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Seth Dallaire, Instacart’s Chief Revenue Officer, has left the grocery delivery startup to take on the CRO role at Walmart.

Reception at Instacart's office in San Francisco. Courtesy of Instacart. 

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Instacart’s Revenue Chief Leaves To Build Walmart's Ad Business

Rocket.Chat is a communication platform used by the likes of Deutsche Bank, The U.S. Navy and Credit Suisse. Although it may seem simply an open-source version of Slack, Gabriel Engel has a much greater vision in mind for his company. The Org speaks with Rocket.Chat founder Gabriel Engel about how he built his startup from the ground up. 

Rocket.Chat CEO, Gabriel Engel. Image courtesy of Rocket.Chat.

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Building the Team at Rocket.Chat with Gabriel Engel 

Looking at its historic incumbents, insurance might not appear the most exciting industry to launch a new business in. But that didn't scare Luko co-founders Raphaël Vullierme and Benoît Bourdel, quite the contrary. Exhilarated by the opportunity to redefine the insurance landscape, starting with home insurance, the two entrepreneurs have a bold vision when it comes to their startup journey: to make people's homes safer and greener. 


 Luko co-founders Raphaël Vullierme and Benoît Bourdel. Image courtesy of Luko.


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How Two French Entrepreneurs Brought Home Insurance Into the 21st Century

On Monday, HubSpot officially welcomed Stephanie Cuthbertson onboard as the company’s new Chief Product Officer.

Stephanie Cuthbertson. Image courtesy of HubSpot

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HubSpot Adds Google Exec as Next Product Chief

Starting October 18, Adobe will have a new Chief Financial Officer, Dan Durn. He will take over the role from John Murphy, who announced his retirement earlier this year.

Dan Durn. Image courtesy of Applied Materials

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Adobe Appoints a New CFO

Chewy, the pet-focused e-commerce retailer, has announced the addition of Amazon veteran Mark Eamer as its new Chief Marketing Officer.

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Chewy Picks Up a New Marketing Chief From Amazon

As the figurehead of two billion-dollar public companies, Jack Dorsey is extremely well-known throughout the tech and entrepreneurial world. Take a peek at the top of the org chart for Square, the American fintech that owns CashApp and Jay-Z's streaming service, Tidal. 

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Jack Dorsey's Inner Circle at Square

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

Deep Nishar, SoftBank’s Senior Managing Partner for the America’s and the sole Senior Managing Partner for the company’s Vision Fund, has announced he will depart at the end of the year. 

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SoftBank Vision Fund Leader To Exit In Late 2021

Veteran human resources leader Aparna Chitale will join Richard Branson's space-tourism company on September 30. 

Virgin Spaceship Unity (VSS Unity) touches down after flying freely for the first time after being released from Virgin Mothership Eve (VMS Eve) on 3rd, December 2016 in the Mojave Desert. Image credit: Virgin Galactic. 

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Virgin Galactic Hires Former Disney HR Exec as Chief People Officer

Next-gen data management provider Cohesity has selected Kevin Delane, a veteran high-growth tech exec with IPO experience, to lead its revenue organization.

Kevin Delane. Image courtesy of Cohesity, Business Wire.

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Cohesity Recruits Revenue Chief With IPO Experience Ahead of Possible Public Debut

In recent years, and notably during the COVID-19 pandemic, digital technology has vastly transformed traditional classrooms, making education more accessible, engaging and individualized for students, while reducing time and distance limitations. The Org has compiled a list of emerging startups that are making their mark in the education technology space.

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50 Emerging Ed-Tech Companies to Watch in 2021

Ahead of Robinhood’s foray into crypto wallets next month, the company has announced two new execs, a CTO and Chief Compliance Officer, to bolster its cryptocurrency leadership team.

Robinhood Crypto CTO Johann Kerbrat. Image courtesy of Robinhood

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Robinhood Names Crypto CTO and Compliance Chief Ahead of Wallet Launch

The Org spoke to Desmond Koney, Co-founder of Complete Farmer, about the journey to creating a scalable agritech solution that is helping farmers in Ghana and Togo access global value chains using the company’s technology.

Complete Farmer is working on a scalable agritech solution for farmers in Ghana and Togo. Image courtesy of Complete Farmer.

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How Complete Farmer is Revolutionizing Access to Global Markets for Smallholder Farmers in Africa

Facebook has promoted Andrew Bosworth to fill the shoes of outgoing CTO Mike Schroepfer, who announced his decision to transition to become a Senior Fellow in 2022.

Andrew "Boz" Bosworth. Image courtesy of Facebook

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Facebook Names AR/VR Minded CTO To Guide Metaverse Future

Home to the Research Triangle, North Carolina is known for hosting some of the country’s best universities and barbecue, but it is also home to a burgeoning startup scene. Check out these five startups to watch in the Tar Heel State this year.

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Five Startups to Watch in North Carolina in 2021

As the pandemic halted live-action productions, postponing the release of hundreds of movies and television shows including The Batman, the Spiderman sequel and Grey’s Anatomy, the animation industry -- despite facing its own challenges -- saw recognition and success. 

Stills from BUCK's recent collaboration "All in a day's work" with Mailchimp. Image courtesy of BUCK.

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Industries That Boomed During the Pandemic: Animation

Who did the startup that was created to solve issues in hiring choose for its first couple of employees? 

Greenhouse founders Daniel Chait and Jon Stross. Image credit: Greenhouse

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The First Five Hires at Greenhouse

Owning and running your own company means that you have a great deal invested in your endeavor. Not just monetarily, you also have emotions and your identity tied up with the venture. The Org's expert contributor, Larry Spring, explores why being thankful for criticism is important.

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Being Thankful For Criticism is a Key to Success

This week, a top Facebook AI researcher stepped away from the social media giant, Robinhood's marketing chief announced her departure, and T-Mobile found a new General Counsel.

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