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Airbnb is reportedly planning to file initial public offering (IPO) paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission later this month. Here’s the team that will likely play a significant role in the process. 


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The Team That Will Lead Airbnb Through Its IPO

Facebook has unveiled its latest initiative - a financial unit that will pursue payments and commerce opportunities within all of the company’s apps. David Marcus, co-creator of Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency project, will lead the team. 

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Facebook Appoints Libra Creator David Marcus as Head of Facebook Financial 

Banking, an industry practically as old as industry itself, has seen a tremendous amount of well-funded disruption in the last decade with the emergence of neobanks. The interesting thing about the space is that investors continue pumping money into banks that are not technically banks. Instead of mucking around in years of regulatory paperwork, challenger banks have relied on the sponsor bank model, in which they partner with a traditional bank that does have a charter.

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Starting a Neobank is Easier Than Ever. These are the Teams Making it Possible

Using drones to deliver packages directly to customers’ front doors seems like a sci-fi dream but it has become a commercial reality. Here a handful of companies that are battling technological and regulatory limitations to implement drones in their delivery operations.

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The Companies Working to Make Drones the Future of Last-Mile Delivery

Largely, it’s difficult to find the potential for growth and optimism amidst a global pandemic. This has been no different on the British business scene. Several companies have faced job slashes, redundancies, and reduced funding. However, a number of businesses across the country have been finding silver linings by exploring the possibilities for radical changes within their operations.

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How British Businesses View the Effects of the Pandemic Going Forward

Amazon has reportedly been in contact with the largest mall owner in the US to discuss the possibility of turning bankrupt department stores into Amazon distribution hubs. Meet the team that is driving the explosive growth of Amazon’s network of warehouses, trucks, and planes.

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Meet the Team Leading Amazon’s Logistics Expansion

In June and July, The Org interviewed six Senior Product Managers with experience at Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Facebook to get their thoughts on life as a PM. Located in London, Hyderabad, Boston, San Francisco, and Seattle, these experts were paraphrased anonymously in order to facilitate an open dialogue and will be identified by location. 

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Life as a Product Manager at Amazon, Google, and Microsoft

Uber has announced that it will acquire Autocab, a UK mobility technology company that will continue to fuel its international growth. Meet the ride-hailing giant's team that is focused on bringing on-demand mobility and delivery solutions to new markets. 

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Uber Acquires Autocab, Meet the Team Fueling the Ride-Hailing Giant’s Foreign Growth

2020 held a lot of promise for concerts, weddings, conferences, and other large in-person events, but the coronavirus quickly scuttled many of those plans. Let’s meet some of the teams that are working to ensure the show goes on and people stay connected.

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The Teams Moving Events Online in 2020

An impact-first approach to investment has manifested in several new venture capital funds that make early investments in startups trying to solve some of the world’s greatest challenges through building massive businesses. To shed light on their investment strategy and how the teams behind these funds are built, three VCs share their insights with The Org.

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Building Teams with an Impact: Insights from Three Extraordinary European VCs

The rapid proliferation of free or reasonably priced apps continues to make therapeutic telehealth services more accessible, portable, and cost-effective. We took a closer look at six companies focused on improving the mental health and happiness of their customers.

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Six Mental Health Tech Teams Thriving in a Post-COVID World

Microsoft is interested in buying TikTok's operations in the US after President Trump threatened to ban the popular short video social media app. Let’s meet the key employees Microsoft will likely turn to in order to close a deal.

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Microsoft Could Buy TikTok — Here’s the Team That Can Make It Happen

We’ve highlighted three female founders to watch in Italy to share how women that belong to different generations, backgrounds, and cultures are creating unique products and services that have positive impacts on the Italian market.

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Three Female Founders to Watch in Italy

Apple is recognized as a global tech titan with a lineup of iconic products, but the company hasn't been able to reach this level of success without key acquisitions and a portfolio of supporting business units. We have compiled five of Apple’s most impactful subsidiaries and the leaders behind them.

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Five Apple Subsidiaries that are Crucial to the Tech Titan’s Success

In Spotify’s quarterly earnings report, the company revealed that users are returning to the music streaming platform and that many of those listeners are embracing podcasts. Let's meet the members of Spotify’s team who are leading the company’s recovery and growth.

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Spotify's Podcast Consumption Doubles, Meet the Team Behind the Growth

A lot of early-career designers I know don’t assume that they have any superpowers. They figure they’ve got a lot to learn, and not a lot they can contribute. This couldn’t be further from the truth! Pretty much everyone I know raves about working with these people. Why?

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How to Get Ahead as an Early-Career Designer, According to a Former Facebook VP of Product Design

Viral short-video social media app TikTok has announced a $200 million fund that is aimed at helping its top US content creators earn a livelihood on the platform. Meet the team members that will be central to the app's future in the ever-changing social media landscape.

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Inside the Team Behind TikTok’s $200 Million Creators Fund

For centuries, holding a job was tied to one’s ability to physically show up for work to execute the role’s requirements. However, as technology has evolved over the last decade,  this requirement has begun to change. Forward-thinking companies have realized that focusing on deliverables, not time spent-in-seat, sends a message to employees that they are actually trusted to complete the work they’ve been hired to carry out, in turn making them more proactive, motivated and committed

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The Big Opportunity for LatAm: Remote Work

Over the last decade, the Indian startup ecosystem has grown tenfold to emerge as the third largest startup ecosystem in the world. Despite this growth, there’s a noticeable lack of female founders leading the charge. Just 10% of founders in India are women, ranking the country 52 out of 57 countries surveyed in the Index of Women Entrepreneurs 2019.

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Five Women Entrepreneurs in India who are in a League of Their Own

Snap, the company behind Snapchat, is rebounding from an ad revenue slump caused by the coronavirus. Here's a look at the members of Snap's team who are working to ensure its continued success.

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