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

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cloud servers.” Then again, I’m not a developer, so I didn’t truly appreciate the value of mobile gaming, GPS and cloud storage until they’d achieved product-market fit and were integrated into my smartphone. .” 8 questions to answer before your startup faces technical due diligence.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Pricing strategy, technical due diligence, pitch deck appendix fever

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Gupta’s guide starts with an obvious point that trips up many cloud-based startups: Integrate usage metering into your products and services before you launch. 7 ways investors can gain clarity while conducting technical due diligence. “Over time, technology should become less of a black box for investors.”

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3 views: How due diligence will change in 2022

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A few years ago, VCs were expected to perform extensive due diligence on startups. This compressed diligence cycles, leading to less intrusive vetting. The acceleration of venture capital and the burgeoning check sizes in the last few years has led to a decline in traditional due diligence.

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Due diligence is ever more critical as the battle for cloud sovereignty intensifies

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These initiatives reinforce the growing potential of sovereign cloud services in a world increasingly dominated by questions of cloud choice and control, and complex compliance requirements. CLOUD Act or Section 702 of the US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). This news, of course, is food for thought.

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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. But with all due respect, AI is hardly the only critical tech in town. But with all due respect, AI is hardly the only critical tech in town.

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Due diligence is Ever More Critical as the Battle for Cloud Sovereignty Intensifies

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The IT industry has recently seen some interesting activity from global hyperscale cloud providers surrounding their cloud sovereignty ambitions, and their scrutiny by the regulators covering some basics compliance requirements, like the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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Daily Crunch: After glitch causes a two-hour global outage, WhatsApp restores service

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Emergency response services have had a big boost of data thanks to advances in connected technology, with watches that can detect when their wearers are falling down and are experiencing trauma, cars that can pinpoint where their drivers are located and home systems that can transmit important data about fires when you cannot. Big Tech Inc.