Workle, a Moscow-based startup, is developing an Internet platform that enables residents of Russia’s regions to work for leading banks, insurance and tourism companies on a remote basis. The award-winning startup has plans to serve up to 500,000 Russian residents this year – a five-fold increase from its 2012 results, said Vladimir Gorbunov, the CEO of Workle.
Paul Myners, a former commercial secretary to the UK Treasury, is to join the board of directors of Russian mobile phone company MegaFon. The matter will be discussed at a general meeting of the company. Lord Paul Myners, who was made a life peer and entitled to a seat in the House of Lords in …
Since the national educational system is not providing Russia’s IT industry with enough qualified IT workers, these cadres must be attracted from abroad, said Nikolai Nikiforov, Russian Minister of Communications and Mass Media, in a forum on international investment held in Moscow last week. “The IT industry, indeed, is experiencing an acute shortage of qualified …
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While visiting Russia for the first time earlier this week, Facebook’s founder paid a visit to Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev after meeting with local IT companies – including search giant Yandex – and technical teams. A high tech aficionado, Medvedev – who served as Russia’s President for four years before becoming Prime Minister last March – personifies …
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Pruffi.ru, a headhunting agency that uses social networks to identify and hire professionals for the Russian Internet industry, has raised $1.2 million from Almaz Capital, a leading Russian venture fund. Almaz received a stake of “just under 30%,” Pruffi founder Alena Vladimirskaya told East-West Digital News. The funds will be used partly for international expansion, …
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Fast Lane Ventures, the Moscow-based serial Internet startup developer, yesterday announced a radical move to address its growing HR needs: the opening of Fast Lane Academia, a regional office in Ivanovo – a city 250 kilometers northeast of Moscow – which will hire and train young specialists to support its portfolio companies. Fifty Ivanovo graduates …
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The lack of qualified human resources appears to be the most difficult issue faced by the fast growing e-commerce industry in Russia, says a report by East-West Digital News. All key positions are affected, from general managers and project managers, to e-marketing specialists to IT and fulfillment teams. The shortage of skilled employees on the …
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ResumUp, the infographic résumé startup that emerged from two innovation contests last December, is launching a new product, currently in beta testing, bringing some fresh air to online recruiting. While its first product focused on infographic résumés using data from social media profiles, the St. Petersburg startup now takes an extra step, matching visual résumés …
CTC Media, a leading Russian media company listed on the NASDAQ, announced last week an agreement with GlobeCast to broadcast the international Russian-language version of CTC, “CTC-International,” via GlobeCast’s Hot Bird 8 satellite. A subsidiary of France Telecom, GlobeCast is a global provider of content management and worldwide transmission services for professional broadcast delivery. Hot …
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In a confidential email sent in October to his management team revealed yesterday by TechCrunch, Oliver Samwer, the co-founder of German incubator Rocket Internet, had crude words for the management of Lamoda.ru, the online shoe retailer he launched in Russia earlier this year. “Our team fucked up in Russia,” wrote Samwer, complaining that Lamoda.ru failed …
Created from the ground up less than half a year ago, ResumUp has suddenly assumed a presence on the Russian startup scene. From a “pretty obvious idea” – building infographic résumés using data from social media profiles – ResumUp aims at no less than “setting a new standard in career management, online and social recruiting,” …
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Viadeo, a global professional social network with over 40 million members, and Sanoma Independent Media (SIM), Russia’s leading glossy magazine publisher, announced yesterday a joint venture agreement to develop Viadeo’s network in Russia. The deal will combine the local strengths of SIM asset Rb.ru, one of Russia’s top business websites with a powerful professional community …
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