Social is back!
Last year saw the rise of:
social shopping (Popshop),
social audio (Clubhouse),
social education (Outschool)
social meetings (Lunchclub)... what areas will be next to turn social?
Today on the #BeBraveAtWork#Podcast we speak with @jjcaffey, an MBA graduate from The Wharton School, #entrepreneur, and founder and CEO of Order In - a digital platform for the leaders of remote work. Listen here: https://t.co/SPqjDX9DwY
More and more of us are feeling isolated and burned out. @JJCaffey is working to alleviate these problems by revolutionizing American work culture! @OrderInClub
https://t.co/z9QNUhrPq3
Members of our gorilla troop tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Aside from some congestion and coughing, the gorillas are doing well and we are hopeful for a full recovery. Read the full update: https://t.co/HIezWKBFxG
Not okay: venture funding for female founders was down 48% q/q. It’s not about deal flow: @bbgventures saw more companies in Q3 ‘20 than last year. Broaden your sourcing, guys — not just for women but BIPOC founders as well! #femalefounders#allraise https://t.co/w2EISxtmDr
Had a great time talking with Jenny on the @HRLocker where I may or may not suggest requiring employees to have scheduled watercooler sessions! #productivity#futureofwork https://t.co/2YyywuJVxz
What really jumped out at me about the translation from @gitlab's Remote Playbook to a real person's day was how much work Darren Murph is putting into asynch & fighting information silos: https://t.co/F7QHfIHgA7 #workday
Making your schedule for the week? You won’t want to miss these fun events, in addition to our daily Morning Motivation Sessions and Deep Work Sprints!
What is Belonging?
Here's one of my fave definitions: (h/t @caspertk)
Why does it matter at work?
⬆️56% in job performance when employees feel like they belong. (This results in a gain of $52M per year for every 10,000 employees!)
Not even 6 months passed since I wrote my Future of Work piece. In the meantime:
@Rippling $145M Series A
@coda_hq $80M Series C
@deel $44M Series A + B
@hopinofficial $40M Series A
@workvivo $16M Series A
@turingcom $14M Seed
@remotionco $13M Seed + A
@RoamResearch $9M Seed
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My ridiculous seed $$ origin story: I went to an SF camping trip (where I knew no one), got drunk (because I knew no one) & started joking about how I was going to make their dogs live forever - which made its way back to a VC, who later led my seed
I miss serendipity
Kathryn Minshew joined the Humans in the Wild Fall cohort yesterday to discuss her experience building @TheMuse and her vision for the #FutureofWork. Kathryn started The Muse 9.5 years ago to help people craft meaningful careers and to help employers find the best talent.