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MentorcliQ raises over $80 million to grow its employee mentoring software and services

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For years, Phil George was the executive sponsor of a mentoring program at McMaster-Carr, an industrial hardware supplier, where he spent weeks trying to match program participants with only scant information about them to go on. Employees often requested resources while mentors asked for training, and mentees wanted more guidance on goals.

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CodeSignal secures $50M for its tech hiring platform

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Menlo participated again and was joined by Headline and A Capital. When Achadjian moved over to venture capital, she helped Sloyan connect to mentors and angel investors while keeping an eye on the company. This round brings CodeSignal’s total fundraising to $87.5

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Membership, mentorship or just messy

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Hello and welcome back to Equity , a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Which of course led us into a conversation about public and private money, and the role that billionaires play in reshaping society. MENTOR COLLECTIVE. What did we get into?

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4 women in engineering discuss harassment, isolation and perseverence

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That’s why it’s so important to have more women in these roles: to serve as mentors, role models and peers. So we need to gain confidence, and in these cases, it is very important to have role models and leadership that includes women,” Roa said. It’s super important to have those role models.

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Visa launches NFT program as it considers the digital art a new form of e-commerce

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There’s no “hard cap” on the number of creators for the first cohort and all members will have access to Visa clients and a broader network of mentors, Sheffield noted. It previously made headlines for buying a popular CryptoPunk NFT in August 2021, and Sheffield has said that the purchase wouldn’t be the company’s only NFT under its belt.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Dry powder’s slow fuse, landing page basics, generative AI hype

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Mentors and advisers come in handy, but startups move at breakneck speed. Before Tracy Young was co-founder and CEO of TigerEye, she held the same roles at construction productivity software startup PlanGrid. I currently have an H-1B for my full-time engineering role at another company. Restless & Resolved.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Why your title matters, part-time CFOs, Sequoia’s new model

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In his former role, he was responsible for providing his company’s board with quarterly updates on growth and revenue. “As It isn’t a critical role until the company reaches product-market fit, and the best ones are expensive to recruit and retain. Detailed, five-quarter view.

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