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Netflix employees stage a trans solidarity walkout, pose list of demands

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We respect the decision of any employee who chooses to walk out, and recognize we have much more work to do both within Netflix and in our content,” a Netflix spokesperson said in a statement provided to TechCrunch. He seemed doubtful that he would meet their demand to add a disclaimer about transphobia before Chapelle’s special.

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Joe Perez, Founder of @tastemade, On What Makes a Great Product Manager & More

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In the most recent episode, I interviewed Joe Perez , Founder of Tastemade. He has a long career in developing products and companies (such as Pogo, Excite@Home, Demand Media, The Daily Plate and now TasteMade) discussed much about his career choices and lessons. If you don’t know Joe, you should.

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Entity Academy, an edtech startup that trains, mentors and places women in tech roles, secures $100M

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Its “content arm” Entity Mag has quite interestingly gone viral on social media and has more than 1.1 Entity’s sweet spot is a bifurcated one, Schwab said in an interview. That data is based not just on feedback from past and current students and student outcomes, but also other channels.

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Interview with Scott Morrow, Curatemedia

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If I'm a woman, I might really be into fashion and beauty, and would be more apt to engage with content and community and engage in the shopping experience around that vertical, versus a horizontal brand across verticals. Scott Morrow: Sports/outdoors is quite interesting, that's the fastest growing lifestyle category in e-commerce.

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Interview with Robin Richards, CareerArc

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Our interview this morning is with Robin Richards , the CEO of Los Angeles-based CareerArc (www.careerarc.com). How we do that, is we're building a content community, and saying, here's all this content we want to give to you, and consulting we can provide, to help you and your family get back on your feet at last.

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How Jukin Media Is Turning Viral Video Into A Real Business

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We then acquire those videos directly from content owners. We''re taking that content, and publishing it on our licensing platform, which is much like a Getty Images for video. When our Youtube views are driven up, that drives more licensing demand for the video, with other shows interested.

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Interview with Lolita Carrico, Gloss Network

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Our interview this morning is with Lolita Carrico, founder of Gloss Network for Women (www.mygloss.com), an online network of sites focused on women. Lolita was founder of ModernMom.com, which she sold to Richard Rosenblatt's Demand Media last year, and we caught up with Lolita to learn more about her newest venture. READ MORE>>.