Collision 2022 – described by the Financial Times as the “world’s largest tech conference” – was a recent highlight for me. Attended by more than … Read more
Chatbots Remain Hot As Paradox Announces Series A, Additional Offices
Chatbot solution Wade and Wendy wasn’t the only one raising money this month. Phoenix-based Paradox, maybe better known for its voice assistant … Read more
Executive Shake-Up Going Down at Crowded.com
Changes are coming to the executive suite at New York-based startup, Crowded. Co-founded by Howie Schwartz and Joe Rubin in 2015, the software … Read more
Real-Life Recruiting Robots Are as Creepy as You’d Expect
Text messaging with a bot is one thing. Asking Alexa and Siri what today’s weather looks like is another. But a robot you can actually touch and feel … Read more
5 Reasons to Be Thankful This Thanksgiving Holiday
Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday. Good food, cold beverages, and professional football wrapped in a single day of indulgence. Plus, no gifts to … Read more
UK-Based Hackajob Raises $6.7 Million, Eyes Global Expansion
Hackajob, a job platform for techies, has recently received ￡5 million ($6.7 million) in Series A funding from investors to fast track the company’s … Read more
Employee Referral Platform Teamable Raises $5 Million, Acquires Simppler
San Francisco-based Teamable, which uses social networks to facilitate employee referrals, has raised $5 million in additional funds and acquired Simppler, … Read more
HireVisor Dives Into the Deadpool
HireVisor, the company that let employers share the candidates that weren’t good enough to be hired with others, is calling it quits. Here’s an … Read more
ConnectJob.io Is Looking a Lot Like a Crypto-Scam
If you’re investing gambling on making crypto riches, hopefully none of your capital went into Gibraltar-based ConnectJob.io. I wrote about the … Read more
Just In Time to Be Commoditized, Automated Scheduling Solution GoodTime Raises $5 Million
Automated scheduling is hot. Google is in. Lever is in. TextRecruit is in. And San Francisco-based GoodTime, launched in 2016 and raising $2 million last … Read more