The path to better decision-making means untangling the crossed web of accountability [em dash] one decision at a time.

A noteworthy share of these respondents focused on the enormous systemic and structural realities that confront those trying to plan for the future of work and workers. Many of the least hopeful in this expert canvassing look into the future and see a world where most of the work is done by robots and automated processes, as humans are replaced by algorithm-driven work solutions. Some of these people dismiss the idea that any kind of training ecosystem is likely to matter in a world where they believe fewer and fewer people will work.

The global business leaders of the highest-performing companies of the digital age run lean operations that require few employees. Apple, Alphabet (Google and its subsidiaries’ parent company), Facebook and other 21st‑century tech business behemoths earn hundreds of billions running fairly autonomous technology operations with such small staffs that they are regularly mentioned in any discussion about a future with fewer jobs.


At a time when the median income in America is not advancing, the competitive instincts of those in leadership positions are seen by some of these experts as a threat to the general public’s overall economic, political and social welfare. A share of participants in this study predict that human employment could diminish rapidly as efficiencies offered by emerging technologies cause these leaders to automate nearly everything in order to optimize outcomes.

Comparably has launched a new product aimed to give company leaders a market-wide idea about where compensation is going. With this latest offering, chief executives, management, and those in human resources can access Comparably’s full set of salary and equity data for free. Additionally, companies can claim their pages on Comparably to customize and receive analytics about how they’re viewed by employees.

Launched in March by Docstoc cofounder Jason Nazar, former Docstoc chief operating officer Mike Sheridan, Yammer cofounder George Ishii, and InvestedIn cofounder Yadid Ramot, Comparably aims to make work better. Nazar said the first way it’s going about that is to “provide transparency around compensation and culture.” While it started out by soliciting employees to anonymously submit their salaries and help them understand their equity, now it’s branching out to provide aggregate information to the business owners, shining a light on the real market value of their team and how both sides can move forward together.

ust as the public market slide for tech stocks triggered a tightening in the funding environment for existing startups and helped subject some high-flying companies to markdown valuations – CloudFlare, Taboola and Twilio, for starters, there’s also been a negative trickle-down effect on the youngest of companies. The torrent of venture money seemingly available to nascent, early stage companies may be slowing to, well, a trickle.

Despite the obvious pain for the affected companies, this resetting of the VC-entrepreneur ecosystem could be a good thing. Over the past couple months, several venture investors with whom I spoke saw evidence of a silver lining.

“Some of the best companies get started during difficult years in our economy,” said Aileen Lee, founder and partner at Cowboy Ventures. “Later this year, or in 2017, will be a really good time to start a company.”

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