Sentences with phrase «for tech executives»

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Then there's this comment by a female tech executive McClure quotes: «There's a special place in Hell for women who «make it,» but aren't willing to turn around and help their peers who haven't.»

It's been a mixed year for Participant Media, the production house owned by tech executive turned media mogul Jeff Skoll.

Back then, it was less common for non-CEO tech executives to have private planes.

«While C - level personnel changes are important, Twitter has also been quietly hiring experienced tech executives — mostly from Google — for other departments,» Rao writes in a January 2013 Greencrest report on Twitter, which was made available to Inc. «The hiring of these seasoned executives suggests a possible positioning for an initial public offering in the next 12 to 18 months, in our view.»

It's been a banner couple of years for Participant Media, the production house owned by tech executive turned media mogul Jeff Skoll.

The tech executive said policy restrictions will make it more difficult for companies in the U.S. to remain competitive.

Executive director, Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship, Illinois Institute of Technology

The mentors with whom the companies are paired for an hour at a time — VCs, tech executives, and angel investors — review the statements in advance, and come prepared for an in - depth discussion of how specifically to move the business forward.

It's not surprising that Millennials are not as attracted to the opportunity to use new tech as oil executives believe they are - Millennials generally don't see technology as a perk, they take it for granted.

Amidst a brewing trade war, executives of U.S. tech giants will head to China this weekend for the China Development Forum, an annual gathering to bridge ties between Western corporates and Chinese officials.

«The readability and visualization of the data your BI collects is not only advantageous for your tech team, but often times the reports that the BI summary creates will need to be seen by other people - executives, future vendors, investors, etc.,» points out SelectHub, a service for enterprise software product evaluation.

The tacit endorsement of the event by top U.S. tech executives comes as China introduces strict new rules on censorship and data storage, causing headaches for foreign tech firms permitted to do business in China and signaling that restrictions banning others are unlikely to be lifted any time soon.

The administration has released a draft copy of an executive order that would overhaul the H - 1B visa program, once a vital recruiting tool for American tech startups.

Here's a sample list of lingo that's good to know, courtesy of David S. Rose, managing partner of Rose Tech Ventures and the chief executive officer of Gust.com, the largest global platform for early stage investors.

Many young tech executives give up a fat paycheck to risk it all for start - up success.

Tech executives in Idaho, for example, are calling for the repeal of a 2016 noncompete law — one of the most restrictive in the nation — that impedes an employee's ability to change jobs.

And Zuckerberg could be part of a wave of tech executives seeking office in 2020: Y Combinator head Sam Altman is considering a gubernatorial bid in 2020 and Mark Cuban has flirted with the idea of running for president.

Yet oddly for a former executive of a tech company, Johnson also made a crucial mistake relating to the Internet.

In most recent news Carmelo, the eight - time All Star and two - time Olympic champion has partnered with former NBC executive vice president Stuart Goldfarb to launch M7 Tech Partners, an early - stage seed fund for digital media and consumer technology.

However, if you're also using the room for executive conferences or group meetings, you can maximize your office footprint by implementing innovative wall storage for folding chairs, modular tables, and wireless or mounted tech to save space.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella this month became the latest tech executive to demonstrate, at best, a lack of understanding of the systemic discrimination facing women, suggesting that women not ask for raises in order to have «good karma.»

As a tech executive who often traveled on business, Aaron Easterly was constantly asking friends and family to care for Caramel, his beloved Pomeranian.

Steckler was a great candidate for renting space at an executive suite or office business center — furnished buildings in which tenants share a common administrative staff, the use of conference rooms, and high - tech accoutrements (videoconferencing and high - speed Internet access).

President Trump has already received blowback for his decision to ban immigrants from seven Muslim nations, and a potential executive order could have the tech community up in arms.

In November, BuzzFeed reported that an Uber executive, Emil Michael, had suggested using the company's customer data to dig up dirt on long - time tech reporter, Sarah Lacy, who is known for being critical of the startup.

