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Deel is a global payroll solution that helps businesses hire anyone, anywhere. Using a tech-enabled self serve process, you can now hire independent contractors or full-time employees in over 150 countries, compliantly and in minutes. Today, Deel serves over 8,000 customers from SMBs to publicly traded companies.

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With 35 million individuals worldwide, marking a 232% increase over the past three years, the digital nomad sector is thriving. With a median salary of $85,000 per month, if we nomads were a nation, our GDP would be on par with France's (2.78 trillion USD). Bonjour, Nomads! Our cultural shift is just beginning to show, and a new breed of unicorns has already emerged! Let's delve into the startups capitalizing on this trend. Are We Truly Nomads? Historically, digital nomads were often viewed as freelancers or entrepreneurs. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically democratized this lifestyle, making it accessible to a broader audience. Corporations have been forced to adapt to global talent-sourcing models. In the U.S., 30% of the nomad population has seen its remote workforce double in the last few years. Dropbox CEO, Drew Houston, in The Verge: "We used to have 75 percent of our employees in the big tech hubs. Now, that’s like 50 percent. That means we’ve gotten all these awesome people in these places who never would’ve joined Dropbox before at all levels." The Expansion of the Nomadic Workforce Deel.com, the leading entity in this sector, has skyrocketed to a valuation of $12 billion with over $500 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR), achieving EBITDA positivity since September 2022. An impressive feat for a company founded in 2018. Deel simplifies hiring by acting as the employer of record, managing compliance with employment laws across over 150 countries. As Deel gears up for a potential IPO in 2025-2026 and continues acquiring HR platform providers, aiming to create a comprehensive one-stop shop for global corporate HR needs. Alex Bouaziz, Co-Founder & CEO of Deel, knows the complexities of managing online teams firsthand. Originally from France, he has lived in Israel, the U.K., the U.S., and Spain. His experience managing a high-pressure environment at YC, where team members are scattered across various countries, emphasizes the importance of self-care. Social and Safety Concerns in a Borderless World While the digital nomad lifestyle offers freedom and flexibility, it also presents unique challenges such as personal safety, which 26% of digital nomads reported as their top concern in 2023. This includes issues from health emergencies in foreign countries to physical security in less stable regions. A notable player here is SafetyWing.com, which specializes in global travel medical insurance. In April 2022, SafetyWing raised $35 million in a Series B round, reflecting its focus on expanding its offerings to meet the needs of both individual nomads and corporate clients. Its project, Plumia, is pioneering the concept of an "internet nation" – offering a social safety net and a digital passport to facilitate a fast-track visa process for digital nomads in over 10 countries. Or I would call it a B2G KYC provider, which helps countries attract talent to themselves. For developing countries, this talent arbitrage is a chance to attract wealthy foreigners ready to spend much more than the local population, while developed countries aim to fill gaps in fertility rates and youth outmigration. There are already 66 countries that issue digital nomad visas. Nation-states recognize nomads as a separate group и, возможно separate nation! The concept of a digital nomad nation is radical: a decentralized community that views nation-states as service providers, comparing them by the features they offer: climate, safety, taxes, access to community and finances, and even internet speed still matters. Sounds too rational, doesn’t it? But from the same rational perspective, we need to unite to create new structures for legal rights, community support, and cultural integration. 22% and 21% of nomads suffer from a lack of friends and loneliness. We simply need new ways to unite into groups. One of the startups addressing this problem for digital nomads is bubbleswitch.me – which instantly integrates into new cities and feels at home anywhere. This startup allows users to save and share favorite local spots and communities, effectively enabling them to "switch" social and cultural bubbles seamlessly. The Horizon Expands We stand on the brink of a revolution in work and citizenship. Digital nomads are thriving, redefining the global landscape on their own terms. In this narrative, companies like Deel, SafetyWing, and Bubbleswitch.me are crafting the very infrastructure of a digital nation, poised to become the next unicorns of the startup world. With 35 million individuals worldwide, marking a 232% increase over the past three years, the digital nomad sector is thriving. With a median salary of $85,000 per month, if we nomads were a nation, our GDP would be on par with France's (2.78 trillion USD). Bonjour, Nomads! Our cultural shift is just beginning to show, and a new breed of unicorns has already emerged! Let's delve into the startups capitalizing on this trend. With 35 million individuals worldwide, marking a 232% increase over the past three years, the digital nomad sector is thriving. With a median salary of $85,000 per month , if we nomads were a nation, our GDP would be on par with France's ( 2.78 trillion USD ). Bonjour, Nomads! Our cultural shift is just beginning to show, and a new breed of unicorns has already emerged! Let's delve into the startups capitalizing on this trend. 35 million 35 million $85,000 per month $85,000 per month 2.78 trillion USD 2.78 trillion USD Are We Truly Nomads? Historically, digital nomads were often viewed as freelancers or entrepreneurs. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically democratized this lifestyle, making it accessible to a broader audience. Corporations have been forced to adapt to global talent-sourcing models. In the U.S., 30% of the nomad population has seen its remote workforce double in the last few years. Dropbox CEO, Drew Houston, in The Verge: in The Verge: in The Verge: "We used to have 75 percent of our employees in the big tech hubs. Now, that’s like 50 percent. That means we’ve gotten all these awesome people in these places who never would’ve joined Dropbox before at all levels." "We used to have 75 percent of our employees in the big tech hubs. Now, that’s like 50 percent. That means we’ve gotten all these awesome people in these places who never would’ve joined Dropbox before at all levels." The Expansion of the Nomadic Workforce Deel.com , the leading entity in this sector, has skyrocketed to a valuation of $12 billion with over $500 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR), achieving EBITDA positivity since September 2022. An impressive feat for a company founded in 2018. Deel.com Deel.com $12 billion $12 billion Deel simplifies hiring by acting as the employer of record, managing compliance with employment laws across over 150 countries. As Deel gears up for a potential IPO in 2025-2026 and continues acquiring HR platform providers, aiming to create a comprehensive one-stop shop for global corporate HR needs. IPO in 2025-2026 IPO in 2025-2026 Alex Bouaziz, Co-Founder & CEO of Deel, knows the complexities of managing online teams firsthand . Originally from France, he has lived in Israel, the U.K., the U.S., and Spain. His experience managing a high-pressure environment at YC, where team members are scattered across various countries, emphasizes the importance of self-care. firsthand firsthand Social and Safety Concerns in a Borderless World While the digital nomad lifestyle offers freedom and flexibility, it also presents unique challenges such as personal safety, which 26% of digital nomads reported as their top concern in 2023. This includes issues from health emergencies in foreign countries to physical security in less stable regions. A notable player here is SafetyWing.com, which specializes in global travel medical insurance. In April 2022, SafetyWing raised $35 million in a Series B round , reflecting its focus on expanding its offerings to meet the needs of both individual nomads and corporate clients. SafetyWing SafetyWing $35 million in a Series B round $35 million in a Series B round Its project, Plumia , is pioneering the concept of an "internet nation" – offering a social safety net and a digital passport to facilitate a fast-track visa process for digital nomads in over 10 countries. Or I would call it a B2G KYC provider, which helps countries attract talent to themselves. Plumia Plumia For developing countries, this talent arbitrage is a chance to attract wealthy foreigners ready to spend much more than the local population, while developed countries aim to fill gaps in fertility rates and youth outmigration. There are already 66 countries that issue digital nomad visas. Nation-states recognize nomads as a separate group и, возможно separate nation! The concept of a digital nomad nation is radical: a decentralized community that views nation-states as service providers, comparing them by the features they offer: climate, safety, taxes, access to community and finances, and even internet speed still matters. Sounds too rational, doesn’t it? But from the same rational perspective, we need to unite to create new structures for legal rights, community support, and cultural integration. 