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The art of selling: IT budget approval made easier

CIO

Sitting in this selling seminar, my persuasive difficulties with the CEO and CFO became immediately apparent to me. Unfortunately, moving people and operations to enterprise edges increases the attack surface for malicious actors. Why was I at this presentation, you ask?

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Stepping up to the challenge of a global conglomerate CIO role

CIO

In a candid conversation with CIO.com, Dr. Urkude talks about his experience of confronting myriad challenges while transitioning from a small company to a large multinational enterprise, and how he has dealt with them thus far. I am also a part of several CIO groups where I get to know what is happening in the market.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: PLG handbook, hiring early-stage sales teams, abolishing pro-rata

TechCrunch

In a previous era, startups that gained influence with CIOs could skate through the procurement process and start planning seminars for new customers as soon as contracts were finalized. Related: I’m talking to GV investor/partner Terri Burns about finding product-market fit on April 14 at TC Early Stage. yourprotagonist.

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Ghana’s OZÉ gets $3M to scale its digital recordkeeping and embedded finance products

TechCrunch

That number is just a drop in the ocean of more than 100 million small businesses across West Africa that OZÉ says is its addressable market. Traditionally these businesses have operated as brick-and-mortar enterprises running on pen-and-paper. Nigeria’s Kippa gets $3.2M pre-seed for its small business finance management app.

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10 Innovative Tech Startup Ideas for 2023

Openxcell

Popularity of Tech startups Tech startups and tech entrepreneurs are great market motivators that drive economic growth along with innovation. market share followed by Healthcare at 6.8% Build a business plan : Although startups are unique solutions, there can be competitors in the market who offer similar services and solutions.

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Engageli comes out of stealth with $14.5M and a new approach to teaching by video remotely

TechCrunch

But they’re not apps necessarily designed for classrooms, and that fact has opened a gap in the market for those looking to build something more fit to the purpose. But also, Avida believes that because higher ed not already has a big market for remote learning, it represents a more significant opportunity.

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Upskilling ramps up as gen AI forces enterprises to transform

CIO

The goal is to shift the company from simply providing information to enterprises, says Mary-Alice Vuicic, chief people officer. And the marketing department has launched Generative AI University in the marketing team curriculum,” Vuicic says. Generative AI systems carry a lot of risk for enterprises,” he says.