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Layoffs spell opportunity for some fintech startups

TechCrunch

The B2B payments company raised $200 million at a unicorn valuation in 2021. After Affirm’s challenging week, I did a bit of a deep dive on the space and discovered that while consumer-focused BNPL (buy now, pay later) companies are struggling, a number of B2B-focused companies are continuing to raise funds. billion valuation.

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WeTravel books $27M to build fintech and more for bespoke group travel

TechCrunch

Originally, Koeppel and his two co-founders Garib Mehdiyev (CTO) and Zaky Prabowo (CMO) had moved out from Azerbaijan, Indonesia, and Switzerland to the Bay Area to start the business, only to find it impossible to navigate the visa waters to bring engineers and other technical talent over, too.

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Turn Your Contact Center Into a Revenue Center

Perficient

Detect Customer Struggles and Offer Live Help A recent survey of 1000 B2B buyers indicates 33% of those buyers experience online order errors. How does your company detect and resolve online B2B order issues to retain these customers?

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MKT1: Developer marketing is what startup marketing should look like

TechCrunch

It advises startups on marketing approaches, recruiting and mentoring workshops, with some angel syndicate investing as well. In the interview below, they share more about how they recruit startup marketers and advise founders to approach marketing based on needs and several other issues that are critical for early-stage startups.

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Startup Mentors

SoCal CTO

Then we discussed how they could go about finding this startup business advisor. Great question and I believe that just like finding a Technical Advisor for your startup is critical, finding a good mentor is critical. These are not mutually exclusive and good mentors and advisors get into both. For me, I'd use LinkedIn.

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How To Find and Hire an Offshore Software Development Team in 2023

Mobilunity

Forbes also names technical implementation among the top 3 success factors for a tech startup. Forbes’ researchers advise to address IT outsourcing providers to find tech experts with your industry experience. The next stage is the technical part of the interview. For this, new firms need developers with niche expertise.

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Apiumhub among top IT industry leaders in Code Europe event

Apiumhub

His main work is software development consulting, which combines actually writing code with advising clients on how to do that better. His current technical expertise focuses on integration platform implementations, Azure DevOps, and Cloud Solution Architectures. Currently, he is the T. Rex of Codosaurus, LLC in Fairfax, Virginia, USA.