Venture capital plays an important role in helping new businesses get off the ground. The field also has a stubborn gender gap.
More than four in five partners at U.S.-based venture capital firms are men, surveys and research show. Perhaps relatedl…
Drivers for Uber and Lyft will earn a minimum pay standard of $32.50 per hour under a settlement announced Thursday by Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell, in a deal that also includes a suite of benefits and protections.
The two compani…
We’re in the midst of a post-pandemic small business revival: Americans have started more new businesses last year than ever since data collection started.
Female entrepreneurs are a major driver of that growth. New data from my company…
Imagine your boss says, “Can you step into my office? I need to talk with you.” Immediately, your senses go into overdrive, trying to mine her tone of voice and unconscious behaviors for clues to her intention. Is she angry? Excited? Worried?
Wha…
How do you get to Carnegie Hall? According to the old joke, “practice, practice, practice.” While it may sound like good advice, it’s not the best or fastest path because practice can only get you so far, says Scott Young, author of Get Better at Anyt…
Ellie, a tech CEO colleague, recently called a meeting with her management team to discuss disturbing behaviors starting to arise within the company. Newer employees were not respecting the expertise of more senior team members. This was not just…
Despite the positive reports about job growth, many workers have found that it’s a tough time to be looking for a new job. If you’re having trouble finding work, you’re not alone. The Labor Department just shared its latest data on j…
Most of us know what to do (and what not do) when it comes to being healthy. Knowing doesn’t make the doing any easier, though. You probably feel a twinge of guilt when you do something you probably shouldn’t, like scrolling through your phone before …
As artificial intelligence is integrated across the workforce, HR professionals are feeling the squeeze to adopt tools like ChatGPT to make their teams more efficient. But it can be a tricky balance. Investigations have shown that common AI tools like…
For the past five years, I’ve been running Saturn, a calendar app that allows high schoolers to manage the complexities of their schedules. It’s given me a front-row seat to how time management can be overwhelming for America’s students.
Beyond the…
