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How Coronavirus Went Viral Across Twitter and Venmo
Nona Tepper Nona Tepper
Published on April 10, 2025

How Coronavirus Went Viral Across Twitter and Venmo

One social media researcher tells us what analysis of the relationship between Twitter and Venmo can teach us about what the cross-platform economy is funding.

Eva Roethler Eva Roethler
Updated on April 10, 2025

How Check’s Culture of Ownership Empowers its Employees

Check’s commitment to a culture of ownership is more than just lip service. Three key members of the team share how they see this value in action every day.

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Hilary George-Parkin Hilary George-Parkin
Updated on April 10, 2025

Huntress is Pioneering Cybersecurity Solutions for Those Who Need It Most — And It’s Growing

Helping small and medium-sized businesses stay ahead of evolving cybersecurity, Huntress has been scaling up in recent years. Learn from three of its leaders how the organization is helping its team members — and itself — grow.

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Taylor Rose Taylor Rose
Updated on April 10, 2025

Building with Its Own Tools: How monday.com Uses Its Own Platform to Foster Cross-Functional Collaboration

Leaders from monday.com share how scaling for global growth is possible with new systems of collaboration — and with the company’s own platform as the project management tool of choice.

Building with Its Own Tools: How monday.com Uses Its Own Platform to Foster Cross-Functional Collaboration
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Quinten Dol Quinten Dol
Updated on April 10, 2025

How Disney’s Tech Teams Drive Innovation in a Time of Crisis

The coronavirus pandemic threatened two of its key projects, prompting a wave of innovation at the entertainment giant.

How Disney’s Tech Teams Drive Innovation in a Time of Crisis
Hal Koss Hal Koss
Updated on April 10, 2025

Social Commerce Is Replacing the Shopping Mall

It’s coming for Amazon too.

Social Commerce Is Replacing the Shopping Mall
Michael Hines Michael Hines
Updated on April 10, 2025

This Braze Manager Has Been Learning and Growing Every Day — for Almost 7 Years

Nick Robin, a former Big Four consultant, began his tech career at Braze and continues to build it there thanks to the ample opportunities he has to make an impact and grow his skill set.

This Braze Manager Has Been Learning and Growing Every Day — for Almost 7 Years
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Built In Staff Built In Staff
Updated on April 10, 2025

Empower Finance Enters Definitive Agreement to Acquire Petal

Empower expects to finalize the acquisition of fintech company Petal later this quarter.

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Olivia McClure Olivia McClure
Updated on April 10, 2025

Meet 3 Tech Leaders at GoodRx Fostering Empowering Team Cultures

Learn how a focus on impact, growth and connection drive progress on the company’s engineering, product and data teams.

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Built In Staff Built In Staff
Updated on April 10, 2025

At Retool, Developers ‘Move Uncomfortably Fast’ and Adapt to Macro Trends to Change How Software Is Built

Built In met with three Retool employees across the company to learn how they went from offering a single product to a full suite of solutions.

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