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Remote raises $300M more, now at a $3B+ valuation, to manage payments and more for globally distributed workforces

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Services it offers today include payroll, benefits, taxes and local compliance (including Employer of Record services) for contractors and full-time employees. Remote has built a full-stack, global platform that creates a fast, seamless experience to hire and onboard new employees regardless of where they are.

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Pinwheel raises $50M Series B at $500M valuation for its income verification APIs

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We can actually show that their income stability is totally there, they’ve been employed for a long time, and they’re actually going to perform much better [in repaying a loan],” Lin said. Pinwheel has hired a number of its employees from $13.4

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TechCrunch+ roundup: SaaS success stats, leveraging ad tech chaos, 2022 layoff trends

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According to its findings, SaaS founders should target at least 80% and aim to surpass 110%. Find five co-workers to recommend on LinkedIn, reach out to someone you haven’t spoken to in a while, and do your best to keep your mind in the present moment. What to look for when hiring a growth marketing agency.

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#850 The Tech Leader’s Guide to M&A in the AI Era with Derick Schaefer, SVP at Mod Op

Modern CTO

Having held leadership roles including Chief Technology Officer, VP of Engineering, VP of Product Management, and VP of Information Security, his leadership experience includes SaaS engineering, product management, SaaS operations, mobile engineering, information security, regulatory compliance, and devops leadership.

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Asure’s approach to enhancing their call center experience using generative AI and Amazon Q in Quicksight

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Asure , a company of over 600 employees, is a leading provider of cloud-based workforce management solutions designed to help small and midsized businesses streamline payroll and human resources (HR) operations and ensure compliance. John Canada, VP of Engineering at Asure. Yasmine Rodriguez, CTO of Asure.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Attackers Pounce on Unpatched Vulns, DBIR Says, as Critical Infrastructure Orgs Benefit from CISA’s Alert Program

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1 - Verizon DBIR: Hackers feasting on unpatched vulnerabilities This year’s edition of Verizon’s “Data Breach Investigations Report” (DBIR) is out, and a key finding is that attackers tripled down on exploiting vulnerabilities to gain an initial foothold in victims’ networks. 1, 2022 to Oct.

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On Becoming a VP of Engineering, Part 2: Doing the Job

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Charity once said an off-hand sentence that became a mantra for my transition into the VP of Engineering role: “Directors run the company.” Being a good VP requires not getting lost in the weeds and risking losing sight of the bigger picture, even when it feels like there is a tantalizing opportunity for fast impact.