Tim Campos left an executive position at Facebook in 2016 and cofounded Woven, a calendar and scheduling startup.After staying in stealth mode for two years, Woven secured $4.8 million of seed funding in 2018. The round was led by Battery Ventures. The company shared the pitch deck it used to win over investors. We've published the deck below, with Woven's permission.Click here for more BI Prime stories.When Tim Campos first approached VCs with his startup idea, he told them to talk him out of it. Campos is a former chief information officer at Facebook; he left his position in 2016. At the time, he had just doubled Facebook's revenue to $1.8 million per employee, and he was at the pinnacle of his career, he told Business Insider. Still, Campos wanted to start something of his own.Along with

Paul Constant is a writer at Civic Ventures, a cofounder of the Seattle Review of Books, and a frequent cohost of the "Pitchfork Economics" podcast with Nick Hanauer and David Goldstein.On the latest episode of "Pitchfork Economics," Hanauer and Goldstein talk with the Economic Policy Institute's senior economist, Heidi Shierholz, about how the coronavirus is upending the job market in the United States.Shierholz says she was shocked by the data recently released showing that nearly 10 million Americans had filed for unemployment in the first two weeks of the COVID-19 shutdown - the highest she's ever seen.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.In her role as senior economist and director of policy at the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), Heidi Shierholz spends her days immersed

Courtesy of Daniel AhmadizadehDaniel Ahmadizadeh.Daniel Ahmadizadeh is the CEO of PersistIQ, a company that offers digital tools for sales and customer outreach.But he's also an entrepreneur who saw shifting needs onset by the COVID-19 outbreak, so he went back to the drawing board and came up with three initiatives to meet market demand.What did he come up with? An app for dating while in quarantine, a platform to connect job seekers in sales with work, and a set of tools specifically geared for supporting struggling small businesses. And he doesn't plan on stopping there."Within 14 days - so by March 22 - of launching the app to our friends, it was on the front page of The Wall Street Journal," Ahmadizadeh told Business Insider about his dating app, "Quarantine Together." "It was an insane

Chantal Heijnen for DuolingoLuis Von Ahn is the CEO and cofounder of Duolingo.Millions of people across the world are practicing social distancing or are in quarantine right now due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.To pass the time, many people have taken up a new language, data from language learning company Duolingo shows. From March 9 to March 30, the number of new users of Duolingo jumped by 148% in the US.The top five language courses include German, French, and Spanish.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.The novel coronavirus pandemic has forced millions into self-quarantine, leaving many with a lot more time on their hands. And a lot of people are using this time to learn a new language.Language learning company Duolingo, known for its free game-like website and app,

The global outbreak of the novel coronavirus, which causes a disease known as COVID-19, is causing panic and anxiety worldwide.Top executives, like Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, for example, are recognizing the toll the pandemic is taking on employees. In an interview with Business Insider, licensed clinical psychologist Ramani Durvasula said that in addition to seeking professional help, listening to mental-health podcasts can be a great way to address stress over the pandemic. Here are five highly rated mental-health podcasts that address anxiety around the novel coronavirus, including "The Calmer You Podcast" and "Your Anxiety Toolkit."If you're struggling, call the SAMHSA National Helpline, 1-800-662-HELP (4357), or reach out to the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741. Visit Business

Anna Punke-Dresen and her family were staying at the Spier Hotel and Wine Farm in South Africa when the country went on lockdown in March in response to COVID-19.The German family's return flights were suddenly canceled and they found themselves stuck, with no idea how or when they could return home.The wine farm's hotel manager decided to stop charging the stranded families, and set social distancing rules in place to protect the hotel staff and remaining guests.Despite the plunge in business, the wine farm is also still paying all of its employees, both part and full-time, whether or not they're working.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Spier Wine Farm was going to be the cherry on top of Anna Punke-Dresen's family trip to South Africa. This luxe wine-farm hotel (one of

At least two hospitals in California have suspended nurses for calling out inadequate access to protective gear such as airborne-resistant masks. Nurses at these hospitals - Providence Saint John's in Santa Monica and West Hills Hospital in Los Angeles - said there aren't enough caregivers to treat coronavirus patients.Nearly 90,000 volunteer nurses and healthcare workers have signed up to help short-staffed California hospitals, but the state hasn't deployed any of them yet.If you are a nurse in a short-staffed hospital, email aakhtar@businessinsider.com. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Jacob Childs used to work alongside his brother as registered nurses in the designated coronavirus floor at Providence Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California - until his

Graduate school application season has been hindered by the coronavirus outbreak, causing in-person standardized testing to be shuttered. Starting April 20, the GMAT will be available online for students seeking to take the test. Top schools, including Harvard and MIT Sloan, have either waived the test requirement or said they would accept online scores.But candidates in China, Iran, Cuba, Sudan, Slovenia, and North Korea won't have access to the online version.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way students work, learn, and interact with each other. And many graduate schools have shifted application requirements, relaxed deadlines, or taken the entire process virtual, including top-notch institutions like NYU Stern and Berkeley's Haas.But

