Many startups built their culture without the bureaucracy of human resources, but replacing a person with software can lead to problems.
In 2012 a curious person on the web—likely an enthusiastic entrepreneur—asked a simple question on Quora: Does a startup need an HR person? This was in the infancy of the current boom—or bust—we’re now in; Now-defunct shopping website Fab had just raised $117 million; Pinterest landed $100 million, Box raised $125 million, and Square got $200 million.
The top 50 best places to work for new dads aren’t all tech companies and many offer benefits beyond time off.
What a difference a year makes—especially for new parents.
President Obama is expected to sign a measure that recognizes the growing competitive value of confidential information.
Two weeks ago, Congress passed the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), all but guaranteeing its passage into law. The legislation allows businesses—for the first time—to file claims under federal law against those who misappropriate their confidential information. Here’s what that means for the future of business, and a few steps companies can take right away to prepare.
There will be more companies like Theranos in our future.
When Theranos first launched in 2014, it quickly became a media sensation. The headlines practically wrote themselves: Elizabeth Holmes Is America’s Youngest Female Billionaire—And A Dropout! Who wouldn’t love a story about a Stanford dropout who disrupted the staid world of lab testing before her thirtieth birthday?
A Swedish engineer built his own bike-like vehicle to keep commuting to work through winter. Now he’s selling schematics to other tinkerers.
Love biking but hate riding in subzero temperatures? Swedish mechanical engineer Mikael Kjellman built a bicycle-like custom four-wheel electric vehicle he calls the PodRide to keep him pedaling through the harsh Scandinavian winter, which can get down to -30 degrees Celsius. Now he’s crowdfunding to make a step-by-step guide so anyone can build their own winter-friendly quadcycle.
But don’t expect to get rich off the next Facebook. (Sorry.)
Today—unless you have a net worth of at least one million dollars, or an income of at least $200,000 per year—it is not legal for you to receive equity in exchange for backing a company on a crowdfunding site. But as of next May 16, Title III of the JOBS Act goes into effect, bringing equity crowdfunding to the 99%.
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