Leading Trends in Supplier Diversity: Your 2024 Roadmap to Success | GreenBiz

Date/Time: March 7, 2024 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT) Get ready to navigate the new nuances, challenges and opportunities that 2024 brings to your diverse supplier program. In this webinar we’ll review the comprehensive research just completed from top-performing supplier diversity programs and share specific company examples with actionable insights to enhance your supplier diversity program. Whether optimizing procurement processes, fostering inclusive partnerships, or capitalizing on emerging opportunities, this webinar equips you with the knowledge and tools to propel your growth in the coming year. Best practices for 2024 that

10+ Great Questions to Ask a VP Sales During an Interview (Updated) | SaaStr

One of the classic original SaaStr posts was on the Top 10 Questions to Ask a VP of Sales Candidate.  All the questions still hold today, interestingly.  I wanted to update it for today, and yes there’s been some inflation.  So it’s really 13 questions now 🙂 [embedded content] Use this script for hiring that first VP of Sales.  It works. Ready to hire your first VP Sales?  But haven’t done it before? Let me give you a partial interview checklist that may help a bit.  You’ll have to vary

Dear SaaStr: My Investor Wants Weekly Meetings. Is This Too Much Time? | SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: I am a startup founder that writes extensive monthly report to investors. We are also doing weekly meetings, are they asking for too much of my time? Yes. Some rough rules: For every 1% of a company an investor owns, they get one meeting a year.  This includes both board meetings and informal coffee meetings.  Until you are past $10m ARR, then you can scale this back in some cases. Every investor that owns >=1% should get a monthly update until $5m-$10m ARR.  $20m ARR even better. Every

28% GST Spurs Monthly Tax Collections from Online Gaming to INR 1,200 Cr

Government's GST Collections Witness 400% Increase Post Tax ImpositionThe union government's monthly GST collections from online gaming platforms have witnessed a staggering four-fold increase since the imposition of the much-debated 28% tax levy in October of the previous year. This surge in tax revenue highlights a significant shift in the gaming industry's financial landscape.A senior government official, speaking to news agency PTI, disclosed that the Centre is now amassing an impressive INR 1,200 Cr in monthly GST revenue from gaming platforms since the tax levy's introduction on October 1, 2023.

This Solar Powered Car Looks Like An Airplane

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! In the up-again, down-again world of startups, failure is always right around the corner. That seemed to be the case when the solar electric car startup Aptera launched in 2006, only to hit a wall in 2011. Nevertheless, in a page torn out of Galaxy Quest, the company did not give up. A relaunch in 2020 got the gears in motion again, and now the long-awaited, futuristic, solar-powered three-wheeled electric car is almost ready

Cash-strapped AI startups seek mergers & acquisitions to survive amid rising costs: Is the AI dream over for startups? – TechStartups

In November 2022, OpenAI made headlines with the launch of its ChatGPT AI chatbot. Within just five days of its release, ChatGPT attracted over 1 million users, reaching an impressive milestone of 100 million monthly active users by January 2023. The success of ChatGPT sparked a flurry of interest from investors, who quickly began pouring billions into promising AI startups. Now, over a year into the AI boom triggered by ChatGPT’s debut, the initial excitement is giving way to a sobering reality check. Founders and venture capitalists who rushed to

MIT.nano equipment to accelerate innovation in

MIT.nano equipment to accelerate innovation in "tough tech" sectors by Zach Winn for MIT News Boston MA (SPX) Feb 01, 2024 A new set of advanced nanofabrication equipment will make MIT.nano one of the world's most advanced research facilities in microelectronics and related technologies, unlocking new opportunities for experimentation and widening the path for promising inventions to become impactful new products. The equipment, provided by Applied Materials, will significantly expand MIT.nano's nanofabrication capabilities, making them compatible with wafers - thin, round slices of semiconductor material - up to 200 millimeters,

BYD, Raízen to Build EV Charging Network in Brazil

Chinese car manufacturer BYD announced February 2 that it was teaming up with the Brazilian energy firm Raízen to create a network of 600 charging stations for EVs across eight cities in Brazil.According to Reuters, the charging points will be installed over the next three years in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and six other major cities under the Shell Recharge brand."Brazil is undergoing an (energy) transition that is different from other countries because it already has a very good solution in hybrid cars, ethanol cars. It's coming, it's going to