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☆ Kuda, a Nigerian fintech backed by Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures, is launching in the UK to offer remittances to Africans
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Nigerian fintech banking startup Kuda is launching its UK operations to offer remittances. UK to Nigeria remittances are worth $3.1 billion each year, according to data from the World Bank. Kuda has looked to diversify its sources of revenue in 2022 and is on the lookout for M&A. Nigerian fintech startup Kuda is launching in the UK to offer its remittance services for Africans. The banking startup, which was founded in 2017, has raised $90 million in funding from the likes of Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures and Target Global.

☆ The U.S. has never had a lesbian governor. These two women could change that.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Matt Lavietes | Matt Lavietes Is A Reporter For Nbc Out. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

And in 2014 she broke barriers again, becoming the nation’s first out lesbian elected state attorney general. Nearly 3,000 miles west, Kotek became the country’s first out lesbian speaker of a state House of Representatives in 2013. This coming Election Day, these lesbian trailblazers could shatter glass ceilings once more, simultaneously becoming the first out lesbians ever elected governor in the United States. Kate Brown, who is bisexual and became the first openly LGBTQ person to be elected governor in 2015, and Colorado Gov. This past summer, some of those threats were pointedly directed at the LGBTQ community in Massachusetts’ state capital.

☆ I made $1.7 million in revenue in less than 2 years from 'drop servicing' my freelance work to other writers. Here's the business model I used to take my freelancing to the next level.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Georgia Austin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

She explains how she set up the drop servicing model for her Fivver business and hired over 100 writers. In terms of earnings, Wizeo writers earn anywhere between $250 to $3800 per month, depending on their capacity. Since I started using a content drop servicing model, I've been able to sink over $100,000 of my personal profits into bootstrapping the launch of my new content creation services business. I realized that the content creation process is broken, and that a more streamlined, all-in-one content creation platform would be a huge advantage to businesses of any size. Georgia Austin is a content writer, strategist, and the CEO & Founder of Wizeo, a content creation platform for businesses worldwide.

The deal will move forward if the Delaware court currently hearing Twitter's lawsuit against Musk puts an immediate stop to the case, Musk said in his proposal to Twitter on Monday. Twitter said in a statement: "We received the letter from the Musk parties which they have filed with the SEC. The proposal could end a monthslong saga between the two sides that included a lawsuit scheduled to be argued at trial in a Delaware court month. Unable to address the impasse, Twitter sued Musk in Delaware court — the primary U.S. venue for deciding corporate disputes — on July 12 to enforce the transaction. An additional complexity was added when a whistleblower came forward to accuse Twitter of security lapses — an accusation Musk subsequently sought to include in his evidence against the company.

☆ I binge-listened to tech podcasts for a week, and what I learned about Silicon Valley is kind of scary
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-04 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

2: The hosts don't know what they don't knowThe problem is, VC podcasts don't stick to the core issues of venture capital. 3: The hosts want us to believe what they don't knowThere's a shocking amount of this kind of drivel on the tech podcasts. This is what a good tech podcast should do: Use access to the best and most successful investors and innovators to illuminate the way Silicon Valley works. But that's not what matters in the world of tech podcasts. But after 40 hours of listening to tech podcasts, I feel kind of bad about it.

☆ Siemens automates design process for testing new chips with advanced packaging
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Visitors walk under a Siemens sign at the international consumer technology fair IFA in Berlin, Germany September 2, 2022. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File PhotoSept 26 (Reuters) - Siemens Digital Industries Software, a unit of Siemens AG (SIEGn.DE), on Monday said it launched new software called Tessent Multi-die that automates a design process for testing chips made with advanced packaging. But testing these chips after they are made has been difficult as there are several layers of tiles, and Siemens’ head of the Tessent business Ankur Gupta said until now Siemens has had to work with customers on a case-by-case basis. He said making the testing process easier for chips with advanced packaging, also referred to as 2.5 and 3-dimensional packaging, will help give the new technology a boost. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Jane Lanhee Lee; Editing by Stephen CoatesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Yogurt company Siggi's will pay one person $50,000 to move to Iceland and follow a 4-day work week as its 'Chief Simplicity Officer'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Dream job alert: Yogurt company Siggi's is hiring for a "Chief Simplicity Offi-skyr." The person will be paid $50,000 to move to Iceland and follow a four-day work week there. The lucky person will be paid $50,000 to move to Iceland and take up a four-day work week. Applicants must have a valid passport, strong writing and photography skills, and "a desire to live a simple life." Outside of Iceland, a four-day work week pilot currently underway in the UK is also showing positive signs.