22% and 21% of nomads suffer from a lack of friends and loneliness. We simply need new ways to unite into groups. One of the startups addressing this problem for digital nomads is bubbleswitch.me – which instantly integrates into new cities and feels at home anywhere. This startup allows users to save and share favorite local spots and communities, effectively enabling them to "switch" social and cultural bubbles seamlessly. bubbleswitch.me bubbleswitch.me The Horizon Expands We stand on the brink of a revolution in work and citizenship. Digital nomads are thriving, redefining the global landscape on their own terms. In this narrative, companies like Deel, SafetyWing, and Bubbleswitch.me are crafting the very infrastructure of a digital nation, poised to become the next unicorns of the startup world.

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Welcome to the Startups of the Year Runner ups Interview Series. Congratulations for being one of the top 3000 startups worldwide! The HackerNoon team is thrilled to know more about you! https://hackernoon.com/startups/europe/europe-lombardy-italy What follows is an interview with , CEO and Founder at , where he talks about his experience with React Bricks and how it feels to be one of Hackernoon’s Startups of the Year 2023. Matteo Frana React Bricks Tell us how your startup is changing the world. We address the foremost challenge in content management: the divide between developer-oriented tools, such as headless CMSs, which can be overly complex for content editors, and editor-preferred tools, like visual page builders, which don't meet the technical requirements of developers or the needs of corporate websites. React Bricks bridges this gap by combining the best of both worlds. It offers the best-in-class experience to content editors while also providing a seamless and powerful development experience for React developers. inline visual editing What sets you apart from the competition? Our typically fall into two categories, when attempting to incorporate visual editing into a headless CMS: headless CMSs trying to add a visual feature as an afterthought, and no-code tools trying to eliminate the need for developers. competitors With React Bricks, to ensure the pixel-perfect brand identity is maintained. Simultaneously, for content editors, we provide a unique inline visual editing interface that is user-friendly by design, not just an additional feature. everything starts in (React) code What do you love about your team, and why are you the ones to solve this problem? We've gained a deep understanding of the industry with over 27 years of experience developing website solutions across a broad spectrum of technologies since the early days. Our collaboration with client developers and content creators, coupled with our insights into the growing popularity of React, has led us to identify a gap in the CMS market. This gives us a unique perspective on current customer needs and the skills required to develop the product that precisely meets them. If you weren’t building your startup, what would you be doing? I would likely be building another startup. I would probably be a theoretical physicist if I hadn't chosen the IT sector. At the moment, how do you measure success? What are your core metrics? We focus on customer satisfaction by closely partnering with customers to ensure their website objectives are met. By doing this successfully, revenue happens. We avoid intricate, complex, or vanity metrics, focusing on what truly matters. What goals are you looking forward to accomplishing in 2024? In 2024, we are set to launch a new version of React Bricks that supports . This will help our customers achieve optimal website performance, particularly when using Next.js. React Server Components We will introduce a suite of advanced enterprise features to assist corporations in seamlessly scaling their content management solutions. Which trend(s) are you most excited about in 2024? Share your reasons. AI-assisted creation where AI is a tool in the art-making process, but the decisions about what to create, retain, or discard are made by a human. This approach could democratize some forms of art, especially costly ones like filmmaking. It provides an opportunity for individuals who might not have had the means for self-expression. This potential for inclusivity is what excites me most about generative AI. 2023 had been another crazy year, especially in tech, with layoffs and the Generative AI takeover! Which trend are you most concerned about? Be as brief or as detailed as you like. In the long run, we might lose the brilliant creative sparks from genius creators. Imagine a world where custom movies or music are created instantaneously by AI upon request, such as or Of course, with customized video ads based on our interests, unless we opt for a premium service. “OK, Netflix, create a movie similar to Philadelphia but with a female lead” “Generate a new song in the style of Pink Floyd's album The Wall.” My concern is that we may become too comfortable with art that, while highly personalized, is dull, lacking depth and originality. The availability of content tailored to our immediate preferences and viewpoints could diminish our exposure to the unexpected and thought-provoking art that challenges us and broadens our horizons, even changing our minds. Share your biggest success so far and/or your biggest failure so far. One of our most challenging experiences occurs when CTOs are impressed with our solution, yet their company's board decides against it, favoring less effective alternatives, merely because we are an Italian company or not "large enough" even though we have been in business for more than 25 years with the same company and ownership. On the flip side, our proudest accomplishment lies in our of serving industry leaders such as The Weather Channel, , and La Banque Postale. proven track record Deel.com We would love your feedback on HackerNoon as a tech publication! How has your experience been with us? My experience with HackerNoon has been very positive. The articles are informative and cover a wide range of tech topics, which I find useful and engaging. Any words of wisdom you’d like to share with us? Starting a startup in your forties can be a wise decision. With years of accumulated experience and some savings carefully built up over the years, you're in a much stronger position to take calculated risks more judiciously than in your twenties. In your twenties, while you can take risks with more freedom due to fewer family or work responsibilities, you often have to rely on external funding from venture capitalists, and you lack experience. And in your thirties, you are typically building a family, buying a house… usually not the best time to risk with a startup idea. In your forties, you have both the experience and financial resources to invest. Independence from venture capital gives you full control over decision-making and encourages independent thinking. And since it's your own hard-earned money, you are likely to ensure that the idea you are betting on addresses a real problem in your target market. This combination of personal investment, ability to take risks, and problem-solving desire can enhance the odds of creating a successful and sustainable business. Startups of The Year is HackerNoon’s Flagship community-driven event celebrating startups that survived and thrived in 2023. 30,000 startups across 4200+ cities and six continents participated this year to be crowned the best startup in their city. See the global winners announcement . here

