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Startup CTO or Developer

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What does it mean to be a CTO for a startup? Should a startup CTO spend their time programming? Exploring new technologies? The role of a CTO varies as the company matures. A CTO can help you find the right answers. Instead, they should consider a Fractional CTO who can help close the gap.

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Coaching your IT team for change: 9 tips

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“You can have the best solution but if you don’t have adoption, it will fail,” says Wayne Tung, managing director of Sendero Consulting. If your team pushes back, digs in, or fights whenever you present them with a change, it isn’t solely because they are a change-resistant crew, though. A healthy team is used to it.

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Pledge raises $4.5M seed round to build a carbon-measurement and removal API

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Plus, smaller companies want to access high-quality carbon credits, but calculate their impact at a product, services and transactional level, and be able to purchase a fraction of a carbon credit rather than a very inaccurate “scheme.”. It’s now raised a $4.5 It’s now raised a $4.5 Pledge has been operating in closed beta until now.

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2023 CIO Hall of Fame inductees on building a successful IT leadership career

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Loura deliberately pursued opportunities in different industries and ones that presented new challenges. For example, he took on the CTO role at Rodan + Fields because he “liked the appeal of being part of the product.” NTT i 3 ), a research and development center; and CIO and CTO of Magellan Health. Second, be intentional.

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5 key mistakes IT leaders make at board meetings

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It’s not uncommon for CIOs, CISOs, and sometimes their direct reports to be called on to participate in board meetings or to present IT strategies and plans to their boards of directors. When presenting, you’ll need to win over board members by doing your homework, communicating in business language, and practicing the presentation.

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Initial Conversation with a CTO or Technical Advisor

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Are you a non-technical startup founder who’s about to go have a conversation with a Chief Technical Officer (CTO) or Technical advisory type person? Maybe you are trying to determine what technologies might apply that you should be evaluating. You don’t ask for an NDA from an investor before presenting.

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Learn from IT Thought Leaders at FutureIT D.C.

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Find out how to use generative AI to enhance customer experience at a presentation from Marci Maddox, research vice president for IDC’s Persuasive Content and Digital Experience Management Software Program. The daylong event kicks off with a workshop on persuasive communication.

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