Boston tech scene continues the deal momentum this week

Fresh off one of the Boston startup scene’s most eventful weeks in memory, tech companies and industry leaders continued the momentum with a slew of funding rounds and acquisitions.

Here are some notable deals from …

By MIT Sloan CDO
MIT Sloan CDO
Read more

Antiracist Ideals in the Tech Industry Recap

By The Lazu Group

On Friday, September 24, 2021 Malia Lazu joined Mohamed Ali of IDG, David Delmar Senties of Resilient Coders, and Pranshu Verman of the Boston Globe for the Boston Globe’s — “Globe Summit.”

The discussion, Anti Racist Ideals …

By MIT Sloan CDO
MIT Sloan CDO
Read more

THINKING FORWARD – Ideas for your work from MIT Sloan School of Management

THINKING+++ FORWARD
Ideas for your work from MIT Sloan School of Management | Office of Communications

+ THREE INSIGHTS FOR THE WEEK September 26 – October 2, 2021

1. The amount of data companies collect about their employees has increased dramatically — thanks to …

By MIT Sloan CDO
MIT Sloan CDO
Read more

LinkedIn Top Startups 2021: The 50 U.S. companies on the rise

By Laura Lorenzetti, Ashley Peterson, Juliette Faraut, Ali McPherson | LinkedIn | September 22, 2021

The 2021 LinkedIn Top Startups list reveals 50 young, emerging companies where Americans want to work now.

Over the past year and a half, professionals across the …

By MIT Sloan CDO
MIT Sloan CDO
Read more

Banking-as-a-Service: The $1T Market to Build the Twilio of Embedded Finance

By Jan-Erik Asplund | Sacra | September 30, 2021

The new banks
Over the last several years, there has been an explosion of retail, travel, SaaS, and other companies expanding into financial services.

Walmart, IKEA, ServiceTitan and Toast are just 4 of …

By MIT Sloan CDO
MIT Sloan CDO
Read more

Dismantling Barriers to Career Advancement for Latinos

By Illianna Acosta | LinkedIn Blog | September 16, 2021

During September 15 – October 15, LinkedIn recognizes Hispanic Heritage Month in the US, a time to celebrate the stories and rich cultures of Latino communities, while driving meaningful conversations about Latino + …

By MIT Sloan CDO
MIT Sloan CDO
Read more

Employers + FLI@Sloan

Calling all employers! Join FLI@Sloan in its mission to empower students who share the invisible first-generation college graduate, low-income (FLI). The club provides mentorship and networking opportunities to enable personal and professional growth, advocates for affordable social and academic activities, …

By MIT Sloan CDO
MIT Sloan CDO
Read more

THINKING FORWARD – Ideas for your work from MIT Sloan School of Management

THINKING+++ FORWARD
Ideas for your work from MIT Sloan School of Management | Office of Communications

+ THREE INSIGHTS FOR THE WEEK September 19 – September 25, 2021

1. With the invention of the interlocking plastic brick, LEGO was a poster child for …

By MIT Sloan CDO
MIT Sloan CDO
Read more

MFin Class Meeting – September 27, 2021

Click here to view the presentation slides from the MFin Class Meeting.

By MIT Sloan CDO
MIT Sloan CDO
Read more

Diversity wins: How inclusion matters

By Sundiatu Dixon-Fyle, Kevin Dolan, Vivian Hunt, and Sara Prince | McKinsey & Company

Diversity wins is the third report in a McKinsey series investigating the business case for diversity, following Why diversity matters (2015) and Delivering through diversity (2018). Our …

By MIT Sloan CDO
MIT Sloan CDO
Read more