ReutersAmazon CEO Jeff Bezos.Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos published his annual shareholder letter on Thursday.Bezos's letter has become a must-read among business leaders for its ingenuity and thought-provoking advice.This year's letter, however, mostly focused on Amazon's work in helping its employees and other businesses amid COVID-19 - a departure from previous years' letters that were full of inspiring anecdotes and business guidance.Some people say Bezos' annual shareholder letter is losing its luster as the company is more cautious about what it says publicly in light of increased regulatory and press scrutiny.Do you work at Amazon? Contact this reporter via encrypted messaging app Signal (+1 415 926 2066) or email (ekim@businessinsider.com).Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Jeff

This was a major season that had it all. From Tiger Woods's remarkable comeback to Ireland's Portrush party of all parties, here are the biggest and best of this Grand Slam season.

Rory McIlroy has set himself the ambitious target of two wins from the five events he has left this year to make it five titles for the season and equal his best-ever haul.

Rory McIlroy admitted he only had himself to blame after making the cut with nothing to spare in the BMW PGA Championship. He recently took two weeks off.

The major, which had been due to take place in TPC Harding Park in San Francisco from May 11-17, has been rescheduled for later this summer, organisers announced on Tuesday evening.

The PGA Tour say they are still weighing up their options after it was claimed they had ordered a million coronavirus test kits to get to distribute among players and staff on tour.

A startup's brand can be one of the most valuable assets for growing its team."People want to work for a cool, exciting company that they've heard of," said Franky Athill, the head of marketing for Patch Plants, a popular urban gardening startup in London.Athill was Patch's fourth team member, and it has since added more than 40 others.He shared his advice with Business Insider about two key things to remember when it's time to add talent to your startup.This article is part of a series on growing a small business, called "From 1 to 100."The search for talent presents a significant challenge for many startups, and the ability to recruit the best people is one of the most critical factors for success.Startups with strong brand engagement can have an advantage in this respect by reaching a wider

Morgan Overholt is the founder and owner of Morgan Media LLC, a graphic design agency.Despite the unforeseen circumstances of the pandemic, her small business was ready to continue operating and functioning at full force.Her employees and clients were already accustomed to remote work, so shelter-in-place policies haven't greatly affected her, and she relies on other freelancers for work so she can scale her team to fit business needs.She advises other small businesses looking to pandemic-proof their companies lean on remote tools, get good at finding clients online, diversify their income streams, and keep their operations agile and lean.Click here for more BI Prime stories.Of the many challenges I expected to face when I quit my normal 9-to-5 job to launch a freelance graphic design agency

Westend61/Getty ImagesBreak your long-term goal into bite-sized tasks.If your have some extra time, consider investing in your career development.Experts advise taking online courses and volunteering virtually to help a cause you care about.It's also wise to get your job-search materials in order, so that you won't be scrambling if you wind up needing them.Click here for more BI Prime stories.In the era of social isolation, a lot of people have some extra time on their hands.That could be simply because they're no longer commuting to an office or meeting up with friends at restaurants. The cause could also be more distressing: They're among the millions of Americans who have lost their jobs in the last few weeks or their work hours have been reduced.Let's be clear. In the short term, losing

The number of new internships posted on LinkedIn has plummeted as businesses grapple with the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.Not only have the youngest Americans seen a reduction in career opportunities because of the outbreak, they're also the more likely than older workers to be laid off.The United States is home to the largest outbreak of the novel coronavirus that has infected more than 1.5 million people across the globe.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Employers across the United States have slashed their internship programs as the coronavirus pandemic cuts profits.The number of new internship roles posted on LinkedIn's job boards is down approximately 60% since March 1, the career-oriented social media platform said in a statement to Business Insider.The

Mark Dellas PhotographyErika Brason.Companies shut down by the pandemic have had to come up with alternative revenue streams, including Rebel Ride, a local fitness studio in East Amherst, New York. Owner Erika Brason decided to make the studio's classes virtual and rent out her equipment. Renting out 59 bikes for delivery and pickup as well as making 34 workout videos took her and her team just two weeks to put together."This is the time to get noticed in ways you haven't in the past," Brason explained. "You basically have to reinvent your marketing strategies so that when the time comes, you can give people a really good reason to come back."Click here for more BI Prime stories.With the COVID-19 pandemic rattling businesses big and small - from bookstores and restaurants to shops and gyms

Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesCivil rights leader Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. in his home office in Montgomery, Alabama, in May 1956.Famous authors, playwrights, scientists, and artists completed some of their best pieces of work while working from home.Mark Twain began writing "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" from his study at Quarry Farm in Elmira, New York.Children's book author Roald Dahl even built a small hut in his garden to create the ideal secluded space for writing.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.From Albert Einstein to Joan Didion and Mark Twain, many of the world's most famous thinkers created some of their best work at home.Whether it was in a sky-high Manhattan apartment, a Connecticut farmhouse, a Revolutionary War-era home, or a Malibu mansion, these

The coronavirus has forced grocery delivery drivers on the front lines of the pandemic.Mirchi, a small New York City grocery delivery service with around 10 employees, is struggling to keep up with a 400% increase in demand.The company's founder said that "by day three, all of my employees were burnt out."View more episodes of Business Insider Today on Facebook.Since the spread of the coronavirus in the US, drivers like Remy Quezada Rodriguez are on the front lines of the pandemic, delivering food to Americans hunkered down at home. Rodriguez works for Mirchi, a small New York City grocery delivery service specializing in South Asian ingredients. Lately, the company has been inundated with orders of rice, spices, and other goods.To keep up with demand, the company's founder Naresh Mulchandani

Startups with international ambitions eventually face one choice that others might take for granted: What language will they use?When Florian Reuter joined the drone taxi startup Volocopter as CEO, one of his key initiatives was to get the entire business to use English instead of its native German.The move reflected the company's ambition to be the international leader of a new mode of transportation, rather than operating primarily within Germany.Since making the switch in 2017, Volocopter has grown from 15 people to over 150, with plans to build a team of thousands to bring personal air travel to cities around the world.This article is part of a series on growing a small business, called "From 1 to 100."Countless decisions go into scaling a startup. Many of those choices are explicit,

States and city governments are offering millions in loans and grants to businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic. California's IBank is offering up to $50,000 in direct loans and loan guarantees for companies with fewer than 750 employees, while Maryland is granting $100,000 to manufacturers that can quickly pivot to make personal protective equipment (PPE) and other critical needs items. Most applications are submitted online and require basic business information as well as proof of how business revenue declined due to COVID-19.This piece will be updated as new information becomes available.Click here fore more BI Prime stories.As the coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt the lives and operations of millions of American business owners, more state and local governments are offering

More than half of small businesses in the US have temporarily closed their doors, or plan to this month, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Private organizations, including Amazon and Facebook, are teaming up to offer millions in cash grants and low-interest loans to small business owners.Amazon created a $5 million relief fund to support local businesses around its Seattle and Washington offices. Hello Alice is giving $10,000 emergency cash grants to distressed businesses in the US.Click here for more BI Prime stories.Organizations across the country are rallying together to support small businesses fighting to survive the COVID-19 quarantine shutdown.One in four small businesses nationwide have temporarily closed and another 40% expect to this month, according to a recent survey from MetLife and

Getty ImagesThe author is not pictured.I've had a little extra cash in my pocket since quarantine started - I'm saving money on rideshares, restaurants, travel, and more.Instead of keeping that money, though, I'm spending it on businesses I hope will stay open post-COVID. I've bought art, paid for online classes at a local gym, and pre-paid for an appointment with my hair stylist.I've decided not to save the extra money because my emergency fund is in good shape.Read more personal finance coverage.As the economy grinds to a halt in the wake of the coronavirus, I've found myself in the strange position of having a little extra cash on hand that I'm not accustomed to. For a little bit of context: I'm a freelance writer who's worked from home since 2015, and my industry has yet to be heavily

The Bureau of Labor Statistics says that the median salary for an emergency management director is around $83,000 per year.Business Insider interviewed five crisis management teachers and consultants who all stressed that strong communication and critical-thinking skills are key attributes of people who work in the industry.Roles vary across in-house and consultancy firms, and between government and corporate, but the skill sets required are largely the same.Read the news, practice thinking of solutions to big problems, and start looking for roles and internships in house.Click here for more BI Prime stories.Whether it's for a large-scale disaster such as the COVID-19 pandemic or more routine problems such as fires, cyber-security breaches, financial losses, or product recalls, crisis managers

GoogleSolutions like those from VAST Data can make AI adoption easier.Accessing stored data is a major problem that companies face in the quest to adopt artificial intelligence and other advanced analytical tools. VAST Data's all-flash storage solution makes it easier for corporations to quickly and continuously analyze large sets of information. The startup just raised $100 million, bringing its total valuation to $1.2 billion. This is on top of a recent $80 million funding round, of which $40 million still remains. "We did this to offer the peace of mind that we're here to stay forever," CEO Renen Hallak told Business Insider.Click here for more BI Prime stories.Artificial intelligence continues to be a major investment for companies, but enterprises are, in many cases, finding it exceedingly

