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The skills and traits of elite CTOs

CIO

Chief technology officers are key players in the enterprise C-suite, oftentimes working in collaboration with CIOs at the forefront of new and innovative technologies. They are among the most important hires organizations are making today due to the business value that successful technology deployments can bring.

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Coaching your IT team for change: 9 tips

CIO

“You can have the best solution but if you don’t have adoption, it will fail,” says Wayne Tung, managing director of Sendero Consulting. There’s always change,” says Jim Moore, CTO at HR Acuity. “A Paulo Gardini Miguel, director of technology at The CTO Club, agrees. A healthy team is used to it.

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Former Gemini CTO launches Fierce, a high-yield finance super app

TechCrunch

There is also stock trading where users can purchase fractional shares and ETFs. link] Cornish, a software developer by trade, started the New York–based company in 2021 after a career that included chief information officer for the New York Stock Exchange and chief technology officer for Gemini Trust Co.

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower CTO

Still, if you’re a business leader and your developers haven’t asked you these questions, look for a Fractional CTO to help navigate the critical early stage of development. Team and Process Are you using, or planning to use any software development methodologies? Do you have any existing hosting relationships?

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QA Wolf exits stealth with an end-to-end service for software testing

TechCrunch

QA Wolf , a cloud-based platform designed to detect bugs in software, today exited stealth and announced a $20 million funding round led by Inspired Capital with participation from Notation Capital, Operator Partners and Thiel Capital and several angel investors (among them Peter Thiel). Neither, obviously, are very desirable scenarios.

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

TechCrunch

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.”. There is very little transparency around carbon offsets. It’s now raised a $4.5

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8 tips for cultivating a winning IT culture

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Promote innovation and connection A winning IT culture comes in two parts: innovation and connection, says Brad Smith, CIO at payroll software provider Paycom. Be authentic A winning IT culture requires an authentic IT leader , says Jay Upchurch, executive vice president and CIO at business software firm SAS.

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