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Leveraging AI in Learning Management Systems ChatGPT and its counterparts had an extraordinary impact on many industries, including the education sector. All of a sudden, instructors had an effective way to make engaging learning materials, quizzes, and tests with no extra costs. OpenAI’s solution has shown a glimpse into the world where no geographical, language, or financial barriers prevent students from getting a quality education. And they’re putting the new tools to good use. Currently, 21% of educators , with 4% building entire lesson plans with its help. While those numbers are modest, they show just that AI solutions are becoming a part of the learning experience. Content creation isn’t the only area where this technology has found a good footing. use the chatbot to make assignment prompts Artificial intelligence solutions are gaining momentum in easing the administrative work of educational organizations. The most prominent example of integration can be seen in new AI-based learning management systems. Let’s take a look at the use of this advanced technology in LMS products and what the future holds for this partnership. Overview of Learning Management Systems (LMS) Private companies and learning institutions need a straightforward way to store and work with educational data. Being able to quickly access personal information, academic progress, reports, and tasks is crucial for successful training. Learning management system features let organizations handle these operations without installing additional software. The market for these solutions is always on the rise. Between 2025 and 2030, it's from $28,1 billion to $70 billion. This year, the number of LMS users has reportedly reached 73,8 million, with this figure showing to signs of stopping. expected to grow What makes these products particularly useful is the number of features they possess, but we’ll talk about those a bit later. Of course, LMS products can’t actually provide education on their own. They require hardware, people who know the ins and outs of educational theory, and software products like Skype or Google Meet to teach learners. The basic setup looks like this: a laptop, an LMS like Blackboard, and an instructor. These components help private companies and educational institutions to manage the learning process successfully. Modern learning management systems can be roughly divided into two types: corporate and institutional. Depending on how sophisticated these programs are, they support the following features: . Learning management systems help educators build the course content. In addition to texts and interactive tests, these materials can include charts, graphs, and videos. Course management . Many LLMs have a dashboard showing how well students or company employees handle their courses. They provide data on attendance, likelihood of success, and completion rates. These metrics identify potentially failing individuals and offer aid with their academic pursuits, ala something out of Minority Report. Academic performance tracking . Modern LMS products automate learner assessment through online tasks and exams. With their help, it's possible to submit assignments and complete online quizzes. Online grading . Advanced systems allow students to share feedback with their peers and teachers. This information helps educators adjust their approach and point out areas where students need to improve. Feedback . Some LMSs use collective and individual content, such as slideshows, online lectures, live discussions, pre-recorded videos, and reading assignments, offering a more comprehensive educational experience. Asynchronous and synchronous learning Common Types of LMS Currently, there are seven types of learning management systems organizations can use. Their choice depends on the end goal of the educational process and the requirements of individual companies and institutions. products offer a more laid-back approach when it comes to maintenance and updates. The organization pays for the solution, and its developers handle the rest. This lets educators focus on their academic goals. Closed-source LMS Their counterpart, the , are a shoo-in for institutions that know their way around code. These are highly customizable, with engineers being able to add or remove some of their features. In extreme examples, it's possible to tailor products to individual needs and requirements. open-source LMSs Organizations with 500+ employees on their staff can work with . Such products often come with additional features. These include a discussion board, gamification elements, team learning tools, an analytical suite, and multi-user access to study materials. enterprise systems Additionally, organizations can work with . These are perfect for adopters with zero technical expertise. It’s also a wise choice when institutions require courses built from the ground up, using their practices as a major element of the learning process. solutions offering authoring tools The safest, but probably the hardest to integrate types, has to be . Organizations need to add those on their servers and within the confines of their physical locations. These products make up for the complicated installation and updating process thanks to their high customizability and privacy measures. installed LMS The last two types on our list are and LMS solutions. As their names suggest, one of these products can be paired with other pieces of software, while the others don’t support this feature. compatible non-compatible In the first case, the LMSs can be paired with apps like Zoom, Google Meet, and BambooHR. In the second, applications usually provide all of the basic features but cannot integrate with other solutions. Understanding AI in Learning Management Systems Modern-day LMS solutions help educators organize and deliver course materials. But, they mostly offer the same learning path for all students, which may not be the optimal approach for educators. Luckily, the rise of artificial intelligence means there’s an alternative to one-size-fits-all products. LMS products now have the capacity to think on a level close to humans instead of being mindless information repositories. While this isn’t replicant-level intelligence, it lets LMS solutions understand and analyze information, make predictions, and answer requests. In the edtech environment, AI-based solutions handle daily operations and aid in improving the learning processes. Here’s how standard LMS products compare to AI-based solutions. Basic LMS AI-based LMS . All students learn the same type of content together. Standardized learning . The experience evolves and adapts based on individual progress. Dynamic learning . Access to standard analysis information. Basic analytics . Give deep insights that lead to more accurate decisions. Deep insights . Provide the same content with no regard for individual learning styles. Static content . Offer tailored materials that are unique to individual style and pace. Personalized content . No engagement outside of standard learning content. Limited interactivity . Student education aligns with individual requirements. Interactive environment AI Components Used In LMS Solutions Advanced learning management systems don’t use all types of AI under the sun. Several artificial intelligence components allow applications to perform specific tasks. . LMS products use this tech to extract information from large data sets. This provides insights into student learning patterns, performance, and engagement. Data mining . With deep learning, these systems analyze vast amounts of information to recommend relevant content, convert spoken language to text, and describe images for the visually impaired. Deel learning . This technology allows LMS products to learn and improve from experience. These features lead to tailored content recommendations and analysis patterns in student data that predict academic outcomes. Machine learning . The NLP area of comprehend, interpret, and