When Florian Reuter joined German drone taxi startup Volocopter in 2015 as CEO, co-founders Stephan Wolf and Alexander Zosel had impressive tech, but no clear path to market."When we started out there was not even an idea of how these types of vehicles would ever be certified," Reuter told Business Insider. "Now we have a whole new category created for us."Volocopter now has equity funding of €122 million and the company continues to add corporate strategic partners to a list that includes Daimler, Intel, and Micron.Now, the team is focused on completing its certification with the European aviation authority to become the first commercial air taxi company.This article is part of a series on growing a small business, called "From 1 to 100."If disruption is the path to a billion-dollar startup,

Anastasia Bendebury and Michael Shilo DeLay are the creators of Demystifying Science, a science literacy organization which clarifies confusing science.They were both furloughed from their full-time jobs amid the coronavirus pandemic, which led them to pour more time into their newly launched organization.To get through this tough period, they're cutting back where they can and reaching out to as many people as possible who might need their work.Separating business from couple life is key when kickstarting a project together, and ultimately taking the plunge to do it.Click here for more BI Prime stories.In early March when Italy issued its stay-at-home order, we were still at work. Michael was teaching high school physics, and Nastia was guiding science and wine tours in the Pacific Northwest.

In less than 13 days, all $349 billion allocated for small business relief under the CARES Act were used up.But the funds barely scratch the surface of the 60 million employers and freelancers who were expected to apply.Mark Cuban told Business Insider that major changes need to be implemented to address the problems with the most recent package.Before the next round of funding, Cuban says businesses will need enough money to cover an extended re-opening period as well as an effective testing strategy that instills confidence in returning workers. Visit BI Prime for more stories.Following a rocky rollout of the Payroll Protection loan program, all $349 billion of the funds allocated for small businesses in the $2 trillion CARES Act have been committed - and Mark Cuban says it's too late to

With the night still young, Corden, 41, was hand in hand with his wife as they made their way into the iconic Hollywood venue, where Beyoncé and Jay Z were hosting their own post-Oscars celebration.

Hotel managers across the world are waiting to hear if their properties have retained their place on the luxury list by Forbes Travel Guides. Here Neil Simpson reveals what makes a five-star hotel.

The mother-of-three, 43, donned a silver-studded Dolce & Gabbana cocktail dress for the bash as she arrived with her husband Jim Roth, 50.

The 53-year-old comedian put on a smile as he attended the Vanity Fair Oscar party in Beverly Hills even though he was snubbed for the Best Actor nomination for his role in Uncut Gems.

Before the party, the reality star, 39, and herhusband, 42, turned their bathroom into a studio as they documented their dazzling preparations for an impromptu photoshoot.

Prince Harry, 35, and Meghan Markle, 38, 'declined the invitation' to present an award at the Oscars in LA on Sunday night, a source told HELLO! magazine.

A baker working for Pepperidge Farm whipped up icing versions of outfits worn by the likes of Natalie Portman, Billy Porter, and Janelle Monae - all on top of tasty Milano cookies.

The actress and producer, 44, was overwhelmed as Kazu, 50, dedicated his Best Makeup and Hairstyling win to her for their work in Bombshell at the 92nd Academy Awards in LA on Sunday.

Viewers were not impressed with ITV's Good Morning Britain's Oscars special from Hollywood. The show was marred with technical errors, and the premature departure of Dame Joan Collins.

British star Lucy made sure to command attention as she swapped her monochrome gown for an ethereal tulle one-shouldered dress.

Billie Eilish looked pretty proud of her efforts as she left the Academy Awards Vanity Fair after-party in Beverly Hills on Sunday, flashing a big smile as she headed off following a fun-filled evening.

The actress, 44, led a slew of A-list exits from Vanity Fair's Oscars after-party bash, held at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills.

As the Netflix docuseries Cheer has gained a massive following, Harris has become one of the show's biggest breakouts with his 'mat talks,' hyping up his teammates before a routine.

Apple's loathed Butterfly keyboards took the spotlight during a post-Oscars interview with filmmaker, Taika Waititi, the writer and director of 'JoJo Rabbit' which won an Oscar on Sunday.

Following a series of dazzling appearances on the red carpet, once the stars entered the 26th annual Vanity Fair Oscar Party at the Wallis Annenberg Center

A source revealed to MailOnline: 'The British LGBT Awards have long wanted to recognise Sir Elton and David Furnish for the work they have done through the Elton John AIDS Foundation.'

She was one of the many celebrities who attended the annual 28th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards viewing party in West Hollywood on Sunday evening. 

Liam Hemsworth was looking to upgrade his wardrobe, so he made multiple purchases at the John Varvatos store in West Hollywood. He was seen without his new girlfriend Gabriella Brooks.

While Tom Hanks was fully dressed in a tuxedo, he still found the time to exercise on the Oscars red carpet on Sunday night.

TOM LEONARD: Parasite made history by becoming the first foreign language film to win Best Picture, the top award. Director Bong Joon-ho drew on his own experiences as a tutor to a rich family for inspiration.