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How 2 Australian sporting brands leverage human-centric digital innovation to drive new fan experiences in and out of the arena

CIO

If there’s any lesson brands should have taken from the last three years of the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s that investing in digital can deliver even more engagement – online and in-person. Post each edition, our team takes a step back through an empathy led approach and assess data from all stakeholders engaging with the AO.

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Remembering the startups we lost in 2022

TechCrunch

Founded in 2016 by Google and Uber vets, the Pittsburgh-based firm managed to drum up $1 billion in funding over its half-dozen-year existence. Back in October, however, management dropped a bombshell during an all-hands: Argo was shutting down. But while a sale was expected in March, the plans ultimately fell through.

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Exotel raises $40 million for its full-stack customer engagement platform

TechCrunch

Exotel said on Tuesday it has raised $40 million in a financing round, just three months after securing $35 million in funding, as the Bangalore-based startup demonstrates growth for its full-stack customer engagement platform in emerging markets. Steadview Capital led the startup’s Series D round.

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How to create a culture of innovation

CIO

So much has changed since the early days of 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic forced organizations to rethink where and how people work. A shift has occurred and IT is now viewed as an equal partner in driving business growth with CIOs recognized as the de facto leaders of innovation. Prioritize time for experimentation. Embrace failure.

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Despite the venture slowdown, fintech startups are still hiring

TechCrunch

The professional networking site takes into consideration a variety of criteria based on its own data when coming up with the list: employment growth, engagement with the company and its employees, job interest and ability to attract talent from companies. Among the positions it’s hiring for are Partnership Manager and Senior DevOps Engineer.

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Black Swan analyzes social media to predict which products will be successful

TechCrunch

While founded long before the pandemic, Steve King says that Black Swan Data , the data science and tech company that he helped co-launch in 2011, is well-suited to the current environment. Black Swan’s other co-founder, Hugo Amos, was a digital marketing strategy manager at PepsiCo. to start Black Swan. .” ”

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Code In Progress – The Life And Times Of Developers In 2021

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

We wanted to bust a lot of these myths and shed light on how the programming world looks through a developer’s lens in 2021; especially in the wake of a global pandemic. Despite scoring the least on the happiness scale, working professionals would still like to work at enterprise companies and growth-stage startups.