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

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So far, web3 has not paid off on the Promise of the Premise : open source software that runs live on the blockchain. Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. 8 questions to answer before your startup faces technical due diligence. cloud servers.”

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Simple sabotage for software

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Refer back to matters decided upon at the last meeting and attempt to re-open the question of the advisability of that decision. Technology When joining, require a 6-18 months rewrite of core systems. Split systems along arbitrary boundaries: maximize the number of systems involved in any feature. Blame the previous CTO.

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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

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Kubernetes will propel application modernization with DevOps automation, low-code capabilities, and site reliability engineering (SRE) and organizations should accelerate investment in this area as their distributed compute backbone. “I Conway’s law states that organizations design systems that mirror their own communication structure.

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To achieve that, Loura recognized the need to give up time performing the technical work he loved to do more of that decision-making. Koushik’s prior roles include technical ones at IBM; an entrepreneurial role as CEO and president of the former NTT Innovation Institute Inc. ( She is now CIO of the Federal Reserve System.