, lays off 100→

As Block exits, Salesforce forecasts it will surpass $20B in revenue in FY2021

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When Keith Block joined Salesforce from Oracle in 2013, the CRM giant was already a successful SaaS vendor on a billion dollar quarterly revenue cadence. When the co-CEO announced he was stepping down yesterday, the company reported revenue of $4.9 billion for the quarter. During his tenure, the company’s revenue more than quadrupled, earning an […] Continue reading As Block exits, Salesforce forecasts it will surpass $20B in revenue in FY2021→

Salesforce co-CEO Keith Block steps down

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Salesforce today announced that Keith Block, the company’s co-CEO, is stepping down. This leaves company founder Marc Benioff as the sole CEO and chair of the CRM juggernaut. Block’s bio has already been wiped from Salesforce’s leadership page. Block stepped into the co-CEO role in 2018, after a long career at the company that saw […] Continue reading Salesforce co-CEO Keith Block steps down→

ChartHop grabs $5M seed led by a16z to automate the org chart

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ChartHop, a startup that aims to modernize and automate the organizational chart, announced a $5 million seed investment today led by Andreessen Horowitz. A big crowd of other investors also participated including Abstract Ventures, the a16z Cultural Leadership Fund, CoFound, Cowboy Ventures, Flybridge Capital, Shrug Capital, Work Life Ventures and a number of unnamed individual […] Continue reading ChartHop grabs $5M seed led by a16z to automate the org chart→

Layoffs hit another Softbank co as $3.2B Flexport cuts 50

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Fearing weak fundraising options in the wake of the WeWork implosion, late stage startups are tightening their belts. The latest is another Softbank-funded company, joining Zume Pizza (80% of staff laid off), Wag (80%+),  Fair (40%), Getaround (25%), Rappi (6%), and Oyo (5%) that have all cut staff to slow their burn rate and reduce […] Continue reading Layoffs hit another Softbank co as $3.2B Flexport cuts 50→

Ginni Rometty leaves complex legacy as she steps away as IBM CEO

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When Ginni Rometty steps down as CEO at IBM in April and her replacement Arvind Krishna takes the helm, more than eight years will have passed since she took the reins at Big Blue. The executive helped lead a massive transformation, but IBM has had a bumpy financial ride throughout her tenure — at one […] Continue reading Ginni Rometty leaves complex legacy as she steps away as IBM CEO→

Arvind Krishna will replace Ginni Rometty as IBM CEO in April

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IBM announced today that the Board of Directors has elected IBM Senior Vice President for Cloud and Cognitive Software Arvind Krishna to replace current CEO Ginni Rometty. He will take over on April 6th after a couple of months of transition time. Rometty will remain with the company as Chairman of the Board. Krishna reportedly […] Continue reading Arvind Krishna will replace Ginni Rometty as IBM CEO in April→

Former Docker CEO Steve Singh joins Madrona

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Madrona Venture Group announced today that is has hired former Docker CEO Steve Singh as a managing director at the firm. Singh stepped down as CEO of Docker last May and Seattle-based Madrona seems like logical landing spot. He is a long-time resident of Seattle, and has been working behind the scenes with Madrona for […] Continue reading Former Docker CEO Steve Singh joins Madrona→