| ============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- April 11, 2014 ============================================ Sponsored By: Fairfax County Economic Development Authority http://www.fairfaxcountyeda.org/bay-area-tech-wire o San Francisco-Based Munchery Raises $28M, Plans Seattle Expansion o San Francisco-Based Zendesk Files to Raise Up to $150 Million in IPO o Report: San Francisco Ranks No. 11 in the World for "Selfies" o Information Technology Employment Makes Strong Gains in March > Seven Ways to Harness the Power of Your Multi-Generational Workforce o Briefly Noted: Consumer Electronics Association - CES on the Hill _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --Seven Ways to Harness the Power of Your Multi-Generational Workforce --14 Ideas for Marketing Your Business Online --Corporate Food-Service - Catering to Cafe Management --Investment Adviser Executive --Advertise on Bay Area Tech Wire and Reach More than 6,000 Subscribers Ad Descriptions Below Briefly Noted Section Post Job/Event/Marketplace ad: http://www.bayareatechwire.com _____________________________________________ o San Francisco-Based Munchery Raises $28M, Plans Seattle Expansion San Francisco -- Munchery, the San Francisco-based developer of an online service that delivers prepared means to busy professionals in the Bay Area, said it has raised $28 million in a new round of funding, led by SherpaVentures. Previous backers e.ventures and Menlo Ventures also took part in the round, which is the largest ever for a food startup. With the funding, the company has announced plans to expand into the Seattle market this summer. "Work is already well underway building our state of the art kitchen, and we can't wait to call the Emerald City our second home," the company wrote in a blog post. Launched in 2010, Munchery has served more than 580,000 meals from 50 local chefs. https://munchery.com http://blog.munchery.com/ _____________________________________________ o San Francisco-Based Zendesk Files to Raise Up to $150 Million in IPO San Francisco -- Zendesk, the San Francisco-based developer of a customer service platform, has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise up to $150 million in its initial public offering (IPO). The company, which plans to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ZEN," hasn't yet revealed details of the offering, such as the number of shares to be sold or their expected price range. The news comes as Zendesk has acquired Singapore-based Zopim Technologies, a maker of live chat software. http://www.zendesk.com/ http://www.zendesk.com/company/press/zendesk-files-registration-statement-sec-proposed-initial-public-offering http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463172/000119312514137878/d665368ds1.htm _____________________________________________ o Report: San Francisco Ranks No. 11 in the World for "Selfies" San Francisco -- San Francisco ranks 11th in the world in the number of "selfies" -- the self-shot photos that have become immensely popular on social media -- per capita, according to Time magazine. To come up with the rankings, the publication built a database of more than 400,000 Instagram photos tagged "selfie" that included geographic coordinates. All told, the list included 459 cities. San Francisco had 91 selfie-takers per 100,000 people, putting it well behind rankings-leader Makati City and Pasig, Philippines, which had 258 per 100,000. Manhattan; Miami; Anaheim and Santa Ana, Calif.; and Petaling Jaya, Malaysia rounded out the top five. San Jose came in at No. 91. The complete rankings are available at the link below. http://time.com/selfies-cities-world-rankings/ _____________________________________________ o Information Technology Employment Makes Strong Gains in March Alexandria, Va. -- Information technology employment in the U.S. made strong gains last month, according to new figures from the TechServe Alliance, a national trade association for the IT and engineering staffing industry. The number of IT jobs grew 0.38% to 4.62 million, with the industry adding 107,500 workers over the past year. Engineering jobs, meanwhile, grew at a far less brisk pace, up 0.09% to 2.49 million. "While engineering jobs grew at a more tepid rate in line with the overall U.S. job market, IT employment finished the first quarter on a strong note," said Mark Roberts, CEO of the TechServe Alliance. The full report is available at the link below. http://www.techservealliance.org/pressroom/documents/IndexreleaseApril2014-MBR.pdf (PDF) _____________________________________________ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Seven Ways to Harness the Power of Your Multi-Generational Workforce Organizations of all sizes find themselves with three radically different generations interacting in their workplace these days. As a result, business owners, senior management and HR departments are scrambling to figure out how to better understand, manage and harness the power of this multi-generational workforce. It’s not an easy task. But here we share some ideas we’ve uncovered that you can put to immediate use. http://www.fairfaxcountyeda.org/bay-area-tech-wire |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (Washington, DC) Several Bay Area companies, including Google and TiVo, will be among 20 main presenters at the Consumer Electronics Association's "CES on the Hill" event, which lets Washington lawmakers meet with technology companies and try products at the center of policy debates. A complete list of participating companies is available at the link below. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140410006468/en/CES-Hill-Showcases-Top-Tech-Innovation-Nation%E2%80%99s#.U0f0JFVdXng =================================================== Job/Event/Marketplace Listings: =================================================== To Post in Job/Event/Marketplace: http://www.bayareatechwire.com 6000 Readers: 5 day ad: $120--10 day ad: $175--20 day ad: $300 > Seven Ways to Harness the Power of Your Multi-Generational Workforce Organizations of all sizes find themselves with three radically different generations interacting in their workplace these days. As a result, business owners, senior management and HR departments are scrambling to figure out how to better understand, manage and harness the power of this multi-generational workforce. It’s not an easy task. 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