When the time is right, employees should actively look for help from a qualified fiduciary financial adviser who can walk these could-be “options millionaires” through various cash-in scenarios.
The next generation of global payments: Afterpay + Square
Sunday was a big day in fintech: Afterpay has agreed to merge with Square. This agreement sets two of the most admired financial technology companies in recent history on a path to becoming one.
Tech leaders can be the secret weapon for supercharging ESG goals
Over the past few years, we have seen an uptick in organizations setting long-term sustainability goals. However, CEOs and CSOs typically forecast these often long-term and aspirational goals.
Bring your own environment: The future of work
A few years from now, the organizations that succeed will be the ones that resisted the urge to race everyone back to the office and instead rethought how their workforce operates.
意味がなければSNSのスイングはない：SZ Newsletter VOL.93［SNS］
開会直前まで続いた開催反対のモメンタムが開会式を経てドラスティックにスイングしたソーシャルメディア。いまやオリンピアンの飾らないヴォイスや一挙手一投足をダイレクトに伝えるメディアとなったSNSは、果たしてわたしたちの集合的（無）意識をいかに捉え、そこにどんな実体を与えているのだろうか？SZメンバーシップの今週のテーマ「SNS」の意味を改めて読み解く編集長からのニュースレター。
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For tech firms, the risk of not preparing for leadership changes is huge
A change of command is one of the most delicate moments in the life cycle of any organization. If mishandled, the transition from one CEO to the next can result in massive downsides.
Introducing the Open Cap Table Coalition
If this coalition gets all the relationships right, doesn’t get greedy and understands that there is a social good component here, this could be as impactful as the SAFE was.
Building back better means hiring more workers skilled through alternative routes
When I arrived in the U.S., I applied to countless IT jobs, from customer service to computer repair. Every company rejected me before they even gave me the chance to show what I could do.
I get it, Elizabeth Holmes
The next time someone jokes at a cocktail party about Elizabeth Holmes’ baritone voice, remind them how dumb is it that we give more money to people with deep voices.
超人アスリートと「MORE THAN HUMAN（人間以上）」が意味するもの：SZ Newsletter VOL.92［MORE THAN HUMAN］
人間を超える能力をもつとされるAIやロボットを指して、あるいは人間中心主義を改め生命の網の中に人間を位置づけ直す視座を指して、「MORE THAN HUMAN（人間以上）」という言葉が最近よく使われる。ロンドンのバービカンセンターで開催された展示から、いま東京で行なわれているスポーツの祭典まで、「人間であること」を問う多様な契機からSZメンバーシップの今週のテーマ「MORE THAN HUMAN」を読み解く編集長からのニュースレター。
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