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Slack has long been known for its flexibility, great perks and supportive company culture, and the pandemic proved it's well-positioned to dominate in the future of work. Check out our tips and tricks for securing a job at the popular company.

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How to Land a Job at Slack

Check out our tips on how to get a foot in the door at the coveted company.

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How To Get A Job at Spotify

David Marcus, the head of Meta’s fintech unit, has announced his decision to resign from the tech giant after seven years.

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Meta Loses its Fintech Head Amid Digital Wallet Launch

Tony Sebro has joined online petition platform Change.org as its new General Counsel in the wake of its transition to a nonprofit-owned governance structure.

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Change.org Secures a New General Counsel From Wikimedia

The Org has compiled a list of 50 early-stage cryptocurrency companies based in the United States, ranging from seed to Series D to keep an eye out for in 2022.

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50 Early Stage Crypto Companies to Watch in 2022

Twitter’s CEO and Chairman, Jack Dorsey, announced this week that he will step away from the leadership of the social media company he co-founded almost 16 years ago.

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Jack Dorsey Steps Away From Twitter, CTO Agrawal Takes Charge

Even the founder of Twitter has quit Twitter. Jack Dorsey resigned from his post as CEO and Chairman of the board on Monday and tapped CTO Parag Agrawal to take his place. See who else is leading the company alongside Agrawal now that its star founder is gone. 

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Who is Taking Over for Jack Dorsey at Twitter? 

LG has reshuffled the leadership of its consumer electronics business, naming William Cho as the new CEO of LG Electronics in addition to his current role as Chief Strategy Officer, effective December 1.

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LG Electronics Names a New CEO and CTO

Fastly has selected Lakshmi Sharma as its new Chief Product Officer to help bolster the company’s delivery, security, and edge compute portfolio.

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Fastly Hires Ex-Googler as Product Chief

The Fortune 500 is synonymous with American big business, eliciting notions of success and technological innovation. However, the companies on this coveted list aren’t always known for their meaningful embrace of diversity, especially in their top ranks.

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D&I Execs Are Gaining Traction in the F500, but They Still Have a Ways to Go

The startups that WeWork considered core businesses still operate as WeWork subsidiaries. But some have been spun out and acquired by other companies, while others stopped working altogether.

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What Happened To The Companies WeWork Acquired?

China’s commercial real estate industry has grown rapidly over the past five years. According to an industry research report from IBISWorld, the industry revenue is expected to increase at an annualized 2.9% over the five years through 2021, to $326.8 billion. The Org speaks with Jill Gu, founder of Made in House, a creative agency that works closely with brands seeking to define their place in China's commercial real estate landscape.

Meet the young startup that brings art, design and consulting together to China’s commercial real estate market. Image courtesy of Made In House.

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How a Young Startup is Adding Color to China's Real Estate Industry

These are the most notable hires, promotions, and departures within the US tech community in the last week. For executive news updated daily, check out The Org's News tab.

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The Biggest Moves in Tech This Week

Intercom has hired two new executives, Chief Marketing Officer Anna Griffin and General Counsel Cheree McAlpine, as it pushes its customer communications platform into its next stage of growth.

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Intercom Hires New Executives as It Prepares for Continued Growth

Stripe is one of the highest-valued companies in the world, estimated to be worth a cool $95 billion. The payment processing upstart has gotten to where it is partially by its philosophy of "anti-hierarchy," meaning there are no official job titles for employees. Check out how this translates into an org chart for over 4,000 employees. 

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How Stripe's 'Anti-Hierarchy' is Leading the Company Into its Next Chapter

Discord’s Chief Marketing Officer, Tesa Aragones, left her job at the text and audio communications platform earlier this month.

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Discord’s Marketing Chief Leaves After a Year on the Job

This year, startups in Texas have received roughly $1.3 billion in venture capital funding, and Austin has gained the moniker Silicon Hills. As Austin grows to become a prominent tech hubs in the United States, many startups are also looking to open up offices in the city. This includes Shippo, a company on a mission to bring businesses closer to their customers through effortless shipping. 

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Why Shipping Unicorn Shippo’s New Office Is In Austin, Texas

A week after losing its CEO and Head of Clinical Services, embattled digital behavioral health service Talkspace has revealed that its President and COO, Mark Hirschhorn, is no longer with the company.

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Talkspace’s November Gets Worse as its President Resigns

Workday has promoted two senior execs to new roles. The company, which provides enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources has elevated Doug Robinson to Co-President and Barbara Larson to CFO.

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Workday Promotes a Co-President and CFO to Guide Growth

Netflix is one of the most coveted tech companies in the world to work for, but it also has one of the most rigorous interview processes. Check out these tips and tricks on how to land a job at the streaming giant.