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TechCrunch+ roundup: Technical due diligence, web3’s promise, how to hire well

TechCrunch

. “Whenever possible, it is far better to slowly integrate a great candidate in as an adviser or part-time contractor and let things play out,” writes Suthipongchai. “Just as a customer pilots the product, companies should pilot their most important hires whenever possible.”

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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

CIO

Enterprise CIOs have always been at a disadvantage competing with tech firms for skilled IT pros, but accelerated transformation efforts and an AI gold rush have significantly intensified the talent war, prompting CIOs to increasingly turn to outside firms for help. D ue diligence pays off.

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IT leaders uplift women to fill tech talent gaps

CIO

As companies scramble to find qualified IT talent, they are struggling to achieve greater female representation in their technology ranks, particularly in key areas such as software engineering and cybersecurity. There’s a stereotype of what security looks like, but the technical stuff is the easiest to pick up,” Lee says.

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Technical Advisors: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have One

SoCal CTO

But what was interesting to me was that I found myself recommending that each of them should have a technical adviser. Review the code being built. This is exactly the kind of thing I'm doing as a Part-Time CTO or Technical Advisor for startups. There are two kinds of advisors that are commonly needed.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: No-code MVP strategy, hiring under scrutiny, A/B growth testing

TechCrunch

The potential of AI tools like ChatGPT creates a similar dilemma — should companies license large language models without modifications, or customize them and pay much higher usage rates? Most of us could probably bake one at home, but speed and convenience are powerful incentives at dinnertime. Thanks very much for reading TC+ this week!

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Top IT exec recuiters weigh in on talent trends today

CIO

When I last dedicated an episode of the Tech Whisperers podcast to the state of tech talent, we were just coming out of a multi-year “sellers” market, and we could sense that we were hitting an inflection point. Fast-forward a year and things have changed significantly. What follows is that conversation, edited for length and clarity.

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6 signs an IT manager is struggling — and how to help

CIO

Pressured to do more with less, faster, in flatter organizational structures, IT middle managers serve as a company catchall, with too much time spent on lower-value tasks such as administrative work and planning rather than high-value work such as actually managing and executing plans, according to a recent survey from McKinsey.