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Technical Advisors: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have One

SoCal CTO

It was like having a bunch of mini- Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions all in one room. Structure development contracts appropriately or directing the in-house team appropriately. Structure development contracts appropriately or directing the in-house team appropriately. Strategic Technical Advisor.

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An Engineering Manager’s Bill of Rights (and Responsibilities)

Honeycomb

In 2018, Honeycomb co-founder & CTO Charity Majors wrote a blog post titled, “An Engineer’s Bill of Rights (and Responsibilities).” At Honeycomb and elsewhere, good engineering managers are often some of the most essential glue holding software teams together and helping employees feel a sense of belonging and purpose at work.

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Storm in the stratosphere: how the cloud will be reshuffled

Erik Bernhardsson

We currently have cloud vendors that offer end-to-end solutions from the developer experience down to the hardware: What if cloud vendors focus on the lowest layer, and other (pure software) vendors on the layer above? Margins aren't so bad and vendor lock-in is still pretty high. Maybe owning the lowest layer isn't so bad?

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Fintech Roundup: How going Fast and furious can ruin your startup

TechCrunch

One day later, on December 7, it was revealed that CTO Diane Yu was transitioning from her role as Chief Technology Officer – a position she had just assumed in January 2021 – into an advisory position. Humility should not be seen as a weakness, in my humble opinion, but more of a strength. And $12 billion is still A LOT of money.

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The NBA’s digital transformation is a game-changer

CIO

The NBA’s full-court press on digital technologies has revolutionized the fan, player, and team experience, thanks to accelerated deployment of cloud, analytics, AI, and computer vision technologies since the association launched its digital transformation in 2020.

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The Unvarnished Truth of being a Woman in Tech

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

She is also a Board Member of Women in Localization, a leading professional organization with a mission to create a strong place for women to develop their careers in localization and provide mentorship. I was one of the early on developers at WellsFargo when they were going through the transformation of being an Online banking application.

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This new app is helping Gen Z invest in cars, food, video games and other ‘themes’

TechCrunch

Upon completing graduate school, he began working as investment banker at Goldman Sachs and then as a financial advisor for pro athletes for NBA stars Chris Paul and Stephen Curry as well as Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps and Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman. . Robinhood stops the games. How do I do this?’ ” .

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