Workspaces Is this the end of the Era of Open Space offices?

Is this the end of the Era of Open Space offices?

  Open-space offices are supposed to improve communication, facilitate team or project work and save space: open spaces offices have got a considerable success in the USA and started being more widespread in Europe since 1980. Anyway according to several researches, open-space offices rarely cater the variety of tasks required of modern workers. A recent study aimed to …

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Interviews Matthias Endler, Software Engineer @Trivago: this is my job

Matthias Endler, Software Engineer @Trivago: this is my job

This week we interviewed Matthias Endler, Software Engineer at Trivago. He explained us why he chose this career path and his secrets to become a successful Software Engineer.    What led you to become a Software Engineer? When I was young, I used to play a lot of 8-bit games, and I wanted to know …

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Interviews Andrea Verri, freelance web developer: this is my job

Andrea Verri, freelance web developer: this is my job

This week we interviewed Andrea Verri, freelance web developer: he gave his recommendations on how to become successful as a freelance and explained us what led him to choose this ways of working instead of a full-time job.    How did you decide to become a freelance? What are the advantages compared to working in …

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Tech Business trends you need to know about VR: interview with Qbit Technologies

Business trends you need to know about VR: interview with Qbit Technologies

We interviewed Mattia Crespi, CEO and Founder of Qbit Technologies, Research Affiliate of the Institute For The Future, and Member of the NATO ACT Innovation Hub. Qbit Technologies Inc is an award-winning Palo Alto Start-up founded in 2013 that develops Virtual and Augmented Reality solutions for enterprises. Mattia explained us how VR solutions are being adopted by …

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Employer Branding What employee perks companies on Meritocracy are offering?

What employee perks companies on Meritocracy are offering?

Benefits are non-salary compensations that are given to employees: even though they represent an additional cost for companies, offering benefits can help them to attract best talents, increase their engagement and improve their long-term loyalty. What benefits companies on Meritocracy are offering to their employees? We run an analysis on companies on Meritocracy to learn …

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Interviews Gemma, Interaction Designer at Stylight: this is what I do

Gemma, Interaction Designer at Stylight: this is what I do

This week we interviewed Gemma Fernández Redondo, Interaction Designer at Stylight. What makes her job stimulating is that she can never rest for too long; once she achieves a goal, a constant rethinking of her ideas is essential to reach the ultimate objective of making users’ journey as smooth and pleasurable as possible. Read the full …

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Tech 20 Innovative Fintech Companies by category

20 Innovative Fintech Companies by category

FinTech can be defined as a combination of finance and technology and it’s giving rise to a new era of the financial industry. We selected a shortlist of 20 innovative FinTech companies aiming to revolutionise our economies and divided them in 6 categories 1) Payments, 2) InsureTech, 3) Blockchain & Cryptocurrency, 4) Personal Finance, 5) Lending, 6) …

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Career Change Jana Nurmukhanova: why we decided to leave Amazon and start Witailer

Jana Nurmukhanova: why we decided to leave Amazon and start Witailer

Do you have a brilliant and innovative idea you would like to turn into a business? Are you afraid of leaving a secure job to launch a startup? We interviewed Jana Nurmukhanova, COO and co-founder of Witailer and ex Senior Manager at Amazon Italy to understand how she and her colleague Federico Salina left their jobs at Amazon and decided to start …

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Tech How VR and AR are revolutionising employees training

How VR and AR are revolutionising employees training

We interviewed Fabrizio Chyrek, founder of Visual Pro 360, active in the field of immersive reality. He explained us how the Augmented and the Virtual realities are rapidly going mainstream in the business environment being used for training and marketing purposes, what are their main advantages and barriers towards their adoption.  What is the difference between VR …

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