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

News

LG has reshuffled the leadership of its consumer electronics business, naming William Cho as the new CEO of LG Electronics in addition to his current role as Chief Strategy Officer, effective December 1.

William Cho. Image courtesy of LG Electronics

LG Electronics CEO William Cho

LG Electronics Names a New CEO and CTO

Fastly has selected Lakshmi Sharma as its new Chief Product Officer to help bolster the company’s delivery, security, and edge compute portfolio.

Lakshmi Sharma headshot, gray background

Fastly Hires Ex-Googler as Product Chief

The Fortune 500 is synonymous with American big business, eliciting notions of success and technological innovation. However, the companies on this coveted list aren’t always known for their meaningful embrace of diversity, especially in their top ranks.

Behind the numbers hero

D&I Execs Are Gaining Traction in the F500, but They Still Have a Ways to Go

The startups that WeWork considered core businesses still operate as WeWork subsidiaries. But some have been spun out and acquired by other companies, while others stopped working altogether.

WeWork

What Happened To The Companies WeWork Acquired?

China’s commercial real estate industry has grown rapidly over the past five years. According to an industry research report from IBISWorld, the industry revenue is expected to increase at an annualized 2.9% over the five years through 2021, to $326.8 billion. The Org speaks with Jill Gu, founder of Made in House, a creative agency that works closely with brands seeking to define their place in China's commercial real estate landscape.

Meet the young startup that brings art, design and consulting together to China’s commercial real estate market. Image courtesy of Made In House.

unnamed

How a Young Startup is Adding Color to China's Real Estate Industry

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.

nl-week 39 graphic

The Biggest Moves in Tech This Week

Intercom has hired two new executives, Chief Marketing Officer Anna Griffin and General Counsel Cheree McAlpine, as it pushes its customer communications platform into its next stage of growth.

Intercom's new hires

Intercom Hires New Executives as It Prepares for Continued Growth

Stripe is one of the highest-valued companies in the world, estimated to be worth a cool $95 billion. The payment processing upstart has gotten to where it is partially by its philosophy of "anti-hierarchy," meaning there are no official job titles for employees. Check out how this translates into an org chart for over 4,000 employees. 

Stripe Org Chart Deep Dive

How Stripe's 'Anti-Hierarchy' is Leading the Company Into its Next Chapter

Discord’s Chief Marketing Officer, Tesa Aragones, left her job at the text and audio communications platform earlier this month.

Tesa Aragones

Discord’s Marketing Chief Leaves After a Year on the Job

This year, startups in Texas have received roughly $1.3 billion in venture capital funding, and Austin has gained the moniker Silicon Hills. As Austin grows to become a prominent tech hubs in the United States, many startups are also looking to open up offices in the city. This includes Shippo, a company on a mission to bring businesses closer to their customers through effortless shipping. 

Shippo Founders-1

Why Shipping Unicorn Shippo’s New Office Is In Austin, Texas

A week after losing its CEO and Head of Clinical Services, embattled digital behavioral health service Talkspace has revealed that its President and COO, Mark Hirschhorn, is no longer with the company.

Editorial credit: Ben__Stevens / Shutterstock.com

Talkspace logo on a smartphone

Talkspace’s November Gets Worse as its President Resigns

Workday has promoted two senior execs to new roles. The company, which provides enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources has elevated Doug Robinson to Co-President and Barbara Larson to CFO.

Editorial credit: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com

Workday sign on the side of a building

Workday Promotes a Co-President and CFO to Guide Growth

Netflix is one of the most coveted tech companies in the world to work for, but it also has one of the most rigorous interview processes. Check out these tips and tricks on how to land a job at the streaming giant.

How to Get a Job at netflix

How to Land a Job at Netflix

AI-powered digital insurance company Lemonade has announced that 25-year USAA veteran Sean Burgess has joined as its Chief Claims Officer.

Editorial credit: Stephanie L Sanchez / Shutterstock.com

Lemonade logo and art on a smartphone

Lemonade Lands a Claims Veteran as Expands Into the Auto Sector

Boosted by an e-commerce boom during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, online shopping platform Shopify saw over $100 billion in revenue for Q4 last year. Explore Shopify's organizational chart and the most current executives leading at Canada's most valuable company. 

Shopify Org Chart Deep Dive

Shopify's Slimmed Down Org Chart

Valued at $2 billion, cross-channel marketing platform Iterable is making waves in Silicon Valley, taking on giants like Oracle and Salesforce and gaining market share in the enterprise computing sector. Its platform is designed to simplify relationships between consumers and brands and has attracted notable clients including DoorDash and Zillow. The Org spoke with Iterable's founder, Andrew Boni to learn about how he grew his business.

Andrew Boni, CEO & Co-founder of Iterable. Image courtesy of Iterable.

Iterable Founder Andrew Boni

The Decisions That Made Iterable A $2 Billion Business

week 46

Talkspace has revealed that its co-founders, Oren Frank and Roni Frank, have both stepped down from their respective executive and board roles after the company's disappointing Q3 results.

Roni Frank (L) and Oren Frank (R). Image courtesy of Talkspace

Talkspace co-founders Roni Frank and Oren Frank

Talkspace’s Co-Founders Exit After Disappointing Q3 Results

AI search company Yext has expanded its burgeoning public sector team with four new executives

Editorial credit: rblfmr / Shutterstock.com

Yext

Yext Expands its Nascent Public Sector Team With Four New Execs

Gorgias is a startup that offers e-commerce businesses a platform to automate answers to the most common questions received from clients thanks to its machine learning algorithm. In an interview with The Org, entrepreneur and CEO Romain Lapeyre shared how the team went from persevering to find product-market fit to reaching a 200% yearly growth rate and building a client roaster of more than 7,200 merchants across the globe.

Gorgias CEO Romain Lapeyre and CTO Alex Plugaru. Image Courtesy of Gorgias.


News

LG Electronics Names a New CEO and CTO

Fastly Hires Ex-Googler as Product Chief

D&I Execs Are Gaining Traction in the F500, but They Still Have a Ways to Go

What Happened To The Companies WeWork Acquired?

How a Young Startup is Adding Color to China's Real Estate Industry

The Biggest Moves in Tech This Week

Intercom Hires New Executives as It Prepares for Continued Growth

How Stripe's 'Anti-Hierarchy' is Leading the Company Into its Next Chapter

Discord’s Marketing Chief Leaves After a Year on the Job

Why Shipping Unicorn Shippo’s New Office Is In Austin, Texas

Talkspace’s November Gets Worse as its President Resigns

Workday Promotes a Co-President and CFO to Guide Growth

How to Land a Job at Netflix

Lemonade Lands a Claims Veteran as Expands Into the Auto Sector

Shopify's Slimmed Down Org Chart

The Decisions That Made Iterable A $2 Billion Business

The Biggest Moves in Tech This Week

Talkspace’s Co-Founders Exit After Disappointing Q3 Results

Yext Expands its Nascent Public Sector Team With Four New Execs

How Gorgias Is Helping Thousands Of Shopify Businesses Turn Their Customer Supports Into Profit Centers