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Crowdfunded investing has become a very strong option in the UK for getting young direct-to-consumer companies off the ground, especially those with strong digital communities.

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How a Thriving Online Community Can Create a D2C Business in the UK

Hawaii is a paradise not just for the tourists looking to walk along its picturesque beaches, but for businesses too.

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Five Hawaiian Startups to Know in 2021

Grubhub has named its first-ever Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Devry Boughner Vorwerk, to help the company find its voice on key issues.

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Grubhub Names New Exec to Lead Sustainability and Community Impact

Shannon Brayton is joining Stripe as its new Global Head of Communications, completing an almost two-year-long search.

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Stripe Fills Long-Vacant Communications Role With IPO Veteran

Intel broke the news that it will change its leadership with the appointment of Pat Gelsinger as its new CEO.

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Intel Recruits New CEO Amid Fierce Competition

Almost overnight, HQ Trivia began registering thousands of new users a day. Requests from national media became overwhelming. The app that could occasionally count its daily users on two hands was suddenly producing live trivia for hundreds of thousands of people a day. 

James Ruben, Founder of Hellosaurus. Courtesy of Hellosaurus.

James Ruben

You're a Director of Product Whose Platform Just Went Viral. Now What?

While the process has not been as swift and systematic as it is in developed economies, Africa needs to secure at least 1.5 billion vaccine doses to reach 60% of the continent's 1.3 billion people given that each person requires two doses of the vaccine to obtain full protection from the virus. 

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How the Five Largest African Economies Plan to Roll Out the COVID-19 Vaccine

E-commerce checkout startup Bolt has hired former Amazon exec Maju Kuruvilla as its first CTO.

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Payments Startup Bolt Hires Amazon Exec Maju Kuruvilla as CTO 

Getting a job at Facebook can be a competitive affair, but we have a few tips. Read how you can find jobs at Facebook and take a shot at getting hired.

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How to Get a Job at Facebook

2020 was the year of online learning, one that saw India invest over $2.2 billion in education startups. But according to Mridula Shridhar, the founder of Kreedo, India’s mass learning poverty cannot be solved with just technology and it certainly cannot happen overnight. In fact, the key is to start early and make it fun.

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The Entrepreneur Fighting India’s Literacy Problem Wants Preschool to Be Fun Again 

Comcast announced that Dana Strong will succeed Jeremy Darroch as Group CEO of Sky, where she will report directly to Chairman and CEO Brian L. Roberts.

Dana Strong, Group CEO of Sky. Image credit: Business Wire

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Comcast Names New Sky CEO as Part of Executive Reshuffle

Almost 50 years after his parents fled a Communist regime and created a life for themselves in California, Andrei Cherny has found the right avenue for his sense of social responsibility.

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Communism, Al Gore, and Aspiration: On Andrei Cherny's Quest for Impact 

Moderna has announced that Dr. Corinne Le Goff will join the biotechnology company as its new Chief Commercial Officer. 

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Moderna Adds Chief Commercial Officer Amid COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

Salesforce’s Chief Marketing Officer Stephanie Buscemi announced her departure from the software giant, she has been replaced by Sarah Franklin.

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Salesforce CMO Sarah Franklin

Salesforce Has a New Top Marketing Exec to Drive Growth in 2021

Macy’s has announced that Nata Dvir will serve as the retailer’s new Chief Merchandising Officer to help transform its offerings and shopping experience.

Incoming Chief Merchandising Officer Nata Dvir. Image credit: Business Wire

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Macy’s Promotes New Merchandising Chief to Enhance Store Experience

IBM has named Gary Cohn as the Vice Chairman of the company and member of its Executive Leadership Team.

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IBM Hires Trump Admin and Goldman Sachs Vet as Vice Chairman

Apple has added Monica Lozano, one of the most respected Hispanic business leaders in the US, to its board of directors.

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Apple Adds Education Advocate to Its Board of Directors

Chipmaking giant Qualcomm has named Cristiano Amon as the successor to CEO Steve Mollenkopf, who plans to retire after steering the company for almost seven years.

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Qualcomm Names 5G Leader as Next CEO

Volkswagen AG has named Elke Temme as the leader of its newest business area, which covers energy, charging services, and charging infrastructure across all the group's brands.

Volkswagen Group Components' Head of Charging & Energy Elke Temme. Image credit: Volkswagen Group

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Volkswagen Finds Exec to Lead EV Charging Efforts

With just 1.6 million people between them, North and South Dakota rarely attract national  spotlight. Startups in these two states received just $30.3 million in venture funding in 2019, a tiny fraction of what was invested even in other Midwestern states. But that doesn’t mean the Dakotas are without a  startup community.

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