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TechCrunch+ roundup: 7 VCs who are taking pitches, AI best practices, zero-based budgeting

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Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription Before Silicon Valley Bank crashed, I asked seven VCs about the startups they’re interested in backing right now, how they prefer to be approached and whether they could share any tips for first-time founders.

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Daily Crunch: Nigerian startup that stored its ‘day-to-day operational budget’ on FTX announces staff cuts 

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This FTX business has wide reach : Tage reports on what happens to a young company that held some assets in FTX and now can’t access them due to, well, you know. ” Banking, invoicing, lending, payments, accounting packaged as “embedded financial products.” Use code “DC” for a 15% discount on an annual subscription!

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What the Digital Operational Resilience Act means for you

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DORA puts a heavy focus on financial organizations in the EU – from banks to insurance companies – but those are not the only businesses that will need to adhere to the policy. Any business that works with EU-based banks, insurers, or financial organizations will also need to maintain compliance, even if they are not actually based in the EU.

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How to get your CFO to buy into a better model for IT funding

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In contrast, traditional organisations use a project-based approach to delivery, with temporary teams created on an as-needed basis for a specific purpose with budgets based on up-front funding estimates. If the scope is clear and easy to define up-front, it’s a great way to keep everyone on track and ensure teams are delivering to budget.

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CIOs take aim at SaaS sprawl

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Years into strategies centered on adopting cloud point solutions, CIOs increasingly find themselves facing a bill past due: rationalizing, managing, and integrating an ever-expanding lineup of SaaS offerings — many of which they themselves didn’t bring into the organization’s cloud estate.

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Alphabet’s CapitalG leads $40 million round in fintech Mantl

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Community banks and credit unions aim to be the heart of the, well, communities, they serve. But without the big budgets of larger institutions, keeping up technology-wise can be a challenge. And not only are they competing with legacy players, there is also a slew of digital banks that have emerged in recent years, as well.

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Scaling Financial Operations in Multi-Academy Trusts

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Core to this challenge for MAT’s is the management of financial operations, budgets and funding across large numbers of schools Their ability to grow has been impeded by legacy accounting solutions, making it an expensive and lengthy process to setup, onboard and report on new schools as they are brought into the trust.

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