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Outsourcing Version 1: Advice from a CTO

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On the other hand, I’ve been building software for over 30 years and managing software developers for 25. Compared to a permanent hire, advantages of contracting out your software development include on-demand resources; minimal overhead costs (benefits, equity, etc.); Your project might benefit from a UI specialist up front.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Growth budgets, hiring tips, zero-party data Twitter Space

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The CTO can always boast how many tickets their team has closed and the release dates they’ve met, but a growth manager’s key performance metrics may not manifest for weeks — or months. Lindsay Goldman, strategic advisor, MO Pros. Lessons we learned from the last week of fintech earnings.

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6 African women CEOs discuss how they raised more than $1M in 2021

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But according to data from PitchBook, less than 2% of VC funding went to all-women-founded teams in 2021. On the bright side, founding teams counting both women and men as members raised 17% of VC investments in Africa in 2021. At what point did you begin looking for investors for your company? Jessica Anuna, CEO, Klasha.