produce human speech. LMS programs use it to provide answers, guidance, feedback, and grades. Natural language processing artificial intelligence lets educational solutions . This technology helps systems interpret and classify emotions in textual data. They tell if students are happy, confused, or frustrated with the course materials. Instructors use this information to improve the educational process. Sentiment analysis Top AI Applications And Benefits in LMS Solutions have several applications that enhance the learning experience for educators and students alike. AI-based edtech solutions . AI components used in LMS products streamline student enrollment, schedule management, and reporting. This lets educators focus on more pressing tasks like improving the learning content. Administrative automation . Artificial intelligence algorithms evaluate written essays, responses, and tests in mere seconds. They provide personal feedback, pointing out areas where the individual’s knowledge can be improved. Automated grading and feedback . LMS solutions based on AI adapt content to people with disabilities. For example, by turning text into audio files for those with poor eyesight. Better accessibility . These products improve the work between students and educators. For example, they offer discussion topics or moderate them to keep the collaborations respectful and productive. Enhanced collaboration . With AI-based LMSs, it's possible to provide one-on-one study assistance. Instead of waiting for instructors, students receive guidance on problem-solving, notions, and subjects. Intelligent tutoring . AI algorithms analyze academic performance, preferences, and pace to create individual content. This keeps students engaged and helps them better comprehend the learning materials. Personalized learning . In LMS products, artificial intelligence components predict outcomes based on student performance, engagement, attendance rates, and other factors. This analysis helps identify people at risk of failing courses or dropping out. Predictive analytics . Finally, AI-enhanced learning management systems allow for making unique materials, tests, quizzes, and study objectives based on a person’s current understanding of courses. Tailored content creation What The Future Holds For AI in LMS Currently, learning management systems are heavily influenced by advancements in various artificial intelligence sectors. In addition to this progress, several technological trends will dictate the next steps in these solutions. In the future, AI-based LMS products will use gamification techniques to offer a more immersive, motivational, and engaging learning experience. They will make education more effective and enjoyable through competition, rewards, and collaboration. Apps like Duolingo, Kahoot, and Quizlet already use these techniques and show their merit. The use of AI in LMS solutions will drive further cooperation among students. LMS products will be able to recommend peers and study groups for a more productive education process. Learning management systems will also use social features like real-time messaging, discussion forums, and video talks, making the learning environment more interconnected. Finally, the widespread integration of AI tech into LMS products will lead to an extremely tailored educational experience for all participants. This is going to improve academic outcomes and higher graduation rates. The best part is that the solutions will provide a tailored education process and adjust it without additional expenses on the part of the organizations. Conclusion The advancements shown by the modern examples of AI-based LMS products uncover the potential for high-quality education that isn’t only practical but affordable and streamlined for students and organizations involved in the learning process. An adaptable learning process will help deal with the rigid educational system and open learning for people with all kinds of needs and preferences. Would you like to take a stab at answering some of these questions? The link for the template is . Interested in reading the content from all of our writing prompts? Click . HERE HERE

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As a result, businesses that choose to integrate HR management solutions have the potential to enhance their HR operations, improve overall efficiency, streamline talent acquisition, and reduce costs. If you're considering investing in a new system or upgrading your existing one, this is tailored for you. We will delve into an analysis of the most popular HR Management systems in the market. For those interested in developing a more effective global HR system, you'll find insights into features, current trends, and the optimal software development approach for HR systems in this article. Keep reading to learn more. article What is HR System Development and Its Benefits? Creating an HR development system is a strategic undertaking. It involves the creation, implementation, and customization of software tools to optimize HR operations. The core objective is to streamline and improve HR processes, making them more data-driven, employee-focused, and efficient. Whether it's meticulously planning the development of a customized SAP HR system or revamping HR procedures and bolstering workforce management, the advantages of developing a tailored HR system are numerous. These advantages encompass: With an HR System, manual and tedious HR tasks become a thing of the past. Automated workflows make hiring, onboarding, processing payroll, and other tasks easier. What’s the result? HR experts can concentrate on strategic projects due to a lessened administrative burden. Smooth HR processes. The workforce is empowered by having easy access to information in a well-designed HR system. Increased transparency encourages a sense of ownership. As a result, employee satisfaction and engagement also increase. Enhanced engagement of employees. Reporting and analytics open illustrative information for all critical metrics. They show turnover rates, staff performance, training needs, and others. HRs are in a better position to make decisions that will lead to organizational success. Both talent retention and talent acquisition can be optimized. Smart decision-making. Other crucial business tools can integrate with a flexible HR system. You can integrate it with payroll software or candidate management systems. As your organization grows, the system can scale as well. It supports expanding workforces and changing needs. Seamless integration and scalability. Tracking employee performance can help managers to pinpoint the need for improvement. This can be a ground for providing timely feedback. Employees can get new skills by being given learning opportunities. They will stay up-to-date on the most recent trends. This can make them more valuable to the business and help them to advance their careers. Performance management and learning. Best HR Software Products In this section, we'll explore some of the best HR software available today. Each one promises to revolutionize the way you manage your workforce. BambooHR BambooHR proves to be an excellent solution for small to medium-sized enterprises, offering valuable assistance in time off management, performance evaluations, and candidate tracking. Its user-friendly interface minimizes the need for extensive training, rendering BambooHR a favored option for expanding organizations. This software streamlines the onboarding process, thanks to its workflow automation that simplifies task management and prioritization. Checklists ensure that no important details are overlooked. Furthermore, the integrated training materials expedite the learning curve, facilitating a seamless onboarding experience for new team members. Workday Workday is a cloud-based HR program. It combines HR, earnings, and talent management. It provides a seamless experience for both HR teams and employees. The software smoothly combines HR and finance. It gives you a complete picture of the workforce and financials at your company. Decision-making is aided by reports and analytics tools. Workday is a game-changer for organizations of all sizes. Deel Deel represents a transformative force in the realm of remote work and global recruitment, illustrating the immense advantages of enhancing global HR systems. With an increasing number of businesses embracing the