FILE PHOTO: The logo for Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo/File PhotoNEW DELHI, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Indian online gaming platform WinZO has sued Google (GOOGL.O) to stop the tech giant from allowing real-money games for fantasy sports and rummy on its platform, saying that Google's doing so is discriminatory, a legal filing seen by Reuters showed. In its lawsuit filed at the Delhi High Court, WinZO said it had contacted Google on Sept. 10 to contest the updated policy, saying it was "unfair". WinZO, which is backed by U.S.-based venture firm Griffin Gaming Partners, has a valuation of more than $350 million. The lawsuit shows WinZO recorded annual revenue of about $13 million in 2020-21.

☆ Leaked documents show Patreon's deals with top TikTokers fell far short of expectations, as it cuts down its creator partnerships team
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Leaked documents suggest Patreon's $1 million deals with TikTokers Larray and Lil Huddy fell short of expectations. Patreon's deals to onboard creators like TikTok megastars Larray and Lil Huddy appear to have fallen far short of expectations, according to company documents obtained by Insider. Creator deals that fell flatAcerbic comedy creator Larri "Larray" Merritt launched in December his Patreon page, where he hosts a platform-exclusive talk show called "The Hot Seat." The total value for Merrit and Hudson's Patreon deals was $1.325 million apiece, according to slides from a company presentation obtained by Insider. "There is no one-size-fits-all answer to creation or membership, and our strategy is ever-evolving," Satterwhite told Insider.

☆ Read Netflix's striking memo to staff about layoffs in its animation studio that blames the company's own 'misalignment and a lack of clear decision-making'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Elaine Low | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Netflix told its workforce on Wednesday morning that it is laying off 2% of its animation studio, or 30 animation staffers. Netflix shuffled animation leadership earlier this year, appointing Karen Toliver as VP of animation film content and Traci Balthazor as VP of animation film production, while Netflix's kids and family VP Melissa Cobb shifted to a producing role. According to a source close to the matter, the layoffs are part of a restructuring to streamline the animation film unit under Balthazor. Animation series production support teams will remain within Netflix. In the Head of Animation Film Production role, I (Traci) will continue working in close partnership with Karen Toliver, Head of Animation Film Content, to set the vision and strategy of the studio.

☆ How Twitch and OnlyFans star Amouranth built her own talent firm and what she plans to offer clients
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-23 | by ( Geoff Weiss | Amanda Perelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Known as Amouranth on social media, she has over 5 million Twitch followers. The OnlyFans and Twitch megastar, whose real name is Kaitlyn Siragusa, has earned over $27 million on OnlyFans to date, she shared recently on Twitter. Today, Houston-based Real Work has 11 employees – three quarters of whom are women – and counts 12 active clients, including some men, Bancroft said. Real Work also has a stats team to optimize distribution, offers copyright protection, and helps clients land sponsorships given Amouranth's longstanding relationship with many brands. With multiple revenue streams, including OnlyFans, Fansly, Twitch, and Patreon, Siragusa said creators are often susceptible to tax auditing.

☆ Here's the résumé that got me into Snapchat without connections – and what I would change about it now
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-07 | by ( Jonathan Javier | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Here's the résumé that got me into Snapchat, and how t0 structure yoursMy résumé. Jonathan JavierThis is the résumé that got me into Snapchat as my first job out of university. Soft skills: your soft skills shows how you'd not only be a culture fit, but if you're someone who would be great to work with. Adding more specific skills: Microsoft Office skills are pretty basic skills now and don't need to be listed on a résumé. Always remember that your résumé goes hand-in-hand with networking, and your interpersonal skills will eventually lead you to land your offers.

☆ Denmark's most popular eToro trader breaks down how his time as an elite chess player helped shape the strategy that made him 400% returns on bitcoin this year and led 20,000 people to copy his portfo
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-29 | by ( Tom Turula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

His portfolio generated 44% in returns in 2020.Insider asked Jain Kongsted how he invests and why he thinks his portfolio is so popular. His background as an elite chess player gives him a leg up in investing"The best chess players know thousands of patterns on a chess board," Jain Kongsted said. Elite chess also taught Jain Kongsted to "keep his head cool" when trades go bad. Besides chess, Jain Kongsted is also champion of Scrabble. And he spent thousands of hours studying stock charts, "until they took on a life of their own."

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☆ I started my new role as LinkedIn's CEO during the pandemic. Here's what I learned from my first 6 months on the job.
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-14 | by ( Ryan Roslansky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Roslansky shares what he's learned the first six months of being CEO and leading the company through a pandemic. It's been six months since I became LinkedIn's chief executive and, as I shared on day one, I never imagined I'd step into this new role during a pandemic. As we near the one-year mark of the pandemic, it's become clear our lives won't likely return to a pre-COVID-19 "normal." The only way you learn to be a CEO is by being a CEO, and there have been countless learnings every day about managing through uncertainty. Provide the resources working parents need to be successful as they're juggling work, childcare, and distance learning all from home.

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