Innovation series: Kiwis app makes cold-calling less intimidatingSUPPLIED Spoke co-founder Jason Kerr said most millennial employees avoided making phone calls. Email and texting has made young workers shy away from making phone calls, but a Kiwi entrepreneur says his phone app could change that. His phone app could stop millennials from feeling "aggressive and intimidating" when cold-calling other employees, Kerr said. READ MORE:* Employers track staff with Google Maps app* Innovation series: Engineering student's start-up has billion-dollar prospectsThe apps organisation-wide contact list showed staff names, who they reported to, their location and schedule, he said. His app could simplify staff communication the same way that Google's Gmail simplified corporate email, he said.

Source: Stuff May 23, 2017 02:15 UTC