remote work model, the need to effectively manage international teams while complying with regulatory standards becomes paramount. Deel streamlines the provision of benefits to international team members, making it possible for businesses to offer perks such as insurance and retirement plans regardless of their employees' geographic locations. Furthermore, Deel automates intricate legal and tax compliance processes, ensuring adherence to regional laws, tax withholding, and other legal prerequisites. Yello Yello is a powerful talent acquisition platform. It revolutionizes recruitment and candidate experience. Yello offers a centralized database for managing candidates. This feature enables personalized and timely interactions. The software also offers interview scheduling and automation. Yello knocks out the back-and-forth email exchanges and simplifies interview coordination. Peoplebox Peoplebox serves as performance management software with a primary emphasis on continuous feedback and employee growth. This platform facilitates open communication between team members and managers, ultimately leading to enhanced performance and increased employee satisfaction within businesses. Utilizing the software, organizations can establish specific and measurable goals, aligning with the Objectives and Key Results (OKR) methodology. Furthermore, Peoplebox simplifies the performance review process by gathering 360-degree feedback from subordinates, supervisors, and colleagues, providing a comprehensive overview of an employee's performance. HR Systems’ Types and Functionality Let’s delve into the functionality and transformative capabilities of an HR system. This will help you find the best software development approach for the HR system. Human Resource Information System (HRIS) HRIS is the beating heart of HR operations. It serves as a comprehensive database for all information linked to employees. Its primary functionalities include: The competitive talent landscape demands seamless recruitment processes. HR staffing firm system development software offers a range of tools to attract, screen, and hire top talent. Recruitment and candidate tracking. At the core of any HRIS software lies a comprehensive and secure employee database. HRIS stores data, such as personal details, performance history, training certifications, and more. Multiple spreadsheets and paper-based records are no longer necessary. Thus, HRIS lowers the possibility of errors. It ensures data accuracy and simplifies the retrieval of essential information. Employee database. HRIS software is not just a data repository. It is an intelligent system that generates valuable insights. HR specialists can make data-driven decisions thanks to HRIS. It collects and organizes real-time data on the demographics of the workforce, performance, training, etc. Real-time data and analytics. To keep top talent, it is crucial to invest in their growth. HR learning and development systems offer learning opportunities, training, and expertise development programs. Thus, employees can upskill and enhance their skills. Learning and development. Managing employee attendance is essential to maintain productivity and address potential issues. HRIS integrates with biometric systems or time-clock applications. It helps the system to automate attendance tracking, scheduling, and leave management. This functionality reduces time theft and buddy punching. It also assists in calculating accurate payroll and leave balances. This way, it plays a great role in optimizing workforce management. Attendance and time tracking. Human Capital Management (HCM) HCM focuses on nurturing employees throughout their entire careers in an organization. It goes beyond conventional HR functions by focusing on hiring, managing, and maximizing talent. The core functionality of HCM software includes: Finding the right talent and onboarding them is a top priority for any HR department. HCM streamlines this hiring procedure. It automates job advertising, candidate tracking, and evaluation processes. It guarantees that new hires experience a sense of inclusion and welcome from day one. Furthermore, it aids in reducing the time to hire. Recruitment and onboarding. Reviews are an essential aspect of employee development and motivation. The process of performance review is automated by HCM software. It provides a structured evaluation framework based on predefined metrics. The data collected helps pinpoint high-potential talent, problem areas, and top performers. Performance management. Building a sustainable future requires preparing for leadership transitions. As said earlier, HCM software assists in finding high-potential employees. It also helps in nurturing them through tailored development plans. This strategic development core HR systems approach ensures stability within the organization. Succession planning. It serves as a centralized repository dedicated to storing all crucial documentation. It also has employee records, policies, and organizational knowledge. Employees have immediate access to a vast knowledge base through the HR space. Whether it's new employee onboarding paperwork, handbooks, education materials, or company rules, everything is right at their fingertips. However, business security continues to be a top priority. So, HR Space provides a fortress of protection. Confidential information is in the right hands thanks to strong access controls. HR space. Human Resource Management System (HRMS) An HRMS is a transformative software solution that automates and streamlines HR activities. It acts as a dynamic hub for employee information. The system makes information retrieval seamless. HRMS streamlines the entire HR lifecycle, from recruitment to retirement. End-to-end HR processes. Management and administration of employee pay, bonuses, and benefits are possible with HCM. These systems also handle tax deductions. In that way, it cuts down on manual errors and guarantees prompt payment of compensation. Payroll and benefits management. Gone are the days of manual leave requests and updates to personal information. HRIS software boasts a portal for staff, offering convenient access to records, benefits, and leave balances. Employees can manage their information, view pay notes, and apply for leave. Thus, employees feel empowered and take on more responsibility. As a result, there is increased satisfaction among the workforce, and designing and developing an HR system lets HR staff cut their administrative workload. Employee Self-Service (ESS). It is a fundamental module that focuses on monitoring employee attendance and other labor-related data. It allows employees to clock in and out through various means. This can be mobile applications, biometric devices, or web-based portals. Time and Labor Management (TLM). Our Experience Stfalcon’s team developed an employee personal account in the HR system of the largest logistics company in Ukraine. While the project is currently under a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), the software developed by our team functions as a centralized repository for employee-related data. Our journey began with gathering business requirements for the development of an HR system, which then evolved into the creation of transformative HR software. This comprehensive solution provides instant access to critical data, encompassing personal details and work-related information with just a few clicks. Employees can conveniently submit requests related to their finances and vacation directly through the platform, effectively automating these processes and eliminating the need for manual labor. Our secure platform empowers employees to access their salary details, deductions, and other payment-related information. Additionally, we've implemented a streamlined vacation management system, allowing staff to submit online time-off requests. These requests can be easily reviewed and approved by supervisors, ensuring a seamless workflow and efficient resource allocation for the organization. Conclusion In essence, the journey of crafting HR systems and processes is intricate but ultimately gratifying. By harnessing the potential of technology, organizations can optimize the capabilities of their workforce. Embrace the evolution of HR systems and unlock boundless opportunities for the growth of your organization. Whether it's conceiving, designing, developing, or implementing, Stfalcon is here to accompany you throughout the entire HR system development life cycle. today and begin your journey toward success. Contact us Also published . here

