Up Next @ WorkTech! Funding, Fumbles, and the Future of Work
From Up Next @ Work by WRKdefined
November 11, 2025 · 27 min
About this episode
George LaRocque and Katie Achille discuss recent developments in HR and Work Tech, including valuations, AI ethics, and the importance of alternative data.
In this episode, George LaRocque and Katie Achille dig into another whirlwind week in HR and Work Tech, from massive valuations and new funds to geographic exits and the morass of missing data. Key Takeaways Demand and the impact on valuation The ethics and economics of AI training How durable skills are influencing a shift toward "boring jobs" The need for alternative data sources Clever marketing reminds us to use that PTO
People in this episode
Host: George LaRocque
Guest: Katie Achille
Topics covered
- HR
- Work Tech
- AI training
- valuation
- durable skills
- alternative data
- PTO
Keywords
- funding
- fumbles
- future of work
- massive valuations
- geographic exits
- missing data
- boring jobs
- marketing
- PTO
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