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Jeff Bezos’ investment fund is backing a startup hoping to be the AWS for SMB accounting

TechCrunch

One of the biggest pain points for startups and small businesses is keeping up with back office tasks such as bookkeeping and managing taxes. QuickBooks, it seems, just doesn’t always cut it. Three-time co-founders Waseem Daher, Jeff Arnold, and Jessica McKellar formed Pilot with the mission of affordably providing back office services to startups and SMBs.

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Dealing with workplace tensions? Here’s how leaders can mitigate conflict to make teams more productive

CEO Insider

The passions that divisive political and social issues invoke are making their way into all aspects of our lives — including the workplace. For business leaders managing teams with differing views, growing tensions can have a significant impact on team morale, productivity and performance. But, at the same time, it’s important for employees to feel […].

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CEO Manish Chandra and investor Navin Chaddha explain why Poshmark’s Series A deck sings

TechCrunch

Mayfield partner Navin Chaddha and Poshmark founder and CEO Manish Chandra met all the way back in 2003, well before Poshmark was even a glimmer in his eye. They stayed connected over the years, through Chandra’s sale of his startup Kaboodle to Hearst and after he left. At a breakfast one morning, Chandra told Chaddha he was going to try to do everything from his iPhone for the next six months.

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