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Literally hundreds of apps have appeared seemingly overnight in the wake of ChatGPT, making it impossible to keep track of them all. But one worth keeping an eye on is , a workflow automation tool that operates in your browser. Bardeen.ai At first glance, Bardeen may look like just another automation tool elbowing its way into a very crowded space. Yet, it introduces a significant wrinkle: context, meaning it builds automations based on what’s open on your computer screen. It also uses AI to build automations for you - making it vastly faster than its competitors. Unlike other automation tools such as , Bardeen runs as an extension in the user’s browser, so users never have to switch windows to use it. And it reads the tabs open in the browser to build automations that are context aware. That means with the click of a button, Bardeen scans what is open on the page and can extract information for use in email drafts, Slack messages, Jira notifications, etc. No more context switching or Saas sprawl. Zapier Carl Ritchie, a salesman at Deel, a fast growing global hiring and payroll platform, says he uses Bardeen every day for prospecting and outreach and automating tasks throughout his day. “It definitely took some time to learn how to use,” said Ritchie, “but for the time invested, a hundred times that has been saved, and now with MagicBox it’s even easier to get started!” Ritchie has become a Bardeen superuser at Deel and rolls out automations to his team using Bardeen’s handy ‘share’ function. One automation that Ritchie built with Bardeen scans competitor pages on Trustpilot, a review site, and sends him a Slack message whenever it spots a negative review. Ritchie then reaches out to the reviewer offering Deel as an alternative. https://vimeo.com/821665636?share=copy&embedable=true Business process automation can be traced back to the 1950s and 1960s, when companies began developing custom built solutions to harness the new advances in computer technology. The 1970s brought more sophisticated tools, including enterprise resource planning systems and workflow management software, which automated everything from inventory tracking to customer service. The rise of the internet and cloud computing led to further innovation that unstuck automation and sent it flying across departments and geographies. But nothing has accelerated automation as much as artificial intelligence, particularly natural language processing and the advent of large language models like OpenAI’s GPT-4. For most repetitive, digital tasks, it’s only a matter of engineering to get an AI system to do it. Knowledge workers spend as much as 40% of their time on repetitive tasks, a significant waste of time and resources that could be better spent elsewhere. Yet, automation is still limited to large corporations or individuals with technical knowledge. As a result, adoption rates remain low. But Bardeen aims to make automation easy and accessible to everyone. Bardeen’s founders, Pascal Weinberger, CEO, and Artem Harutyunyan, CTO, formed the company in early 2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down much of the global economy. They named their company after John Bardeen, two-time Nobel Prize winner and co-inventor of the transistor. Weinberger is a self-taught computer programmer from Germany who dropped out of college and worked on a series of startups and projects before at Telefonica’s Barcelona-based skunkworks, Alpha Labs. leading the AI team Harutyunyan came out of Mesosphere, now , which builds orchestration software to control applications running across different hardware. One of Mesosphere’s founders and CEO, Florian Leibert, was one of Bardeen’s first investors. D2iQ In many ways, Bardeen is also a kind of orchestration platform, allowing users to mix and match dozens of applications into a single workflow - Weinberger calls it a kind of ‘superglue’ that holds productivity apps together. The robotic process automation market is mature, with recognized dominant players. But Weinberger believes that the industry faces a slow decline because it lacks solutions for automating tasks with modern SaaS apps, such as Hootsuite and Hubspot. Meanwhile, newer automation solutions, such as Zapier and , are ‘trigger-based,’ designed to execute a series of actions in response to a trigger – when a website is updated for example. But these tools do not consider the user’s current context or real-time decision making. UiPath Weinberger and Harutyunyan aimed to provide contextual automations that were easy to build and did not require coding. Their first prototype met their own immediate needs: an automation that scraped personnel data from GitHub pages and wrote recruiting emails to software engineers. “We saw an opportunity between older robotic process automation and modern SaaS apps,” said Weinberger by phone. Indeed, creating an automation with Bardeen is faster and easier than most Saas apps. Mesosphere’s Leibert, who had left to start a venture capital firm, , led Bardeen’s seed round of3.5 million in February last year, which was followed, less than six months later, by it’s $15.3 million series A. The Series A round was led by Insight Partners’ Praveen Akkiraju, an automation software veteran, having served on the Board of robotic process automation giant Automation Anywhere. 468 Capital Bardeen's product is aimed at modern knowledge workers who use the so-called “hipster productivity stack” - tools like Notion, Table, HubSpot, ClickUp, Salesforce, and Gmail. The company’s roadmap reflects feedback from an engaged community of users hundreds of thousands strong. Already, Bardeen works with more than fifty apps, from OpenAI’s GPT-4 to ClickUp, HubSpot, Notion, Google Sheets and . It is adding about one more app per week. more It offers several advantages: Bardeen's automations run locally on the user's device, which makes it more cost-effective and privacy friendly. It is built with AI embedded into the product from the start and the platform learns continuously, improving its functionality. If a user edits the output and the edit makes sense, it is reviewed by Bardeen, and the platform is improved in real-time. “Playbooks” and “MagicBox” are two key features of the Bardeen automation tool. A playbook is a pre-built workflow or template that automates a specific task. Playbooks are designed to be easy to use and customizable, allowing users to quickly automate repetitive tasks without needing any programming skills. Knowledge workers spend as much as 40% of their time on repetitive tasks, a significant waste of time and resources that could be better spent elsewhere. Bardeen offers a vast library of pre-built playbooks for a wide range of tasks, including data entry, report generation, social media management, and more. Users can also create their own custom playbooks using the drag-and-drop interface, which can then be shared with others in their organization. The MagicBox is like an AI enabled search box into which users describe an automation. The interface returns a custom workflow that users can modify by selecting pre-built actions from a list. Its use of generative AI puts it ahead of its competitors, many of whom have promises and demos but long waiting lists for the feature. Others in this category are trying to train generative models to automate tasks, which is very cost and time intensive and has yet to show results, whereas with Bardeen’s approach the generative AI is used to build and suggest an automation template to the user, who can then use the platform’s intuitive no-code builder to adjust it to their needs. When the same task has to be automated multiple times, the user then simply needs to click a button and the automation is triggered. That makes it an easy and reliable way to save time and remove friction from every knowledge worker's daily tasks. Combined, the features are like a for workplace productivity. Anyone can create and deploy automation workflows on the platform with a little training, regardless of their technical expertise. virtual Swiss army knife Bardeen can automate tasks such as sales, recruiting, sourcing work for analysts, and things like even email or meeting management, social media posting, and file organization, allowing users to work more efficiently and effectively from anywhere. Its goal is to help people automate the repetitive and mundane tasks that consume so much of their time and energy, freeing them up to focus on more creative and fulfilling work. As we move further into the digital age, the demand for automation tools like Bardeen is only going to increase. This has raised concerns about job displacement and the erosion of human skills and creativity. But Bardeen offers a glimmer of hope, suggesting that it is possible to harness these powerful technologies in ways that enhance our human productivity by collaborating with AI. 