Valued at more than $3 billion dollars with more than 600,000 paying customers at the start of 2016, Slack is on a mission to simplify how teams communicate—a philosophy echoed in the company's own design process. The company, which has more than 400 employees, has a...
Was it just last year that feminist trailblazing corporation, Apple, commissioned not one, but two women to address attendees at their annual Worldwide Developers Conference? Well it's 2016 now, and the truly innovative tech giant followed up with Bozoma Saint John, Apple Music's Head of...
A Brooklyn, New York area couple has created the “Uber for cleaning” with their new app, Geniemates. The app lets you order on-demand housecleaning. Currently only serving New York City, users can send a text via the Geniemates app describing the type of cleaning service they...
Airbnb’s annual tech conference, OpenAir, has traditionally focused on engineering challenges: how to grow a platform, how to use big data, how to better match people looking for short-term lodging with those who have rooms for rent. This year, the conference focused on a different...
Entrepreneur, author and philanthropist Chris Gardner is no stranger to struggle. His journey as a homeless single father was portrayed in the movie “The Pursuit of Happyness,” released by Columbia Pictures in December 2006. Actor Will Smith starred as Gardner and received Academy Award, Golden...
It starts with networking. Technology companies know the value of early adopters who are eager to try a hot new product and tell all their friends about it. But early adopters no longer look like the stereotypical hoodie-wearing gadget nerd obsessing over the specs of the...