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Glossier just laid off one-third of its corporate employees, mostly in tech

TechCrunch LA

W]e are shifting our technology strategy to leverage external partners for parts of our platform that we’re currently maintaining internally,” Weiss wrote in the email announcing the layoffs to staff. The tech team layoffs are notable for a beauty retailer that has often described itself as a technology company.

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MediaLab acquires messaging app Kik, expanding its app portfolio

TechCrunch LA

In a post on Kik’s blog on Friday the MediaLab said that it has “finalized an agreement” to acquire Kik Messenger. “ Kik is one of those amazing places that brings us back to those early aspirations,” the blog post read. .” Now we know the the company: MediaLab.

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6 Keys To Growing Your Career Through The Gig Economy

Startup Professionals Musings

You will find it pays big dividends, even in your personal life, to track and manage expenses with a simple business platform, like QuickBooks or Apptivo , for work and family. Every employee or entrepreneur needs to build a competitive reputation on the Internet, through a website, blog, LinkedIn profile, and social media.

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How will you ride the next wave?

Berkonomics

It won’t be long before another round of layoffs comes, and these new tools will create new jobs to fill the gap. The mobile web will become what desktop Internet became in the 1990’s – the standard platform for anyone doing business. We bypass the middle person for services and information. We are learning to use new tools.

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