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How CIOs can unite sustainability and technology

CIO

Every executive in Accenture’s recent sustainable technology survey agreed that technology is critical for achieving sustainability goals. Complexity and challenges with implementation : 33% of executives surveyed are struggling with the complexity of solutions or with modernizing their legacy systems to be more sustainable.?

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Doubting Existing Management: Private Equity’s Talent Conundrum

N2Growth Blog

The Leadership Quandary and Private Equity Talent A recent disclosure from a survey conducted by PitchBook resonates with a concerning reality: “Nearly half of PE firms and their portfolio companies question whether they have the right leadership in place.”

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Arbisoft co-founder Yasser Bashir on building trust with early-stage startups

TechCrunch

Co-founded in 2007 by Yasser Bashir, Arbisoft falls on the larger end of the spectrum of software development partners that our readers have recommended in our ongoing survey. What started with three people in 2007 is now one of the most successful software companies in our region. How is your team structured?

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Weight-loss platform Noom bulks up on $540 million in new funding

TechCrunch

Since the pandemic began last year, nearly 61% of adults in the United States gained weight, with the average adult surveyed gaining 15 pounds, according to a report from the American Psychological Association. The Noom app may be a success now with 45 million downloads to date in 100 countries including the U.S.,

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Hub, a productivity platform for technical sales professionals, launches with $1M in funding

TechCrunch

They researched and surveyed sales engineers at big and small companies alike, discovering that many of these professionals were spending a lot of time doing things like “ wrangling data to report to management, forcing individual contributors to enter data into a CRM ( customer relationship management) system. ”.

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Everseen raises over $70M for AI tech to spot potential retail theft

TechCrunch

In 2007, Alan O’Herlihy, who previously worked with large SAP installations as well as retail, set out to find a way to help retailers minimize “shrinkage,” or where a store has fewer items in stock than in its recorded inventory.

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Regulatory scrutiny is good for the future of software

TechCrunch

Indeed, according to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center, 56% of Americans now believe major technology companies should face more regulation. To understand what I mean, let’s look at the global financial crisis of 2007-2008 and the ensuing regulation of the financial services industry.