Article:Amazon’s Escape From New York By Brad Stone Facing stiff opposition, Jeff Bezos knew when to get out of town. Recently, Amazon withdrew from a deal to build a headquarters for Amazon in Long Island City, Queens that would have brought 25,000 high-paying jobs over 10 years to New York, in exchange for close to $3...
Article:The Social Network Employers Love to Raid By Peter Coy Some of America’s smartest college students spend hours a day on Piazza. Piazza Technologies is mostly unknown by the general public but it is popular among among computer science majors at top colleges. Over 2.5 million students and professors use its free website to collaborate on...
Article:Oracle Didn’t See the Data Reckoning Coming By Nico Grant The company quietly laid off staffers tracking people around the web to sell Facebook ads. `Over the last five years, spending billions of dollars, Oracle has been honing its skills at following individuals around the web. Since 2014, it has acquired six companies totaling $3 billion...
Five tips from the founders of Killer Snails on running successful pilot programs. Article: This Educational Gaming Company Has Testing Down to a Science By Nick Leiber Founded in 2015, a startup software company that makes educational games gives five lessons to run a successful pilot program. The company, Killer Snails invested hundreds of hours in...