Trendwatch Work & Innovation: June 16, 2020

CNBC: Zoom Aims to Be the Next Big Platform for Start-ups to Build Billion-dollar Businesses   

The company held an app marketplace contest online for start-ups to build new features and functions for Zoom using Zoom APIs.    

Campaign: Only 1% of Marketers Want Traditional Office Space as Flexible Work Future Never Looked So Clear

A new report from remote specialists We Are Rosie outlines the pros of this great talent migration.

Harvard Business Review: How the Pandemic Has Created New Demand for Older Workers

Employers are recognizing the strengths this pool of workers has demonstrated all along: institutional knowledge, education, work experience, mature perspective, stable life stage, dedication, loyalty, and an energy and enthusiasm about returning to work.   

BBC: SoftBank Launches $100m Minorities Startup Fund

Japan's SoftBank is the latest major company to respond to the protests over the death of George Floyd.     

Andreessen Horowitz: New Fund Invests in Entrepreneurs Who Lack Typical Backgrounds

The “Talent x Opportunity Fund” is geared toward “entrepreneurs who have the talent, drive, and ideas to build great businesses but lack the typical background and resources to do so.”