Ashwin Somakumar
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@asomakumar
Marketing @Instawork. Past: @Square, @Whatsapp, @meta, @OpenTable, @HoldenAdvisors. I get annoyed if your charts‘ axes aren’t labeled.
Temporary work rising in this job market? Instawork is one of the fastest growing vendors based on @tryramp spend right now. I'm skeptical, temporary work falls ahead of a downturn. But possible the unique combination of strong economy + high uncertainty = short-term employment boom.
Did you know that over 600,000 people are affected by homelessness each night in the U.S.? That’s why we’re excited to announce our new partnership with @ChangePlease, a social enterprise dedicated to ending homelessness, one cup of coffee at a time. Together, we're committed to empowering individuals facing homelessness with the skills and work opportunities they need to achieve stability and security. This collaboration is more than just a partnership; it is a commitment to empowering individuals, transforming communities, and breaking the cycle of homelessness. How the partnership works: ☕ Training and skill-building: Change Please provides critical skills training to help individuals gain employment as baristas, creating a foundation for self-sufficiency. 📱 Flexible work opportunities: Once trained, these individuals use Instawork’s app to find and schedule work that fits their availability, helping them work towards financial and work stability. 🤝 Holistic support: Together, Change Please and Instawork offer an innovative approach to breaking the cycle of homelessness by combining skills training with flexible work options that fit each individual’s unique situation. This partnership embodies a shared commitment to making an impact, empowering people to move beyond homelessness and build stable, fulfilling lives. It’s a powerful model to break the sigma of homelessness that supports financial and social reintegration—one shift at a time.
🚀 Launch alert! 🚀 We’ve made permanent hiring for hourly workers better, smarter, and faster with our latest product, Instawork Hiring. With 7M+ vetted workers with rich profiles, verified performance, and AI-powered matching, we're making it easier than ever for businesses to hire reliable, skilled professionals for permanent roles. At a time when over half of recruiting professionals say job boards are increasingly less effective in finding skilled workers, Instawork Hiring can help you hire confidently.
Update: Anyone who has left LA and headed south. You are welcome at our restaurant, 16600 Pacific Coast Highway, 92649. We have a large parking lot, you can stay as long as you need and camp out. We will provide free meals for all of those affected. If anyone has any coordination in process for meals, supplies, etc for LA, reach out to me, we will provide as much food to deliver and arrange supplies as well.
Sequoia is finalising investment in Bengaluru-based Vance, its first deal in India / Asia Pacific since split last year - sources
