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Jeremy Porr Jeremy Porr
Published on March 20, 2025

Google Is Signaling a Return to the Office. Will Other SF Tech Leaders Follow?

For a while it seemed as though the tech giants of Silicon Valley were leading a work-from-home revolution. Following office reopening announcements from tech giants like Google and Uber, the tides may be turning.

Jeremy Porr Jeremy Porr
Updated on March 20, 2025

Blend Raises $300M at $3.3B, Nearly Doubles Its Valuation in 5 Months

Blend closed its Series F last August with a valuation of $1.7 billion. Following its Series G announcement, the unicorn’s valuation jumped to $3.3 billion.

Avery Komlofske Avery Komlofske
Updated on March 20, 2025

How Keeping Your Culture Strong Can Make Your Company Stronger

Employees want a strong company culture. As your business grows, your culture needs to grow with it.

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Nick Babich Nick Babich
Updated on March 20, 2025

4 Key UX Research Techniques

Good research forms the backbone of the UX design process. Here are four essential techniques that will get you inside the user’s head.

4 Key UX Research Techniques
Jeff Rumage Jeff Rumage
Updated on March 20, 2025

Brightline Gets $105M to Expand Children’s Mental Healthcare

The company recently launched in seven new markets to round out its clinical coverage in all 50 states.

Jeremy Porr Jeremy Porr
Updated on March 20, 2025

Solana Labs Raised $314M, Faire Got $260M, and More SF Tech News

Solana Labs, Faire and others landed nine-digit mega-rounds, Marc Benioff supports an extension of the work-from-home era and more SF tech news you may have missed last week.

Brigid Hogan Brigid Hogan
Updated on March 20, 2025

Looking for Purpose? Find It at One of These Mission-Driven Organization

Leaders at 3 local companies share how they align mission and action to create tech-industry impact.

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Charli Renken Charli Renken
Updated on March 20, 2025

These 5 Bay Area Tech Companies Raised a Combined $1.04B in July

Learn how the companies who raised last month’s largest rounds are investing their new capital.

Stephen Ostrowski Stephen Ostrowski
Updated on March 20, 2025

The Best Practices 1 SF Sales Pro Looks to for Effective Lead Generation

How one SDR generates leads in hopes of ultimately moving the sales needle. 

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Jeremy Porr Jeremy Porr
Updated on March 20, 2025

Fintech Giant Varo Bank Raises $510M, Plans to Make 50+ Hires

All told, the company has raised nearly $1 billion in venture capital to date.

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