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Apply these simple strategies to promote longevity and build success for your startup. The inevitability of an economic downturn is upon us. As the economics of physics goes – what goes up must come down – and we are facing the down part of that equation. As such, leaders are shifting focus from expansion to survival and laying out plans for the months and years to come. It is a necessary reminder that successful startups such as Instagram, Uber, Venmo, and WhatsApp all . That said, making big plans in hard times can be challenging, especially for startup leaders. launched with success in the Great Recession of 2008 In a world where we celebrate design-led startups for , there are a few important takeaways regarding the Strategic Design process that can help you create a plan for your startup that will future-proof your company for 2022 and beyond. their high success rate What is Strategic Design? Strategic Design is a way of approaching the problems and challenges of a business using a combination of design and business strategies. Those who utilize Strategic Design use a dynamic and systematic thought process, solving issues holistically. Using Strategic Design approaches, businesses are empathetic to their users while conveying complex ideas and changes that move the mission forward. Moreover, because of the current economic conditions and the adaptive nature of Strategic Design, it will be essential in preparing any startup for the future. Below I will highlight four of my top design strategies and why implementing them in this economic time is vital for your business’s success. Invest in Content Your website is your calling card, your command center, and your business’s central information hub. A great website design can launch your brand into recognition, but quality and, most importantly, updated content is how your business will stay relevant to your target audience. One of my most indulgent hobbies is scrolling and then pulling up those winning sites to cross-reference how they look today (which could be six months to a year since the award). Why do I do this? Because the websites are usually drastically different today than they were at the time of their award. As time passes, a stylized website design is hard to update with new and more relevant content. So websites find themselves downgrading their site design to a more basic yet adaptable layout more apt to content changes. FWA and RedDot award winners Content out wins visuals every time. Content keeps audiences interested, informed, and coming back time after time. No one wants to see outdated references or products. Instead, they want the most current features, the most current specs, and to know that you are continuing to stay vigilant to the changing times. Now is the time to bring up the next important question, is you’re content good enough? One of the easiest ways to ensure your content hits the mark is to follow this cheat sheet. Does it match the customer’s hopes and dreams? Does it address the necessary pain points? Does it solve user concerns? Does it answer important questions? *Pro Tip* You should be able to describe your product using only words from the website. If you cannot do that, your site lacks the comprehensive content your customers need to feel confident about your product. If the way you speak about your product differs from your site’s content, fix it. Invest in User Feedback The most strategic tool a startup has at its disposal is the feedback of its users. It is the only way to build products and services correctly. Customer-centric . Unfortunately, I have noticed that many startups do not utilize this tool. companies are 60% more profitable than those that aren’t Most startup founders prioritize the advice of their investors (or the other “advisors” on their team) instead of talking to their customers. And for those who know, circling the design Twittersphere says it all. But unfortunately, the advice from these circles is likely ambiguous and does not add value to the design or mission. this popular tweet If you are the person who knows the most about the company’s product or service, the best thing for you to do is talk to your customers directly, which is not always easily accessible. Proper client testing and feedback can take hours, days, and even weeks. A fast and easy workaround to this problem is to utilize the convenience of messenger-based apps to reach out to users and ask them direct feedback questions around essential features and aspects that will help add value to your design and move your process forward. Although it is not a proper replacement for proper user testing and market research, sending 25 WhatsApp messages to loyal users of your product can provide you with quick and reliable answers. Furthermore, these answers can help identify red flags and create a guiding path for improvement. Invest in Software Hiring the right people to be a part of your team is crucial to your startup’s success. However, there is no doubt that the hiring process can be high stakes for your company with limited time and resources. According to data from one of the most expensive startup costs is payroll, averaging around $300,000 for five employees across the U.S. In addition, hiring and then firing employees is a costly and time-consuming process that should be avoided at all costs. Smart Asset, Combat unnecessary expenses by investing in software that helps automate processes and leads your startup towards lower burn rates and extended runways. A plethora of software available to startups can substitute a substantial part of their business. Those parts of the business are not key to delivering your company’s product or service but are necessary to keep the business going, such as an HR department. For example, your startup needs someone to pay salaries and onboard new hires, but there is now software, like , that can do it all for you for a fraction of the cost of an employee. Or , a program designed to take the place of entire support teams. These tools can keep your expenses lower and your productivity higher, giving your more flexibility to focus on the key elements that add value to your mission. Deel Intercom Bots *Pro Tip* Some aggregators can help you connect all these software tools to create an automated flow if you want to streamline your automation. Bonus – Invest in Health You might be feeling anxious to put in extra time at work right now to combat any stress you might be feeling; this is normal during crisis times. But if you believe that the more you work, the more you can achieve, that is not true. Take it from me. The fact is that . So no matter how hard we work, I guarantee you that most of the rest of your competition is working just as hard, if not harder. only the bottom 10% of the competition can be beaten by sheer force of work It is that sleep deprivation impairs cognitive functions and productivity. Pulling late hours and compromising your sleep and physical health may feel productive at the moment, but the inevitable crash associated with overworking will cause more long-term harm than good. In addition, . Therefore, health is the key to maintaining a hardworking and productive work environment. scientifically proven work/life imbalances are recently determined to be one main reason people quit their jobs The Bottomline for 2022 and Beyond Your startup can make it through hard times. However, you will need to make some important and strategic design changes to allow for more resilience within your business plan. Future-proofing your startup with strategic design aims to create habits and processes that extend your opportunities and give you the best chance of success for 2022 and many more years ahead.

