Weekly Brief: Disruptive Philanthropy

With seemingly every journalist covering the heart-wrenching destruction of Notre Dame Cathedral this week. We were inspired by the great-and-the-good pledging €600m collectively (so far) to the rebuilding effort – we’re really seeing the power of destructive… disruptive philanthropy. As always with the Weekly Brief, we bring you a roundup of an interesting news topic AND some of the hottest startup jobs of the week. […]

Weekly Brief: Disruptive Philanthropy

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It isn’t just French billionaires who are prepared to splash the cash, as all eyes are on the soft-hearted and deep-pocketed in China. The country has a complex history with charitable giving, but reports like that of the UBS suggest it is once more a la mode in the East to give (as an individual or as an organisation). Jumping across the pacific, some of our favourites in the tech world have certainly embraced the trend of philanthropic giving; Salesforce are repositioning their business model with the pseudo-acquisition of salesforce.org to fully embed their non-profit vertical. TED, are following a different approach, showcasing the talent of others in the sector with their Audacious Project. They released the participants in this year’s entrance – with projects covering everything from online sex abuse to climate change. Whatever your cause, there’s room (and money) in the industry for you! Should you want to hire for that disruptive new ‘chari-tech’, or simply want to make your billion in a UK startup so you can get giving… you know where to find us!

Salesforce ‘acquires’ Salesforce.org for $300M in a wider refocus on the nonprofit sector

Salesforce is doubling-down on the way it serves their non-profit vertical.

TED raises $280M to help nonprofits battle climate change, online sex abuse and more

TED (of Talks fame) unveiled this year’s non-profit participants in their Audacious Project.

As China Rises, its New Billionaire Class is Turning to Philanthropy

A UBS study highlighted the increase in Sino-Philanthropic output, as 1-in-5 billionaires reside there.

These are some of our favourite startup jobs this week:

Performance Marketing Manager at Stuart in London
Machine Learning Engineer at Gousto in London
Senior Android Developer at Revolut Ltd in London
SEO Manager at Adzuna in London
People Partner at Monzo in London
Senior Content Executive Content Manager at Fixflo in London
Public Relations Manager at Astroscreen in London
Senior Product Manager at carwow in London
Junior / Graduate Full Stack Developer at iwoca ltd in London
People Operations Manager at Beauhurst in London
Talent Scout Software Engineering at Workshub in London
Customer Support Associate at Marvel in London
CTO/Head Of Technology at Super Snaps in London
Business Development Manager Sales Executive at Zodiac Media in London
Marketing Manager at Engine Shed in Bristol
Senior Marketing Executive at Thrivemap in London/Brighton
Head Of Marketing Flexible/Part Time at Mentor Education in London

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Weekly Brief: Awkward Turtle! Some Inconvenient Truths…

In anticipation of International Women’s Day we’ve been championing women at Work in Startups. But there remains an inconvenient truth that we aren’t, as a collective, doing enough to get more women into tech jobs. It is fundamentally very awkward – a sentiment that also resonates (albeit to different degrees) when you hear about misleading claims of “AI” within startups, or of reports that our tech and smart phone addiction is becoming a huge contributor to global warming. Have a flick through our round-up of inconvenient truths! […]

Weekly Brief: Awkward Turtle! Some Inconvenient Truths…

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Every so often it’s important for us to stop, reflect, and realise when something’s not quite right. This is a fast-paced space where time is a serious luxury (!), but when there’s a lingering issue that needs addressing it’s important to do just that – otherwise we’ll end up creating elephants in the room that could fast become out of control, with fairly nasty repercussions for more than just ourselves.

Tomorrow is International Women’s Day, which we should all be duly championing (we certainly are here). But there remains an inconvenient truth that we aren’t, as a collective, doing enough to get more women into tech jobs. There’s progress, sure, but it’s slow, damaging for all of our futures, and is fundamentally very awkward – the latter sentiment being one that also resonates (albeit to different degrees) when you hear about misleading claims of “AI” within startups, or of reports that our tech and smart phone addiction is becoming a huge contributor to global warming.

So take some time to reflect today. What can we all be doing to cage these elephants and awkward turtles – we’re in the business of making a difference, so let’s act!

Women In Tech: Inconvenient Truths And Changing Perspectives
What can we learn from other geographies to create a new approach and genuinely equal opportunities for women in tech?

Europe’s AI start-ups often do not use AI, study finds
Research shows 40% of claimants allegedly have no artificial intelligence programs in their products – awkward!

‘Digital sobriety’ can halt tech-fuelled global warming, says report
Our tech addiction is actually cooking the planet – oh dear…

The only inconvenient truth we like is that Work in Startups will always have the best selection of UK startup jobs – Check it out:

Production Manager (Temporary – 4 Months) at Yearbook Machine in London
Senior Unity Developer For Mixed Reality at Holomeeting in London
Head Of Marketing at Holomeeting in London
Content Marketing Executive (Inbound) at Commusoft in London
Account Executive at Guidebook Inc in London
Client Services Co-ordinator at Commusoft in London
SAAS Product Manager at Akkroo in London
Senior .NET Backend Developer (Remote) at Wealthkernelin London
Growth Marketing Lead at Joblab in London
Part-time Financial Controller at Pasta Evangelistsin London
CRM Lead at Cherryzin London
Technical Lead / Lead Developer in Fintech at Manigoin London
Operations Management Associate at Lyvlyin London
E-commerce Operations Exec at Signup.mobiin London
Social Media and Online PR Manager at Cherryz in London
Customer Champion at Akkroo in London
Customer Success Manager at Pasta Evangelists in London
Customer Happiness Associate at Simplycook in London
Operations Manager at Trade Angel in London
Senior/Lead Developer (Home based) at Fanfinders.com in London

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Weekly Brief: Two heads are… worse than one?

(Weekly Brief) Our weekly roundup of interesting startup news and the hottest jobs on Work in Startups – as circulated in our newsletter. This week: A brief look at tricky moral choices and how AI interprets them, some top tips from Warren Buffet and the science behind the ideal size of team. Ready to be briefed in brief? […]

Weekly Brief: Two heads are… worse than one?

Weekly Brief: Two heads are… worse than one?

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