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May 4, 2023 • 5min
Fiverr Enterprise aims to streamline managing large groups of freelancers
In 2021, gig marketplace Fiverr acquired Stoke Talent, a startup developing freelance management tools for employers, for $95 million. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 3, 2023 • 4min
Hackajob matches technical talent with companies looking to hire
Even today with all of the layoffs we have seen in the tech industry over the last year, there is still a shortage of technical talent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 3, 2023 • 3min
Citymapper lowers the paywall for premium features but keeps monthly subscription for removing ads
Citymapper is lowering the paywall around its premium features and introducing a new subscription plan purely for removing ads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 2, 2023 • 6min
Simpplr raises $70M for its AI-powered intranet platform
Several years ago, entrepreneur Dhiraj Sharma’s first company, a software consultancy, was hired by an HR tech firm to develop an app to improve the employee onboarding experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 2, 2023 • 3min
AI platform to analyze creative advertising raises $5.1M from investors, including a16z
In this increasingly AI-driven era, creative and media teams will probably need to employ the technology to up their game on analyzing their creative assets and A/B testing — or someone else will simply beat them to the punch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 1, 2023 • 5min
Once-hot photo-sharing social app Poparazzi is shutting down
Poparazzi, the once-hot photo-sharing app that hit the top of the App Store in 2021, is shutting down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 1, 2023 • 5min
Chunk Foods close to opening factory to produce ‘millions’ of plant-based steaks
The company develops whole cuts of alternative proteins using fermentation technology and food-grade microorganisms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 28, 2023 • 5min
Clubhouse needs to fix things, and today it cut more than half of staff
Clubhouse, a once skyrocketing social audio app built by Paul Davison and Rohan Seth, has laid off more than half of its staff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 28, 2023 • 5min
Bastion is an all-in-one cybersecurity solution for small businesses
Meet Bastion, a French startup that was created in October 2022 to help small companies tackle cybersecurity risks without too many complexities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 27, 2023 • 4min
Operant is changing the way you secure cloud native applications
Containers and micro services may not be a new concept at this point, but lots of companies are struggling with the transition to cloud native applications, and the impact of that approach on their security. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