Founded by a former Yahoo search and advertising executive, the startup is Marissa Mayer's 19th purchase for the tech giant.

Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos» vision of becoming a tech and media powerhouse, however, has drawn protests from an investor community that for years overlooked its lack of profits because of red - hot revenue growth.

The fund comes during a tumultuous year for the venture capital and tech industries as they deal with sexism scandals that have resulted in the ouster of notable investors and executives at firms like Ignition Partners and startups like Uber and SoFi.

Publicly embracing art — as well as crafts and fashion — was a way for her to rebel against what a tech executive was supposed to like, especially a female tech executive.

Adam Brotman, a Starbucks executive who transformed the company into a tech innovator, is leaving the company for J Crew, Recode reports.

But as Facebook has taken it on the chin over the way it has handled the personal information of its users, the leaders of other tech companies have demonstrated that even in publicity - hungry Silicon Valley, it is entirely possible for billionaire executives and their sprawling empires to keep a low profile.

The Bitfury Group, a U.S. tech company, will build the blockchain platform for this project, while Emercoin will provide blockchain services as well, Bitfury Chief Executive Valery Vavilov and Emercoin Chief Technology Officer Oleg Khovayko said on Friday.

«There's much to be said for the fresh perspective of a group of tech - savvy executives from outside of the newspaper industry,» said publishing veteran Jim Friedlich of Empirical Media.

Possibilities for reforming the distribution of H - 1B visas, which are used largely by the tech industry, were discussed at a meeting last month with chief executives of tech companies at Trump Tower, said two sources, who asked not to be named because they were not authorized to talk about the closed - door talks.

Facebook and other tech executives appeared at hearings before House and Senate committees last fall to discuss the 2016 election and Russian influence of it, but it appears they may be headed for a trip back.

On one hand, many tech executives have openly tried to engage with the president, a path that is typically good for business.

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The «PayPal Mafia,» a term for PayPal founders and prominent multimillionaire executives whose post-PayPal careers include founding and investing in dozens of prominent tech companies, is stacked full of Review alumni, including Ken Howery» 98, David Sacks» 94, and Eric Jackson ’98 (all former Review editors - in - chief) as well as Keith Rabois ’91 (a former Review opinion editor), and Premal Shah ’98 (a former Review staffer).

Ted Homma, a tech executive and Zirx customer, recalls using the service last year for an event at San Francisco's Fort Mason.

In tech, for example, success often comes from betting on the right trend or on a single founder or chief executive officer, he says.

They account for just 6 percent of chief executives at the top 100 technology companies, and according to the National Center for Women and Information Technology, 22 percent of software engineers at tech companies are women.

As seasoned tech executive, award - winning marketing influencer, board member, angel investor and speaker, she writes for Entrepreneur.com, Huffington Post, and The Digitalist.

The average for white executives across 177 major San Francisco Bay Area - based tech companies was 73 percent in 2016,

The average for white executives across 177 major San Francisco Bay Area - based tech companies was 73 percent in 2016, according to Reveal's analysis.

Whole Foods co-founder and co-Chief Executive John Mackey said the company began signing leases for the «hip, cool, and tech - oriented» store, which is expected to open next year, although he did not reveal how many Whole Foods Jr's they plan on opening.

We provide detailed sales training courses for sales teams and sales management who are seeking a proven method on how to connect and sell high tech offerings to C - Level management executives.

Our analysis reveals that on average, US tech workers own twice as much of the companies they work for as their European counterparts, where such benefits are often reserved for only the most senior executives.

The New York Times (NYSE: NYT) is reportedly searching for a «tech - savvy» chief executive to steer the company toward profitability.

Tech Mahindra, for instance, has retrained over 70 per cent of its employees «in different modules around new - age technologies driving digital projects,» says company chief executive CP Gurnani, adding that, being «future - ready is our prime responsibility.»

An executive with Kansas City - based PayIt has departed the company to open an area office for another government tech firm.