Password-security firm Auth0 brings in $15 million in funding

Rachel Lerman | Seattle Times | 24 August 2016

“Auth0 operates a cloud subscription-based service for businesses that quickly creates identity-verification technology within websites and apps. The technology is designed for any developer to use easily, no matter the level of their knowledge of secure logins. Auth0 has been in the midst of a massive growth spurt since its founding in 2013. The company grew from 42 employees last August to about 175 people now, with plans to hire more.”

 

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Amplero Continues Hiring Spree with Addition of New Executive Team Member

PRNewswire | 23 August 2016

“Amplero, the world’s first predictive Customer Value Management (CVM) platform, today announced the appointment Mike Zell as SVP of Customer Success. Harnessing his extensive leadership background in marketing services and strategy, Mike will lead the rapidly expanding customer success team tasked with nurturing and growing Amplero’s enterprise customer base.”

 

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Starbucks ramps up tech hiring, again

Coral Garnick | Puget Sound Business Journal | 19 August 2016

“Just three months after Starbucks said it was hiring 100 tech workers to add to the almost 1,000 it already had, many of those positions are filled and the company is at it again.”

 

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Amazon experiments with tech teams consisting entirely of part-time employees, with full benefits

Monica Nicklesburg | GeekWire | 17 August 2016

“A new pilot program inside Amazon is creating technical teams consisting entirely of part-time employees — including managers — in the the company’s latest attempt to compete for tech talent and build a reputation as a flexible place to work.

The part-time employees who join the program will still be eligible for the same benefits as Amazon’s full-time employees, the company says. Every member of these teams will work part-time — a structure Amazon says will help employees coordinate schedules and own projects from start to finish.”

 

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