4 reasons why employers should offer student loan repayment aid as a perk

PSBJ | Andrew Josuweit | Mar 22

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/how-to/human-resources/2016/03/student-loan-repayment-aid-as-a-perk.html

“Rather than bumping up salary or adding other traditional benefits, here’s why offering student loan repayment help makes sense for companies who want to attract and retain talent.”

 

10 surefire ways to know it’s time to hire a CMO

PSBJ | Clifford Jones | Mar 22

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/how-to/marketing/2016/03/10-surefire-ways-to-know-it-s-time-to-hire-a-cmo.html

“Concerned about money? Look at it this way. Poor marketing leadership leads to poor marketing planning. Poor planning leads to poor decisions. Poor decisions lead to poor actions, or inactions, both. And this is true for marketing, sales, technology and managing people; your human capital. This is about getting results in marketing and growing a company.”

 

Uber launches bounty program for hackers to earn $10,000 exploiting its apps

ZDNET | Jake Smith | March 23

http://www.zdnet.com/article/uber-launches-bounty-program-for-hackers-to-earn-10000-exploiting-its-apps/

“Uber announced on Tuesday it’s beginning a bounty program for “white hat hackers” in hopes of having independent researchers find exploits in its ride-hailing service.”

 

Greylock leads $16M round for on-demand trucking startup Convoy; Reid Hoffman joins board

GeekWire | TAYLOR SOPER | March 22

http://www.geekwire.com/2016/greylock-leads-16m-round-demand-trucking-startup-convoy-reid-hoffman-joins-board/
“The company today announced a $16 million Series A round led by noted Silicon Valley venture capital firm Greylock Partners. LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and eBay Motors founder Simon Rothman — both partners at Greylock — will join Convoy’s board, in addition to Code.org co-founder Hadi Partovi, who participated in the company’s $2.5 million seed round.”

 

LinkedIn launches a programming puzzle to lure developers amidst Silicon Valley talent wars

ZDNET | Natalie Gagliordi | March 11

http://www.zdnet.com/article/linkedin-launches-a-programming-puzzle-to-lure-developers-amidst-silicon-valley-talent-wars/

“Its aim is to grab the attention of prospective engineers and developers with a simple provocation: Solve this puzzle and you could score a chance to work at LinkedIn.”