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TechCrunch+ roundup: Credit Karma post-exit, recruiting developers, re:Invent recap

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billion valuation in 2018, but its latest S-1/A filing could boost that “from $10.1 3 ways to recruit engineers who fly under LinkedIn’s radar. 3 ways to recruit engineers who fly under LinkedIn’s radar. Samsara could become a decacorn in upcoming IoT-themed IPO. Image Credits: Nigel Sussman (opens in a new window).

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5 failure points between $5M and $100M in ARR

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Previously, she co-founded and served as CEO of PlanGrid, which was acquired by Autodesk in 2018. We didn’t know how to hire giants, so we recruited several mediocre managers, who in turn recruited more mediocre people. Remember that A players can recruit other A players, but B players can only recruit C players.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Optimized SaaS pricing, recruiting growth experts, VC surveys, more

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In October 2018, private-market money valued Coinbase at around $8 billion. 4 strategies for deep tech companies recruiting top growth marketers. ” 4 strategies for deep tech startups recruiting top growth marketers. Why do SaaS companies with usage-based pricing grow faster?

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Taking stock of the VC industry’s progress on diversity, equity and inclusion

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The goals of the survey — powered by the National Venture Capital Association, Venture Forward and Deloitte — are to collect demographic data on the VC workforce across all firm types, sizes, stages, sectors and geographies, as well as trends on firm talent management and recruitment practices.

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Black Tech Pipeline connects Black IT pros to DEI-committed employers

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In 2018, Pariss Chandler posed a question on Twitter, asking “ What does Black Twitter in Tech look like? ” Companies also saw the conversation surrounding Chandler’s tweet and reached out, asking whether she could help them recruit Black talent into their organizations. They felt like those companies were being performative.

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HackerEarth introduces Full-stack Assessments at Hire10(1) Conference

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The new HackerEarth Assessments feature of full-stack assessments will facilitate both backend and frontend developer assessment for recruiters. HackerEarth has just announced the addition of full-stack assessments to help recruiters efficiently evaluate the coding skills of full-stack developers. increased by 206% between 2015-2018.

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Apploi raises $25M to address the healthcare hiring crunch

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Digital employee records integration helps recruiters reconnect with past applicants, while built-in messaging (for email and text) and interview scheduling ostensibly simplifies the hiring process. “Early on, we noticed very unique challenges existed in healthcare — an industry that has significant demand.