The latest from the frontlines of the world’s fastest growing companies and the teams doing the work. 

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On Monday, Velodyne Lidar revealed that Dr. Anurag Gupta has come on board as its new EVP of Engineering.

Dr. Anurag Gupta. Images courtesy of Velodyne Lidar.

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​​Velodyne Lidar Snags Ex-Google IoT Leader For Top Engineering Role

In an interview with The Org, Brooke Berry discusses her career trajectory.

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Snap’s Head of Talent Development Has a Career Niche That Doesn't Exist Yet

Harry Sun, a former Indeed and Amazon executive, has joined Sonder as its new VP of Engineering, the company revealed to The Org. 

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Sonder Finds its First Engineering VP After Nasdaq Debut

At their core, sports are inherently physical — you throw, you catch, you hit and you run. Those aspects are likely never to change, but other parts, such as officiating and training, are evolving with the times and becoming increasingly digital.

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The Tech Companies Futurizing America’s Favorite Pastimes

See who founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page hired in the early days at Google and how each role contributed to the company's massive growth. 

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Five Key Hires to Google's Success

Wayfair will soon have a new CTO. On March 1, Fiona Tan will step up to become the online home goods retailer's top technologist. She replaces Jim Miller, who is retiring after three years in the role.

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Wayfair Elevates Ex-Walmart Exec to CTO Amid Tech Team Expansion

The pandemic and remote work have exposed a troubling new trend.

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Why Women in Tech are Hiding Their Pandemic Pregnancies 

These are the most notable hires, promotions, and departures within the US tech community in the last week. For executive news updated daily, check out The Org's News tab.

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The Biggest Moves in Tech This Week

Over the past few years, as large tech companies begin to mature, we have seen that there has been a slow shift in leadership, with founders stepping down from the CEO role and making way for a new group of executives to take on the most senior position at their company. �������� about non-founder CEOs and how they lead their respective companies. 

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Who are the Non-Founder CEOs in Tech?

You’ve heard of the successful startups born from the PayPal Mafia. Now learn the origins of another one of tech’s biggest accelerators—the Airbnb product team. 

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Meet the Airbnb Product Team Mafia 

Radavero is now the Country Manager for Argentina at Tiendanube, one of the latest regional unicorns with a valuation of more than $3 billion, and was previously one of the leaders behind the expansion of Despegar and Acámica (sold in 2021 to Digital House) throughout LatAm. In an interview with Radavero, The Org had the chance to pick his brain on how to grow and scale a startup in Latin America. 

Franco Radavero, Country Manager at Tiendanube. Image Courtesy of Tiendanube.

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How to Scale a Startup: Insights From a LatAm Startup Operator

Uber Health, Uber’s aptly named healthcare division, has named Dr. Michael Cantor as its first-ever Chief Medical Officer. 

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Uber Health Names its First-Ever Chief Medical Officer

In 2021, according to Pew Research, 41% of Americans under the age of 35 were invested in the stock market. Valued at $450 million and rising, Titan is looking to push that number upwards. 

The founders of Titan: Joe Percoco, Max Bernardy and Clayton Gardner.

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Founders File: Titan is Bringing Investing to a Younger Generation 

DraftKings has named its new Chief Marketing Officer, Stephanie Sherman, as the online sports betting market expands to more states.

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DraftKings Names a Marketing Chief as Digital Sports Betting Gains Steam

Last week, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal made his second significant executive change since assuming the top spot in November 2021 and will replace the company’s top two cybersecurity leaders.

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Twitter Hits Refresh on its Cybersecurity Leadership

Discover some of Microsoft's most expensive and impactful acquisitions and how they fall under its corporate umbrella.


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What Companies Does Microsoft Own?

Nearly all 21 of Amazon's earliest employees have left the company. Some started their own businesses, others run their own philanthropies. Many others have since retired. Check out who was responsible for the building blocks of one of the most valuable companies 

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The First Five Hires at Amazon

2021 was a great year for French startups. According to a report by Dealroom in partnership with La French Tech, venture capital investments in French startups have doubled in the past year alone, going from $5.8 billion (5.1 billion euros) to over $11.3 billion (10 billion euros) in 2021. In parallel, the combined enterprise value of French startups founded since 2000 was $204 billion (179 billion euros) in 2021, which is 17.7 times more than in 2010.

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10 French Startups to Watch in 2022

Mustafa Suleyman, Google’s VP of Product Management and Policy for Artificial Intelligence, has left the tech giant for a new role at venture capital firm Greylock Partners.

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DeepMind Co-Founder Leaves Google for an AI VC Role

Apple's top communications executive, Stella Low, has left her post after less than a year on the job

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