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Daily Crunch: Starting today, Twitter says all advertisers must obtain verified accounts

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million of Series A capital into the company so it could expand in Germany and elsewhere, Mike reports. Taking the plunge : Founders Pledge, a charitable initiative in London, launched a venture capital arm called Pledge Ventures in what Mike writes is to “create a new ‘flywheel’ in philanthropy.” You can sign up here.

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Amazon is letting employees use their stock to finance home purchases and even second homes

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Unique about the program, according to Better.com, is that employees will have the ability to finance their homes without actually selling their shares, only needing to pledge vested equity. While Amazon may be its test guinea pig, Better is aiming to make Equity Unlocker available nationwide for employees of public and private companies.

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Sequoia heats up early-stage startup investments in India and Southeast Asia

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Another pledged to reach an annual recurring revenue of $100 million in a few years. Doesn’t matter what company you’re building; that’s not thinking big enough at all. Doesn’t matter what company you’re building; that’s not thinking big enough at all. The combined market cap of top-five tech companies in the U.S.

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NTC: Plenary – Dan Heath, Flip the Switch

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Holly warmed up the crowd with a humorous slide show about the Internet connectivy. Everyone will pledge will change one mind in their organization. He gave an example of a company needing to switch from paper form to online form. Sketch my Hong Yee Krauker created on an iPad with Sketchbook Pro.

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Tech’s latest controversy? The return of the five-day, in-person work week

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While I don’t think the companies that were 100% distributed since day one will jump into buying offices, I think we’ll see more companies than you think start with a hybrid approach and more hybrid companies weigh more toward in-person work than remote. Companies — and VCs — continue to invest in AI despite market slowdown.

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Influence | Forum One: Internet Strategy, Social Media, User Experience and Web Site Development

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You can follow the one-hour archived session (or the slides on Slideshare) to get a nice slice of perspective from Amy Gipson of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Melissa Schoen of. In his speech, he pledged to "create a new corps of business volunteers to partner with counterparts in Muslim-majority countries."

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Influence | Forum One: Internet Strategy, Social Media, User Experience and Web Site Development

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You can follow the one-hour archived session (or the slides on Slideshare) to get a nice slice of perspective from Amy Gipson of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Melissa Schoen of. In his speech, he pledged to "create a new corps of business volunteers to partner with counterparts in Muslim-majority countries."