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Tag: Silicon Valley

The Google anti-diversity manifesto reminds us of the role of HR

August 25, 2017

By Staff writer

Google, a company that projects a progressive image to the wider world, has become the centre of a blazing anti-diversity and gender row that has occupied the headlines for weeks, and will continue to do so for some time.

15 female founders heading to US on Silicon Valley Comes to the UK trade mission

May 19, 2017

By Zen Terrelonge

As part of a Silicon Valley Comes to the UK trade mission, 15 British female founders will head to San Francisco and discuss scaling and overseas business.

Norwegian: A business trip from London to Silicon Valley

March 13, 2017

By Hunter Ruthven

To see what’s on offer when it comes to business travel in 2017, Real Business had a look at the Norwegian Premium service and its Silicon Valley offering.

World’s biggest tech firms pay wildly different CEO salaries

March 1, 2017

By Hunter Ruthven

Leaders such as Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk have become almost as famous as their companies, but what do their CEO salaries say?

Busting the misconceptions around the Silicon Valley state of mind

July 8, 2016

By Robbie Clutton

What do George Washington’s wooden teeth, the poor eyesight of bats, and the medieval belief in a flat earth all have in common Quite simply, they are all nonsense.

Going global as a business in the digital age

May 19, 2016

By Michael Gould

Michael Gould, founder and CTO at business planning and modelling business Anaplan, shares his experience of growing the business and advocates thinking on worldwide basis from the very beginning.

From a barn in Yorkshire to a $1bn valuation and unicorn status

January 18, 2016

By Hunter Ruthven

Having just taken up the CFO role at technology Anaplan, a business which has just banked $90m of venture capital investment, James Budge answers a few of our questions on building a fast-growth company and how being cloud-based is unique.

Charlie Mullins: The business value of dressing for success

October 19, 2015

By Charlie Mullins

Charlie Mullins, founder of Pimlico Plumbers, discusses how your attire impacts a first impression.

The biggest lesson the UK can learn from Silicon Valley is

September 23, 2015

By Maulik Sailor Jeff Sinick

Given the stereotypes about American competitiveness, it might seem odd to consider embracing failure as one of our greatest assets. However, once you stop and think about it for a moment, it starts to make sense.

Branson-backed global internet project secures $500m, but will the costs prove out of this world

June 29, 2015

By Rebecca Smith

OneWeb – which aims to bring about global satellite internet – recently announced a $500m series A round with investors including the Coca-Cola Company, Airbus Group and Hughes Network Systems.

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