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

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“Just as a customer pilots the product, companies should pilot their most important hires whenever possible.” 8 questions to answer before your startup faces technical due diligence. A pitch deck is just part of the story, writes Matt Van Itallie, founder and CEO of codebase analytics company Sema.

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Glassdoor: Best tech companies to work for in 2021

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Glassdoor just released its annual ranking of the best companies to work for in 2021. We broke out the top 10 tech companies from the list of large businesses (1,000+ employees) as well as from the small to medium-sized business list. For the SMB list, companies needed at least 75 ratings to be considered.

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10 fastest growing US tech hubs for IT talent

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Tech salaries are on the rise thanks to a demand for talent across nearly every industry. between 2021 and 2022, reaching an average tech salary of $111,348 per year, according to the 2023 Dice Tech Salary Report. But you don’t have to live in Silicon Valley to earn a high-tech salary. Salaries increased 2.3%

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6 most underhyped technologies in IT — plus one that’s not dead yet

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Generative AI and, more specifically, ChatGPT captivated the corporate world in 2023, with board directors, CEOs, and other executives fawning (and sometimes fearing) the technology. with best-in-class companies “reaping an enviable 13% ROI.” But with all due respect, AI is hardly the only critical tech in town.

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The tech jobs market is as strong as it ever was

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After the big companies conducted mega layoffs at the beginning of this year, it would be natural to think that the tech unemployment rate would skyrocket. If we think about tech jobs as purely IT, engineering and developer kinds of roles, then those jobs are definitely still in demand and less affected than you might imagine.

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How are VCs handling diligence in a world where deals open and close in days, not months?

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Coming off a 2020 high, VC totals in the United States , in Europe, and among competitive verticals like insurtech and AI are on pace to set new records in 2021. For venture capitalists, the timeline for reaching conviction around a startup’s thesis and executing due diligence has become compressed. Getting to yes.

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5 investors discuss Boston’s resilient tech ecosystem

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Boston offers a world of advantages for startup founders Boston’s university-to-startup pipeline defies downturn to grow and diversify Boston has had a thriving tech startup ecosystem for a while, but things can change fast. After setting records in 2021 as “Zoom investing” took off, how are local startups faring in 2023?