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In deciding what startup to start, I’ve been thinking about what problem space I want to tackle. An area that’s drawing my attention is team communication and collaboration, especially for . This is for several reasons: knowledge workers With the trend towards distributed/hybrid teams, effective communication is becoming increasingly important. Large opportunity size. Slack was acquired for $27.7 billion in 2021 and Deel recently reached $100M ARR (showing that the market is growing). I spent nearly 4 years working on Workplace from Meta, so I’m familiar with building in this space. Perhaps most importantly, I enjoy building in this space. Looking at the current industry-leading solution for tech companies, , I see a large opportunity for improvement in how teams and companies communicate and collaborate. Slack Below is my thinking around the problem space after conducting many research sessions. I’d love your thoughts and feedback on it (comment below). The Current Problem Slack doesn’t scale. The more people in a Slack workspace, the noisier it becomes. Slack is based on IRC and is a messaging client. It was built for synchronous communication and not for collaboration. As a result, the way to scale Slack for a large company is to create more and more channels. This increases the amount of information generated in a company. Whilst this can be a good thing, Slack users don’t have the ability to filter high-quality information from low-quality. This causes a number of issues: Employees feel overwhelmed. There are too many channels and too many messages. They miss important discussions happening in channels and especially in threads. They can’t find or refer back to earlier discussions. Slack becomes difficult to navigate and easy to lose your place in. This causes people to forget to respond to messages or even where to respond to a message. These pains are particularly felt by companies that rely on written communication for collaboration since they produce a lot of information that is consumed inside Slack. These tend to be companies that have one or more of the following characteristics: are remote-first or hybrid. have employees that are distributed across timezones. have more than 50 employees. consist primarily of knowledge workers. Exploring Existing Solutions Slack Already mentioned above are the problems with Slack. However, to its credit, what Slack does well is: Performance. It’s fast and reliable. Design. Its interface is intuitive and simple. Integrations. Adoption. Within companies that use Slack, the majority of employees are using it. The last 2 points are particularly important since they are two separate and strong network effects that make it difficult to replace Slack within a company. Slack Alternatives Slack alternatives tend to fall into two categories: Pure slack clones but with some small variations are and . At scale, these solutions run into the same problems as Slack. Mattermost RocketChat Slack clone but with Feature X. Feature X is usually something like task management, project management, notes, etc. Examples of these apps are , , , , (there are many more). Chanty Rock.so Flock Ryver Twist The problem with the apps in the second category is that they end up competing with two existing tools. For example, not only do they need to ensure their chat functionality is better than Slack’s but they also need to ensure their task/project management features are better than Asana / Monday / Jira / Notion / G-suite, etc. They then need to break the network efforts of all these products within a company to see strong adoption. To their credit, they reduce the number of apps you use or need to search for information, which was a minor pain point that came up in a few research sessions. Microsoft Teams With 270 million monthly active users, Teams is the biggest competitor in the space. It’s adopted by companies that primarily use the Microsoft suite of products. Teams is extremely well integrated with the rest of the Microsoft suite. These tend to be used by older / larger organizations e.g. Accenture, and Pfizer. Teams doesn’t have much adoption from tech-first companies or startups. It’s not clear to me why this is. Anecdotally I’ve heard: Performance is not so good. Microsoft reputation (e.g. not perceived as industry-leading software to use). Slack is the established default. If you have more insights into this, please let me know. Principles for Coming Up With a Better Solution to Slack A replacement solution for Slack needs to do what Slack does well. Namely: Performance Integrations Intuitive and simple UI You can then improve on the things that Slack does poorly (namely information overload) by adhering to the following principles: Don’t overwhelm your users i.e. as a user I should be able to know quickly what’s important to me and requires my attention (as opposed to Slack where it’s never immediately clear what’s high signal information versus what’s noise). Simple navigation. I should be able to know where I want to navigate in the app and be able to do so quickly. Lastly, the app should feel familiar and require almost no onboarding, especially if you’re a Slack user. This will help with adoption within a company. Breaking the Network Effect As mentioned, one of the reasons Slack works so well is that it has large adoption within a company. There are two ways to replace this network effect: Top-down and bottom-up. Convince the C-suite executives to replace Slack with an alternative tool. This is difficult to accomplish as changing the primary communication tool of any company will meet a lot of resistance internally. This is especially true the more employees a company has. The other problem with this approach is that it requires a large upfront investment in building a product with many features before it’s viable for the entire company to switch. Top-down: Drive adoption within a company by getting independent teams of 2 or more people to use your product. This is actually the approach that Slack used to gain adoption. Eventually, enough teams inside a company were using Slack that it made sense for the entire company to adopt it. Bottom-up: I think there is an opportunity here to take this a step further: Drive adoption within a company by getting independent individuals to use your product. It’s much easier for an individual to adopt a product on their own than for them to need to convince a coworker to use a product with them. Next Steps I feel I now have a good foundation of the problem space and its constraints. The next step for me is to use this to brainstorm potential solutions. Thanks for reading and please do share your thoughts with me. Also published . here

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